Helen Patrick

Associate Professor in Educational Psychology
Department of Educational Studies

Research

Motivation and Academic Engagement, including associations among teachers' beliefs, teacher practices, classroom motivational environments, and student motivation and engagement.

Currently part of the Scientific Literacy Project (SLP), funded by the U.S. Department of Education to research science instruction in kindergarten.

Education

Ph.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1998, Education & Psychology
M.A.	University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 1993, Education
B.A.	University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 1991, Education

Selected Publications

1. Patrick, H., Ryan, A.M., & Kaplan, A. (2007). Early adolescents' perceptions of the classroom social environment, motivational beliefs, and engagement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 99, 83-98.
   
   
2. Kenney-Benson, G.A., Pomerantz, E.M., Ryan, A.M., & Patrick, H. (2006). Sex differences in math performance: The role of children's approach to schoolwork. Developmental Psychology, 42, 11-26.
   
   
3. Ryan, A.M., Patrick, H., & Shim, S.O. (2005). Differential profiles of students identified by their teacher as having avoidant, appropriate or dependent help-seeking tendencies in math class. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 275-285.
   
   
4. Patrick, H., Turner, J.C., Meyer, D.K., & Midgley, C. (2003). How teachers establish psychological environments during the first days of school: Associations with avoidance in mathematics. Teachers College Record, 105, 1521-1558.
   
   
5. Patrick, H., & Middleton, M.J. (2002). Turning the kaleidoscope: What we see when self-regulated learning is viewed with a qualitative lens. Educational Psychologist, 37, 27-39.
   
   
6. Patrick, H., Anderman, L.H., Ryan, A.M., Edlein, K., & Midgley, C. (2001). Teachers' communication of goal orientations in four fifth-grade classrooms. The Elementary School Journal. 102, 35-58.

Courses Taught

EDPS 235	Learning and Motivation
EDPS 530	Advanced Educational Psychology
EDPS 533	Introduction to Educational Research
EDPS 536	Achievement Motivation and Performance
EDPS 633	Seminar in Educational Psychology

Professional Experience

2005-present	Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, College of Education, Purdue University
2001-2005	Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, College of Education, Purdue University
1999-2001	Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, College of Education, Northern Illinois University