Fifth Annual Doctoral Seminar in Educational

Psychology

Sponsored by Division 15 of the American Psychological

Association

Mission

The purposes of the seminar is to allow informal exchange of ideas about research, particularly the

research plans of doctoral students, and to demystify the process of

becoming an educational researcher.

MissionSelected doctoral students will attend

conference presentations, participate in social events, and meet with distinguished researchers. The seminar also encourages

inter-university connections among students and with faculty sharing common interests. In addition, students work with

faculty mentors in small groups to discuss their dissertation research and receive

guidance and suggestions.

MissionThe seminar is offered free of

charge. Division 15 will pay for meals and refreshments during the

seminar, and will provide each student participant with a stipend that covers the cost of conference

registration (student affiliate), Division 15 Membership, plus $200.

Call for 2003 ParticipantsThe Division of Educational Psychology--Division 15--of the

American Psychological Association announces its Fifth Annual National Graduate Student Doctoral Research

Seminar to be held August 7-10, 2003, during the annual meeting of APA in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The seminar

will be limited to 15 students, no more than three from any one institution. Applicants must be enrolled as full-time graduate students; and approximately midway through

their doctoral programs (Ideally, students will be in approximately the third year of a full-time program, but having only begun preliminary work, such as drafting a

prospectus, on their doctoral dissertations).

2002 Student participantsJon Barch, Univ. of Iowajbarch@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu

Deborah Burton, Univ. of Kentucky

daburt00@uky.edu

Stephanie Brooks Corliss, Univ. of Texas at Austin

stephaniejbrooks@yahoo.com

Tierra Freeman, Univ. of Kentucky

tmfree00@uky.edu

David Fortus, Univ. of Michigandfortus@umich.edu

Sonia Gugga, Columbia Teachers Collegessg34@columbia.edu

Diane Jamieson-Noel, Simon Fraser University

djamieso@sfu.ca

Jami-Jon Mitchell, Univ. of Houstonjsaxm88@msn.com

Anne Rinne, Univ. of Indianaarinn@indiana.edu

Jeffrey Sargent, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

ALMiddie@aol.com

Jenna Seymour, Univ. of Wisconsinjrseymour@students.wisc.edu

2001 Student participantsDerek Briggs, University of California, Berkeley derekb@uclink4.berkeley.edu

James Harrity, University of Massachusetts jharrity@educ.umass.edu

Hyungshim Jang, University of Iowa hejang@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu

Rob Klassen, Simon Fraser University rmk@sfu.edu

Betsy McCoach, University of Connecticut stelgift@aol.com

Jim Tussey, University of Kentucky jtussey@goergetowncollege.edu

Doris Zahner, Columbia University Teachers College dwc14@columbia.edu

Application MaterialsApplications must include 5 copies of the following:

* A 2-page vita * A 1000 word statement about your research

interests, * A 1-page list of works cited.* A 1-page letter of intent explaining how you

could contribute to and benefit from the seminar.

* A letter of recommendation from your advisor describing your qualifications. This letter should be co-signed by the Department Chair

Contact information for Current Co-ChairsHeather A. Davis, Dept. of Educational Psychology, University of Florida1422 Norman Hall, P.O. Box 117047Gainesville, FL 32611(352)-392-0723 x (241); Fax (352)-392-5929hdavis@coe.ufl.edu

Jessica Summers, Dept. of Educational & Counseling PsychologyUniversity of Missouri16 Hill HallColumbia, MO 65211summersj@missouri.edu