Vitae
Amanda Williams, Ed.D.
Education
· Ed. D. Educational Psychology; Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX; December 2000
Dissertation: Demandingness and Responsiveness of Advisors as Determinants of Graduate Students’ Experience
Committee: William Lan, Chair; Hansel Burley, Mary Tallent-Runnels
· M. Ed. Educational Psychology; Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX; December 1998
· B. S. Human Development & Family Studies; Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX; December 1996
Teaching/Research Experience
Texas Tech University:
· Instructor – College of Education, Spring 2015-present
Introduction to Educational Psychology
Human Development in Education
· Instructor – College of Education, Fall 2011-2014
Introduction to Educational Research (face-to-face and online)
Intermediate Statistics
Introduction to Educational Statistics
· Instructor – College of Education, Fall 2009-Summer 2011
Foundations of Educational Research
Intermediate Statistics
Introduction to Educational Statistics
· Instructor – College of Education, Fall 2008-Summer 2009
Adolescent Development in Middle School Classroom
Introduction to Educational Statistics (Includes ITV)
Intermediate Statistics (Includes ITV)
Foundations of Educational Research
Adolescent Learners
Human Development in Education
· Instructor – College of Education, Summer 2008
Intermediate Statistics (Includes ITV)
· Instructor – College of Education, Fall 2007-Spring 2008
Adolescent Development in Middle School Classroom (3 sections)
Introduction to Educational Statistics
Adolescent Learners
Educational Psychology
· Instructor – College of Education; Fall 2006-Spring 2007
Introduction to Educational Statistics (2 sections, 1 includes iTV)
Adolescent Development in the Middle School Classroom (3 sections)
· Instructor – College of Education; Fall 2005-Spring 2006
Introduction to Educational Statistics (2 sections, 1 includes iTV)
Intermediate Educational Statistics (includes iTV)
Adolescent Development in the Middle School Classroom (2 sections)
§ Visiting Assistant Professor – College of Education; Fall 2004-Spring 2005
Adolescent Development in the Middle School Classroom
Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement
Introduction to Educational Statistics (by iTV)
Intermediate Statistics in Education (by iTV)
· Adjunct – College of Education; Spring 2004
Introduction to Educational Statistics
Introduction to Educational Statistics (by iTV)
· Adjunct – College of Education; Fall 2003
Advanced Data Analysis
· Adjunct – College of Education; Fall 2002-Spring 2003
Adolescent Development
Introduction to Educational Statistics
§ Visiting Assistant Professor – College of Education; Fall 2001-Spring 2002
Human Development in Education
Educational Psychology
Introduction to Educational Statistics
Learning, Cognition, & Instructional Design
§ Part-time Instructor – College of Human Sciences; Summer 2000
Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies
· Internship – College of Education; Summer 1999
Human Development in Education
· Graduate Teaching Assistant:
Introduction to Research Methods; College of Human Sciences; Fall 1997
Introduction to Research Methods; College of Human Sciences; Summer 1997
Lifespan Human Development; College of Human Sciences; Spring 1997
Adolescent Development; College of Human Sciences; Spring 1997
· Research Assistant: Fall 1996-Fall 1997 (COHS); Spring 1999-Spring 2000 (COE)
Research Interests
· Student issues in online instruction
· Statistics Anxiety
· Issues in the student-advisor/instructor relationship
· Data analysis and Interpretation
· Psychometrics and Instrument Development
Teaching Interests
· Educational Psychology
· Lifespan Human Development
· Child/Adolescent Development
· Research Methods
· Statistics
· SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences)
Research
Publications
Williams, A.S. (2015). Statistics anxiety and worry: The role of worry beliefs, negative problem orientation, and cognitive avoidance. Statistics Education Research Journal.
Williams, A.S. (2014). An exploration of preference for numerical information in relation to math self-concept and statistics anxiety in a graduate statistics course. Journal of Statistics Education.
Williams, A.S. (2013). Worry, intolerance of uncertainty, and statistics anxiety. Statistics Education Research Journal. http://iase-web.org/documents/SERJ/SERJ12(1)_Williams.pdf
Williams, A.S. (2012). Online homework vs. traditional homework: Statistics anxiety and self-efficacy in an educational statistics course. Technology Innovations in Statistics Education. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/32j2998k
Williams, A.S. (2010). Statistics anxiety and instructor immediacy. Journal of Statistics Education 18 (2). www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v18n2/williams.pdf
Lan, W., & Williams, A. S. (2005). Doctoral students’ perceptions of advising style and development and the relationship between them. National Academic Advising Association Journal 25 (1).
Presentations
Williams, A.S., & Lan, W. (2001, April). Graduate advising styles as determinants of doctoral students’ professional development. Accepted for presentation at the 2001 annual convention of the American Research in Education Association, Seattle, Washington.
Lan, W., & Williams, A. S. (2001, April). Demandingness and responsiveness of advisors as determinants of doctoral students’ motivation. Accepted for presentation at the 2001 annual convention of the American Research in Education Association, Seattle, Washington.
Lanthier, R., Windham, P., Williams, A. S. (2001, April). Internet use and college adjustment. Accepted for presentation at the 2001 annual convention of the American Research in Education Association, Seattle, Washington.
Lanthier, R., & Williams, A. S. (2000, August). Measuring and predicting the quality of mentor relationships. Presented at the 2000 annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Williams, A. S., & Lanthier, R. (1999, June). Personality and mentoring relationships. Presented at the 11th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Denver, CO.
Lanthier, R., & Williams, A.S. (1999, June). Role construction, efficacy, and school
invitations predict parental involvement in schools. Presented at the 11th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Denver, CO.
Lanthier, R. P., Williams, A., DeBell, C., & Parr, G. (1999, April). Why do parents become involved in their adolescents’ schools? Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
Stevens, T. A., Lanthier, R., Williams, A. S., & Bates, J. E. (1999, April). Linking personality and academic achievement: Effects of gender and scholastic competence. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Lanthier, R., Williams, A. S., Stevens, T. A., & Bates, J. E. (1999, April). Do strange situation classifications differentiate adolescents’ self reports of attachment? Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Pidcock, B. W., Fischer, J. L., Williams, A., West, S., & Forthun, L. (1998, February). Risk factors and problem behaviors among Mexican-American and Anglo college freshmen. Presented at the seventh biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
Pidcock, B. W., Fischer, J. L., Munsch, J., West, S., & Williams, A. S. (1997, November). Policy implications of Mexican-American and Anglo college freshman risk factor differences. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Family Relations Meeting, Washington, DC.
Reviewerships
Thorndike, R.M. (2005). Measurement and Evaluation in Psychology and Education. New Jersey: Pearson Education/Merrill Prentice Hall.
Professional Memberships
· American Educational Research Association
· American Psychological Association
· Golden Key National Honor Society
Awards and Distinctions
· Mary T. Young Scholarship – Spring, Fall 1997
· Family Outreach Scholarship – Spring, Fall 1997
· 2005 COE Grant Competition – Fall 2005
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