Dr. Jason Herron

Assistant Professor

 

Education

Ph.D. | Instructional Psychology and Technology, 2015

University of Oklahoma
Department of Educational Psychology

Dissertation: The mediated effect of teaching on the relation between contextual variables and pupil control ideology.

Chair: Maeghan Hennessey, Ph.D.
Committee: Barbara Greene, Ph.D., Mike Crowson, Ph.D., Timothy Laubach, Ph.D., & Xun Ge, PhD.

M.Ed. | Instructional Psychology and Technology, 2013

University of Oklahoma
Department of Educational Psychology

Thesis: The organizational processes of problem solving groups with an informed minority

B.A. | Psychology, 2005

Southern Illinois University
Department of Psychology

Professional Employment

2018-Present: Program Coordinator, Educational Psychology Program.

Develop and organize core program functions. Advocate and represent the Educational Psychology Program in college level committees. Write program annual report. Chair program advisory committee.

2020-Present: Associate Professor, Wichita State University.

Designing and teaching educational psychology related courses. Maintaining an active program of research. Providing service to the university, community, and profession

2015-2020: Assistant Professor, Wichita State University.

Designing and teaching educational psychology related courses. Maintaining an active program of research. Providing service to the university, community, and profession.

2014-2015: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma.

Instructor of Record for a 3000 level educational psychology course, responsible for grading, lecturing and creation of course materials.

2013-2015: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma.

Teaching Assistant, responsible for assisting primary instructor for a 5000 and 6000 level graduate statistics course. Responsible for lecturing, grading, record keeping, and tutoring.

2013-2015: Graduate Research Assistant, Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment, University of Oklahoma.

Graduate Research Assistant, responsible for data analysis for a grant funded transition assessment. Also responsible for manuscript writing, data analysis, data preparation, and data organization.

2014: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma.

Instructor of Record for a 3000 level undergraduate developmental psychology course, responsible for grading, lecturing and creation of course materials.

2013-2014: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Oklahoma.

Teaching Assistant, responsible for assisting primary instructor for a 3000 level undergraduate developmental psychology course. Responsible for lecturing, grading, record keeping, and tutoring.

2011-2012: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Oklahoma.

Graduate Research Assistant, was responsible for creation and execution of evaluation plan for an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers (RET) II program. Responsible for data collection, instrument creation and modification, data coding/analysis, and manuscript preparation for the RET II program.

2011-2012: Program Evaluator, Center for Educational Research and Development, University of Oklahoma.

Program evaluator for the Center for Educational Research and Development responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Santa Fe South Elementary charter school. Also Responsible for data collection, creation of instruments, and representing evaluation the team in SFS board meetings.

2005-2009: Captain, United States Army

Officer holding multiple positions and responsibilities. Served in multiple locations including Iraq and Korea

Research

Research Interests

  • Complex decision making/problem solving
  • Teacher/teaching efficacy and pupil control ideology
  • Testing and measurement
  • Program Evaluation
  • Epistemological beliefs
  • Motivation and self-regulation
  • Research methodology

Refereed Journal Publications

  • Hennessey, M. N., Herron, J. P., & Snoddy, R. (in press). Program evaluation. In B. L. Hott, C. Peltier, & F. J. Brigham, Special Education Research. SLACK Incorporated.
  • Hennessey, M., Herron. J. P., Martin. J. E., & Herron M. D. (2020). Determining the Extent to Skills and Behaviors of Students with Disabilities are Related to Socio-Economic Status:  A Validation of the Transition Assessment and Goal Generator. Exceptionality. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2020.1772067
  • Cornell, H., Sayman, D., Herron, J. P., (2019). Sense of Community in a Special Education Online Graduate Program. Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education.
  • Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M. (2019). Organizational processes of problem-solving groups. Open Journal of Educational Research, 3(1), 39-52, DOI: 10.32591/coas.ojer.0302.01039h.
  • Hardré, P. L., Ling, C., Shehab, R. L., Nanny, M. A., Refai, H., Matthias, N. U., … Herron, J., P. (2018). Teachers Learning to Prepare Future Engineers: A Systemic Analysis Through Five Components of Development and Transfer. Teacher Education Quarterly, 45(2), 61–88.
  • Hardré, P. L., Ling, C., Shehab, R.L., Nanny, Nollert, M., Refai, H., Ramseyer, C., Herron, J. P., Wollega, E.D. & Huang, S. (2016). Situating teachers’ developmental engineering experiences in an inquiry-based, laboratory learning environment. Teacher Development, 21:2, 243-268, DOI: 10.1080/13664530.2016.1224776
  • McConnell, A., Martin. J.E., Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M., (2016). The influence of gender on non-academic skills associated with post-school employment and further education. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.
  • Hardré, P. L., Shehab, R.L., Ling, C., Nanny, M., Herron, J. P., Nollert, M., Refai, H., Ramseyer, C., & Wollega, E.D. (2014). Designing and Evaluating a K-12 STEM Teacher Learning Opportunity in the Research University. Evaluation and Program Planning, 43C, 73-82. Online First 12/2013; DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2013.11.002.
  • Hardré, P. L., Ling, C., Shehab, R.L., Nanny, M., Nollert, M., Refai, H., Ramseyer, C., Herron, J. P., & Wollega, E.D. (2013). Teachers in an Interdisciplinary Learning Community: Engaging, Integrating and Strengthening K-12 Education. Journal of Teacher Education, 64 (5), 410-426. DOI: 10.1177/0022487113496640.
  • McConnell, A., Martin. J.E., Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M., (in press). The Influence of Gender on Non-Academic Skills Associated with Post-School Employment and Further Education. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.

Program Evaluation Reports

  • Herron, J., P. (2018) Life of a Lion Program Evaluation Report
  • Herron, J., P. (2017) Life of a Lion Program Evaluation Report
  • Hardre, P., & Herron, J., P. Research Experience for Teachers: NSF # 110036.
  • Hardre, P., Terrazas-Carrillo, E., & Herron, J. P. Program Evaluation for Santa Fe South Elementary Charter School.
Grants

Grants Funded

  • ARM Institute. Co PI/Psychometrician (Awarded: $250,000.00) EWD Asset Capture in the North Central RCC.
  • Kingmakers of Oakland. Program Evaluator/Psychometrician. (Awarded: $10,00.00). KOO Asset Mapping.
  • Oklahoma Teacher Connection. Program Evaluator (Awarded: $5,655.00). Finding the Teacher in You: A Day in the Life of a Langston Lion.

Grants Submitted

  • Convergences Sciences Initiative. Co-PI (Under Review). Learning Analytics, Online Learning & Accessibility (LAOLA). $300.000.00.
  • Gates Foundation. Program Evaluator (Not Funded) Project Evaluation: The Special Education Leadership Fellowship.
  • U.S. Department of Education. Co PI (Under Review). Project Arise: Achieving Results in Special Education Through the Development and Pilot Testing of the ARISE Parent Mentor Program Model.
  • NSF. Co PI (Not Funded). Research Based Assessment method and its Implication in Undergraduate Research and Self-directed Learning Readiness.
  • Wichita State University MURPA. Co PI (Not Funded). The Psychological Stress, Coping Resources and Mental Health of School-Going Children Living with AIDS in Namibia.
  • Wichita State University ARCS. Principle Investigator (Not funded). The mediated relation of generational status on academic persistence of college students.
  • NSF. Co PI (Not Funded). Psychological Impact of Research-Based Assessment Method and Faculty Collaboration in Undergraduate Research and Self-Directed Learning Readiness
Manuscripts

Manuscripts Submitted

  • Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M. (Submitted). Classroom Context Influence on Pre-Service Teacher Pupil Control Ideology. Journal of Experimental Education (JEX).

Manuscripts in Progress

  • Herron, J. P. (data collection) Creating a Measure of Information Avoidance
  • Herron, J. P. (awaiting submission) Individual Engineering Efficacy vs Perception of Group Examinations
  • Herron, J.P., Irion, G. E., Herron, M. D. (manuscript preparation). The mediated relation of generational status on academic persistence of college students.
  • Herron, J.P., Schommer-Aikins, M. (data collection). The influence of graduate student perception of mathematics on statistics achievement
  • Kuhlmann, M., Herron, J. P. (manuscript preparation) Student perception of the instrumentality of library resources.
  • Stormer, K., Stroud, G. L., Herron, J. P. (manuscript preparation) Using a campus visit as a method for increasing self-efficacy for first-generation  eight grade students.
Presentations and Invited Lectures

Local, National and International Presentations

  • Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M. N., (2020, August) The influence of Teacher Experience on Ratings of Transition Skills. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Online
  • Stormer, K., Correll, P., Herron, J. P. & Roberts, T. (2020, April). Exploring Active Learning and Middle-Level Education Essential Attributes to Foster Increased College Self-Efficacy for First-Generation Eighth-Grade Students [Paper Session]. AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/wukzn2h (Conference Canceled)
  • Stormer, K., Correll, P., Herron, J. P., Roberts, T., Kroll, R., (2019, November). College Self-Efficacy Among First Generation Eight-Grade Students. Paper presented at the Annual Conference for Middle Level Education, Nashville, TN.
  • Herron, J. P., Stormer, K, Herron, M. D., (2019, August) Differences of Self-regulation and Persistence Related to Generational Status of College Students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL
  • Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M. N., (2019, August) Classroom Context Influence on Pre-Service Teacher Pupil-Control Ideology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL
  • Cornell, H., Sayman, D., Herron, J. P. (2019, April). Sense of Community in a Special Education Online Graduate Program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Canada.
  • Herron, J.P., Herron, M. D., Stormer, K., Haines, M., Irion, G. E. (2018, October). Group Difference on Self-Regulation and Academic Persistence Related to First Generational Status of College Students.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Conference on Learner-Centered Teaching, Tulsa, OK.
  • Yihun, Y., Nair, R., Herron, J. P. (2017, September). Changing the Paradigm “Cheating In a Traditional Exam Setting” Into a Possible Productive Team Work Arena and the Associated Student Perception.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education Midwest Section, Stillwater, OK.
  • Herron, J.P., Irion, G. E., Herron, M. D., Stormer, K. (2017, August). The mediated relation of generational status on academic persistence of college students.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Herron, J. P., & Hennessey, M. N., (2016, August). The mediated effect of teaching efficacy on the relation between contextual variables and pupil control ideology.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
  • Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M. N., & Hong, J. Y. (2014, August). Organizational processes of a problem-solving group with an informed minority. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M. N. (2014, April). Determining the extent to skills and behaviors of students with disabilities are related to socio-economic status. Graduate Student Research Day. Poster presented at University of Oklahoma Graduate Research Day, Norman, OK.
  • Hennessey, M., Herron. M. D., Herron, J. P., Metcalf, L., Martin. J. E. (2013, July). Determining the extent to skills and behaviors of students with disabilities are related to socio-economic status: A validation of the transition assessment and goal generator. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
  • Herron, J. P., Hennessey, M., & Hong, J. (2013, March). Organizational processes of problem-solving groups with an informed minority. Poster presented at University of Oklahoma Graduate Research Day, Norman, OK.
  • Hennessey, M. N., Hong, J. Y., Chesnut, S. R., Herron, J., Fredman, J., & Terrazas-Carrillo, E. (2012, August). The Use of Persuasive Arguments in a Gaming Context. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Invited Lectures

  • Herron, J. Bivariate measures of association. Guest Lecturer, Quantitative methods I; University of Oklahoma; October 31, 2013; Norman, OK.
  • Herron, J. Introduction to hypothesis testing. Guest Lecturer, Quantitative methods I; University of Oklahoma; October 31, 2013; Norman, OK.
  • Herron, J. Emotional regulation. Guest Lecturer, Psychology of human development; University of Oklahoma; October 29, 2013; Norman, OK.
  • Herron, J. Attachment theory. Guest Lecturer, Psychology of human development; University of Oklahoma; October 24, 2013; Norman, OK.
  • Herron, J. Emotional Development. Guest Lecturer, Psychology of human development; University of Oklahoma; October 24, 2013; Norman, OK.
  • Herron, J. Social cognition. Guest Lecturer, Psychology of human development; University of Oklahoma; October 22, 2013; Norman, OK.
  • Herron, J. Qualitative methods. Guest Lecturer, Intro to Research Methods, Langston University; October 14, 2013; Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Herron, J. The Z distribution, and standard scores. Guest lecturer, Quantitative methods I; University of Oklahoma; September 19, 2013; Norman, OK
  • Herron, J. Introduction to qualitative research. Guest Lecturer, Intro to Research Methods, Langston University; October 12, 2012; Oklahoma City, OK.
  • Herron, J. Evaluation year three, Santa Fe South. Guest Lecturer, Policy Evaluation, University of Oklahoma; June 6, 2012; Norman, Ok.
Membership in Professional Associations
  • American Educational Research Association (Division C, D & E)
  • American Psychology Association (Division 15)
  • Midwestern Educational Research Association (Divisions C, & D)
  • National Council on Measurement in Education
  • Society for Judgment and Decision Making
Honors and Awards
  • 2020 - Kansas Board of Regents Award for the Advancement of Teaching at Wichita State University
  • 2019 - Emory Lindquist Faculty Award
  • 2018 - Kansas Board of Regents Award for the Advancement of Teaching at Wichita State University (Nominated)
  • 2016 - AERA Division E Early Career Faculty Mentoring Seminar Participant
  • 2014 - William B. Ragan Scholarship
  • 2014 - 1st Place in the education and social sciences division for presentation, Determining the Extent to Skills and Behaviors of Students with Disabilities are Related to SocioEconomic Status, Graduate Student Research Day
  • 2014 - AERA Division C Graduate Student Seminar Participant
  • 2013 - Dr. Tillman Regan Endowed Scholarship
  • 2013 - McNair Choice for presentation, Organizational Processes of a Problem Solving Group with an Informed Minority, Graduate Student Research Day
  • 2010 - William B. Ragan Scholarship
Teaching

Courses Taught

  • Doctoral Pro-seminar
  • Assessment in Counseling
  • Cognition, Motivation, and Classroom Management
  • Introduction to Educational Research
  • Introduction to Educational Statistics
  • Multivariate Statics
  • Principles of Measurement and Evaluation
  • Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

Courses Assisted

  • Spring 2014, teaching assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, EIPT 6023: Analysis of Quantitative Data II.
  • Spring 2014, teaching assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, EIPT 3473: Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence.
  • Spring 2014, teaching assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, EIPT 6023: Analysis of Quantitative Data II.
  • Fall 2014, teaching assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, EIPT 3473: Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence.
  • Spring 2014, teaching assistant, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, EIPT 5023: Analysis of Quantitative Data I.

Courses Prepared to Teach

  • Analysis of Quantitative Data (Graduate)
  • Assessment and Measurement (UG and Graduate)
  • Bivariate statistics (Graduate)
  • Cognition, Motivation, and Classroom Management (UG and Graduate)
  • Educational Problem-solving and Decision-making (Graduate)
  • Lifespan Development (Graduate)
  • Motivation (Graduate)
  • Multivariate statistics (Graduate)
  • Proseminar I & II
  • Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence (UG and Graduate)
  • Research Methods (UG and Graduate)
  • Structural Equation Modeling (Graduate)
Service

Professional Development

  • Herron, J. P., Classroom Assessment and Measurement for Higher Education Instructors. Wichita State University Faculty Professional Development. October 2019; Wichita, KS.
  • Herron, J. P., Fundamentals of RET II Evaluation Plan. Research Experience for Teachers II 2012, Teacher Orientation. June 2012; Norman OK.
  • Herron, J. P., Fundamentals of RET II Evaluation Plan. Research Experience for Teachers II Mentor Orientation. May 2011; Norman OK.
  • Herron, J. P., Elements of RET II Evaluation Plan. Research Experience for Teachers II Teacher Orientation. June 2011; Norman OK.

Student Committees

  • 2021* Member, Dissertation Committee Bobby Berry, Project title: African-American Male Students at a Predominantly White Institution: Perceptions of Adaptation, and Identity, through the Lens of Surprise and Sense-making.
  • 2021* Chair, Dissertation Committee Treva Etsitty, Project title: The effect of porn on cognitive processing.
  • 2021* Member, Dissertation Committee, Deborah Cox Stubblefield, Project title: The Invisible and Us:An Exploration of Black Teachers’ Experiences with Microaggressions.
  • 2021* Chair, Thesis Committee, Lauren Rust, A program evaluation of Sloyd school experience.
  • 2020* Chair, McNair Research Committee, Heather Hunter, Project title: First generation student and imposter syndrome.
  • 2020 Member, Dissertation Committee, Kevin Harrison, Dissertation title: A name for the pain: Examining the consequences of racial microaggressions in K-12 schooling from the perspectives of adult African American males
  • 2019 Member, Dissertation Committee, Jennifer Sinclair, Dissertation title: Striving for balance: A multidimensional analysis of high school principals’ wellness

Note. *Anticipated completion date.

National Service

  • 2020 - Psychometrician, CAEP Standard 1committee 
  • 2018 - Present Reviewer, AERA Motivation in education SIG
  • 2017 - Present Reviewer, AERA Division C (Cognition and Motivation)
  • 2017 - Present Reviewer, AERA Teaching educational psychology SIG 
  • 2016 - Present Reviewer, Mid-Western Educational Researcher
  • 2015 - Present Reviewer, APA Division 15 (Educational psychology)
  • 2015 Reviewer, APA Division 15 (Educational psychology)
  • 2015 Reviewer, Evaluation and Program Planning
  • 2014 Reviewer, Contemporary Educational Psychology
  • 2013-2015 Member, National Council for Measurement in Education Graduate Student Issues Committee (GSIC)
  • 2013-2014 Communications Officer, Division C, Graduate Student Committee, American Educational Research Association
  • 2013 Reviewer, National Council on Measurement in Education Graduate Student Council
  • 2012-2015 Graduate liaison, American Psychological Association Graduate Association (APAGA)
  • 2012-2013 Campus liaison, American Psychological Society Student Caucus
  • 2012 Reviewer, American Psychological Society Student Council
  • 2012 Reviewer, Evaluation and Program Planning
  • 2011-2015 Graduate liaison, Division C, Graduate Student Committee, American Educational Research Association
  • 2011 Volunteer, Southwestern Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education biannual conference
  • 2011 Book Reviewer, Assessment in Game-based Learning: Foundations, Innovations, and Perspectives

University Service

  • 2018 - 2019 Member, Graduate dean search committee

College Service

  • 2016 - 2018 Chair, COE student mentoring program
  • 2015 - Present Member, COE Advanced programs committee
  • 2015 - Present Member, Unit assessment committee
  • 2013 - 2014 Student representative, JRCOE Associate Dean Search Committee
  • 2011-2013 Chairman, Jon E. Pederson Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award selection committee
  • 2011-2012 Member, JRCOE Intercultural Fair Scholarship Sub-Committee
  • 2011-2013 Member, JRCOE Graduate Student Council
  • 2011-2012 Founder and Facilitator, Education Psychology Writing support group
  • 2011-2012 President, Educational Psychology Graduate Organization (EGO)
  • 2009-present Member, Educational Psychology Graduate Organization (EGO)

Department Service

  • 2019 - Present Member, Tevera field placement team member
  • 2018 - Present Member, Disposition committee
  • 2017 - Present Member, CLES GRA committee
  • 2016 - Present Member, CLES candidate search committee
  • 2016 - Present Member, CLES Diversity committee
  • 2015 - Present Member, CLES Student travel committee
Article Reviews
  • Cotemporary Educational Psychology
  • Evaluation Program Planning
  • Educational Psychologist