Hill, Jessica C
| Department: | |
| Title: | Assistant Professor - Psychology |
| Office: | LA 012F |
| Email: | jessica.hill@uvu.edu |
| Phone: | (801) 863-8499 |
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| Mail Code: | 115 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Broad: Lifespan development, executive control, attention, oculomotor control, cognition, perception, developmental disorders, pedagogy
Specific: Eye movement methods used to investigate: developmental differences, oculomotor capture, inhibition of return, visual marking, and task switching; Oculomotor reading behavior as a measure of cognition; How current reading models must be modified to account for reading disorders; Development of more objective diagnostic criteria via oculomotor measures for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Relationship of ADHD to developmental dyslexia, specific subtypes, and related comorbidity to ADHD; Developing crossover research techniques to bridge between subfields of psychology. A recent but significant direction for my research is pedagogy as specifically applied to psychology courses and graduate teacher training.
Projects in Progress: Evaluation and modification of the Teacher Behavior Checklist (Keeley, Smith, & Buskist, 2006) for classroom observation of graduate instructors; meta-analysis of classroom response system effectiveness; identification of critical training needs for first-time graduate instructors—perceptions of faculty members, experienced graduate instructors, first-time graduate instructors, and non-teaching graduate students; investigation into specific features of learning objectives and how such features affect student learning; exploration into the effectiveness of the integration of social media with classroom assignments and activities.
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Dr. Hill generally begins recruiting students for the Hill Pedagogy Lab (HPL) about 6-8 weeks before the new semester begins. Students may also apply during the first week of the new semester. As of this time, she is recruiting for the Research Assistant category only:
Research Assistant (RA): This is a student who is interested in helping with ongoing research because he or she (1) is only interested in helping for one semester; (2) wants to help for more than one semester (minimum of two) in order to be eligible for a letter of recommendation but does not want to initiate an individual research project; or (3) wants to be evaluated for membership in the EDGE-U team. Responsibilities for an RA include data entry, data collection, quality control, error checking, some assistance with literature reviews, and attendance at research mettings during the semester.
EDGE-U Team Member (TM): This is a student who has already completed one semester as an RA (OR who has completed a research methods course) and also wants to engage further in the research process as preparation for graduate school. TMs will be responsible for (1) initiating a research project in the area of pedagogy; (2) serving as an assistant on another TM's research project; and (3) providing leadership and direction for other TMs assisting on their independent project. TMs must commit to at least one academic year (two semesters) in the lab.
TMs are also eligible to propose topics outside of pedagogy research for an independent research project or an honors thesis project.
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Dr. Hill generally begins recruiting teaching assistants (TAs) for PSY1010: General Psychology and PSY3420: Cognitive Psychology about 6-8 weeks before the new semester begins. To become a TA for either of these courses, students must have (1) taken the course at the college level (not AP in high school) and (2) earned a B+ or better in the course. Preferential consideration will be given to students currently serving as SCOTs. In general Dr. Hill accepts two students per course. For the spring 2013 semesters, Dr. Hill is looking for one additional TA for the PSY3420 course.
Broad: Lifespan development, executive control, attention, oculomotor control, cognition, perception, developmental disorders, pedagogy
Specific: Eye movement methods used to investigate: developmental differences, oculomotor capture, inhibition of return, visual marking, and task switching; Oculomotor reading behavior as a measure of cognition; How current reading models must be modified to account for reading disorders; Development of more objective diagnostic criteria via oculomotor measures for Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Relationship of ADHD to developmental dyslexia, specific subtypes, and related comorbidity to ADHD; Developing crossover research techniques to bridge between subfields of psychology. A recent but significant direction for my research is pedagogy as specifically applied to psychology courses and graduate teacher training.
Projects in Progress: Evaluation and modification of the Teacher Behavior Checklist (Keeley, Smith, & Buskist, 2006) for classroom observation of graduate instructors; meta-analysis of classroom response system effectiveness; identification of critical training needs for first-time graduate instructors—perceptions of faculty members, experienced graduate instructors, first-time graduate instructors, and non-teaching graduate students; investigation into specific features of learning objectives and how such features affect student learning; exploration into the effectiveness of the integration of social media with classroom assignments and activities.
Dr. Hill generally begins recruiting students for the Hill Pedagogy Lab (HPL) about 6-8 weeks before the new semester begins. Students may also apply during the first week of the new semester. As of this time, she is recruiting for the Research Assistant category only:
Research Assistant (RA): This is a student who is interested in helping with ongoing research because he or she (1) is only interested in helping for one semester; (2) wants to help for more than one semester (minimum of two) in order to be eligible for a letter of recommendation but does not want to initiate an individual research project; or (3) wants to be evaluated for membership in the EDGE-U team. Responsibilities for an RA include data entry, data collection, quality control, error checking, some assistance with literature reviews, and attendance at research mettings during the semester.
EDGE-U Team Member (TM): This is a student who has already completed one semester as an RA (OR who has completed a research methods course) and also wants to engage further in the research process as preparation for graduate school. TMs will be responsible for (1) initiating a research project in the area of pedagogy; (2) serving as an assistant on another TM's research project; and (3) providing leadership and direction for other TMs assisting on their independent project. TMs must commit to at least one academic year (two semesters) in the lab.
TMs are also eligible to propose topics outside of pedagogy research for an independent research project or an honors thesis project.
Dr. Hill generally begins recruiting teaching assistants (TAs) for PSY1010: General Psychology and PSY3420: Cognitive Psychology about 6-8 weeks before the new semester begins. To become a TA for either of these courses, students must have (1) taken the course at the college level (not AP in high school) and (2) earned a B+ or better in the course. Preferential consideration will be given to students currently serving as SCOTs. In general Dr. Hill accepts two students per course. For the spring 2013 semesters, Dr. Hill is looking for one additional TA for the PSY3420 course.