DENIS DUMAS. Disciplined Reading and Learning Research Laboratory

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1 DENIS DUMAS Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, College Park 3304 Benjamin Building, College Park, MD Updated: July 2015 EDUCATION PhD MA BA Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, College Park, MD Specialization: Educational Psychology Advisor: Dr. Patricia A. Alexander Educational Measurement and Statistics, College Park, MD Advisor: Dr. Gregory R. Hancock English Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Magna cum laude Anticipated 2016 Conferred May 2015 Conferred 2010 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Psychometrician Department of Institutional Research, University College Provided measurement and evaluation support to the online branch of the system. Managed data, and statistically modeled educational outcomes for 93,000 currently enrolled students present Assistant Director Laboratory Team Member Disciplined Reading and Learning Research Laboratory 2015-present Principal Investigator: Dr. Patricia Alexander Plan projects, coordinate researchers, and oversee activities in the Disciplined Reading and Learning Research Laboratory. Disciplined Reading and Learning Research Laboratory Principal Investigator: Dr. Patricia Alexander Examined higher-order cognitive abilities foundational to 21 st century education including reasoning, creativity, and memory. Graduate Research Assistant Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity, and Educational Neuroscience Principal Investigator: Dr. Kevin Dunbar Systematically investigated analogical and relational thinking, creativity, and medical and scientific reasoning. Summer 2012, 2013, 2014

2 Undergraduate Research Assistant Comprehension, Motivation, and Cognition Laboratory Principal Investigator: Dr. Jennifer Cromley Assisted with three NSF and IES funded studies Research Fellow Temple University Diamond Scholars Program Summer 2010 Planned, conducted, and presented an independent research project. SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journal Articles Jablansky, S., Dumas, D., & Alexander, P.A. (2015). Development of relational reasoning in primary and secondary school students. Journal of Educational Psychology. Dumas, D., & Schmidt, L. (2015). Relational reasoning as predictor for engineering ideation success. Journal of Engineering Design. Alexander, P. A., Dumas, D., Grossnickle, E. M., List, A., & Firetto, C. (2015). Measuring relational reasoning. Journal of Experimental Education, 83, Dumas, D., Alexander, P.A., & Singer, L.M. (2015) Analyzing historical patterns, examining current trends, and forecasting change in the field of educational psychology: A cross-cultural perspective. Knowledge Cultures, 3, Dumas, D., & Dunbar, K. N. (2014). Understanding fluency and originality: A latent variable perspective. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 14, Dumas, D., Alexander, P. A., Baker, L. M., Jablansky, S., & Dunbar, K. N. (2014). Relational reasoning in medical education: Patterns in discourse and diagnosis. Journal of Educational Psychology, 106, doi: /a Dumas, D., Alexander, P. A., & Grossnickle, E. M. (2013). Relational reasoning and its manifestations in the educational context: A systematic review of the literature. Educational Psychology Review, 25, Alexander, P. A., & the Disciplined Reading and Learning Research Laboratory. (2012). Reading into the future: Competence for the 21 st century. Educational Psychologist, 47, Chapters in Edited Volumes Dinsmore, D., Grossnickle, E. M., & Dumas, D. (in press). Learning to study strategically. In R. Mayer & P.A. Alexander (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction. New York, NY: Routledge. Alexander, P. A., Grossnickle, E. M., Dumas, D., & Hattan, C. (in press). A retrospective and prospective examination of cognitive strategies and academic development: Where have we come in twenty-five years? In A. O Donnell (Ed.), Handbook of Educational Psychology. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

3 Dumas, D. (2014). A reflection on the work of John Raines. In M. A. De La Torre and E. D. Aponte (Eds.), Seeking justice: The journey of John C. Raines. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. Manuscripts in Revision Dumas, D., Alexander, P. A., (2015). Calibration of the Test of Relational Reasoning. Psychological Assessment. Dumas, D., Alexander, P. A., & Schmidt, L. (2015). Predicting creative problem-solving in mechanical engineering. Thinking Skills and Creativity. Manuscripts under Review Grossnickle, E. M., Dumas, D., & Alexander, P. A. (2015). Component processes of relational reasoning: A Bayesian perspective. Dumas, D., & Dunbar, K. N. (2015). The creative stereotype effect. McNeish, D., & Dumas, D. (2015) A second-order growth model for measuring potential. Manuscripts in Preparation Dumas, D. (in prep). Relational reasoning in STEM professions. Educational Psychology Review: Special Issue for Relational Reasoning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education. Dumas, D. (in prep) Seeking cultural fairness in a measure of relational reasoning. INVITED TALKS Dumas, D. (2014). Creative problem solving: Process and product in engineering education. Talk given at the 2014 Science and Technology Education for Sustainable Development International Conference, Washington, DC, November 20, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS Grossnickle, E. M., Dumas, D., & Alexander, P. A. (2015, August). Getting to the source: What contributes to relational reasoning performance? Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Limassol, Cyprus. Dumas, D., & Schmidt, L. C. (2015, April). Relational reasoning in mechanical engineering. In G. M. Sinatra (Chair), Relational reasoning in STEM domains: What empirical research can contribute to the national dialogue. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Dumas, D., & Dunbar, K. N. (2015, April). Understanding fluency and originality: A latent variable perspective. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

4 Jablansky, S., Dumas, D., & Alexander, P.A. (2015, April). Development of relational reasoning in primary and secondary school students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Dumas, D. (Chair) (2015, April). Computer science and engineering education in elementary and middle school. Session held at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. Dumas, D. (Chair) (2015). Text difficulty, genre, and medium effects on reading. Session held at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 16-20, 2015 Dumas, D., & Dunbar, K. N. (2014, April). Shift perspective, enhance creativity: Leveraging stereotypes to improve creative performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Dumas, D., Alexander, P. A., Baker, L. M, Jablansky, S., & Dunbar, K. N. (2014, April). Evidencing relational reasoning in medical education: Reasoning patterns in discourse and diagnosis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Dumas, D. (Chair), (2014, April). Self-directed and external supports for student learning. Session conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Dumas, D., Grossnickle, E. M., & Alexander, P. A. (2013, April). Relational reasoning and its manifestations in the educational Context: A systematic review of the literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Baggetta, P., Dumas, D., & Grossnickle, E. M. (2013, April). Deconstructing Relational Reasoning. In J. M. Kulikowich (Chair), Exploring and leveraging relational thinking for academic performance. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. Cromley, J. G., Horvat, E. M., Perez, A. C., Agbenyega, E. T.-B., Wills, T., Tanaka, J. C., Dumas, D., Raja, R., & Sheth, D. (2012, April). Cognitive and motivational predictors of firstyear biology grades. Paper presented at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC. Cromley, J. G., Wills, T. W., Stephens, C. R., Dumas, D., Herring, M. H., Luciw-Dubas, U. A., Snyder-Hogan, L. E., Burton, D., & Mendelsohn, T. (2010, March). A content analysis of images in biology and geoscience textbooks. Paper presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA. WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED List, A., Musu-Gillette, L. E., Singer, L., Dumas, D., & Lee, K. (2014, April). Hands on stats: A guide to basic statistical analyses. Workshop presented at the 122 nd annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

5 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Instructor of Record Summer Teacher, College Park Human Development across the Lifespan (EDHD320); Independently planned and taught lessons for 2 sections of 45 undergraduate students per semester, and one summer section. Created syllabus, assessments, and additional materials related to this course. Americorps Independently planned and taught lessons for 30 economically disadvantaged 4 th and 5 th graders Fall Spring 2015 Summer 2009 PSYCHOMETRIC MODELS AND PROGRAMMING Models 1. Multi-dimensional Item Response Theory 2. Structural Equation Modeling 3. Latent Semantic Analysis 4. Bayesian Networks 5. Factor Analysis 6. Cluster/Latent Class Analysis 7. Loglinear/Non-parametric analysis 8. Multi-level Modeling Programs 1. Mplus 2. SAS: JMP 3. R 4. FlexMIRT 5. WinSteps 6. Parscale 7. OpenBugs 8. Lisrel 9. SPSS SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE Undergraduate research assistant supervisor Disciplined Reading and Learning Research Lab Mentored undergraduate research assistants in data collection and analysis Undergraduate research assistant supervisor Laboratory for Complex Thinking, Creativity, and Educational Neuroscience Mentored undergraduate research assistants in data collection and analysis McNair scholars research mentor McNair Scholar Program Mentored an undergraduate researcher on an independent project present present 2014

6 EDITORIAL AND REVIEW EXPERIENCE Ad Hoc Reviewer 1. Contemporary Educational Psychology 2. Journal of Engineering Design 3. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting: Neuroscience and Education SIG INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FUNDING AND AWARDS Graduate Research Interaction Day Presentation Winner Support Program for Advancing Research and Collaboration (SPARC) Dissertation Grant Perkins Foundation Dissertation Fellowship 2015 Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant UMD College of Education Scholarship Human Development Graduate Student Travel Award Graduate Dean s Fellowship Presidential Scholarship Temple University Not funded PROFESSIONAL AND DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE College of Education Assembly Human Development Graduate Student Organization, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Educational Research Association, Division C/D American Psychological Association, Division 15