Marcia Gentry, PhD 1996, University of Connecticut
Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Associate Director, Gifted Education Resource Institute

Areas of Specialization

• Gifted education
• Student attitudes
• Student-based differentiation
• Talent development

Phone: (765) 494-7243
E-mail: mgentry@purdue.edu
www.geri.education.purdue.edu/directory/geridirectors.html

Yukiko Maeda, PhD 2008, University of Minnesota
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Survey design and data analysis in educational research 
• Hierarchical linear modeling
• Meta-analysis
• Effect of violating assumptions of statistical tests
• Achievement of "at risk" students

Phone: (765) 494-0093
E-mail: ymaeda@purdue.edu

Susan J. Maller, PhD 1994, University of Arizona
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Educational and psychological measurement
• Item response theory and classical test theory
• Test and item bias
• Applied and methodological psychometric studies
• Quantitative research methods and data analysis
• Structural equation modeling
• School psychology

Phone: (765) 494-0428
E-mail: maller@purdue.edu
http://www.edst.purdue.edu/maller

Eric Mann, PhD 2005, University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Gifted Education 
• Creativity 
• STEM Talent Development 

Phone: (765) 494-7295
E-mail: elmann@purdue

Rebecca Mann, PhD 2005, University of Connecticut
Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Associate Director of the Gifted Education Resource Institute

Areas of Specialization

• Gifted and talented education
• Special education

Phone: (765) 94-7243
E-mail: rlmann@purdue.edu
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rlmann/

P. Youli Mantzicopoulos, PhD 1989, University of California
Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Personality development
• Early identification and education of at-risk students

Phone: (765) 494-7247
E-mail: mantzi@purdue.edu
www.edst.purdue.edu/youli/

Sidney M. Moon, PhD 1991, Purdue University
Professor of Educational Studies
Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement
Director, Gifted Education Resource Institute

Areas of Specialization

• Talent development in the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)
• Secondary gifted education
• Underserved population of gifted students
• Differentiated counseling services
• Personal talent development

Phone: (765) 494-7243
E-mail: sidney@purdue.edu
www.geri.education.purdue.edu/directory/geridirectors.html

Helen Patrick, PhD 1998, University of Michigan
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Motivation
• Self-regulated learning
• Creating adaptive classroom environments
• Multi-method research

Phone: (765) 496-2368
E-mail: hpatrick@purdue.edu
www.edst.purdue.edu/hpatrick/

Ala Samarapungavan, PhD 1990, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Learning and instruction
• Cognitive development
• Science education

Phone: (765) 494-7321
E-mail: ala@purdue.edu
http://www.edst.purdue.edu/ala/

David Sears, PhD 2006, Stanford University
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Transfer of learning
• Collaborative learning

Phone: (765) 494-0087
E-mail: dsears@purdue.edu

Aman Yadav, PhD 2006, Michigan State University
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Areas of Specialization

• Case-based instruction
• Video cases in teacher education
• Problem-based Learning
• Role of task structure

Phone: (765) 496-2354
E-mail: amanyadav@purdue.edu
http://www.edst.purdue.edu/aman