Sept+12+Discussion

=Dr's Hardre, DeBacker, and Hennessey.=

Questions about Research Articles
Dr. Hennessey: In regards to the theoretical underpinnings, how did the group balance theoretical or philosophicial differences? Or did all of the aurthors have very similar belief structures?

Dr. Hardre: What is the next step for the creation of the motivational model of HIV/AIDS risk reduction? How much more data do you believe is needed to achieve this?

Dr. DeBacker: You conceptualization of NFC seems different than Kruglanski in terms of the facets that make up the construct. What made you choose the two factors, Preference for structure and preference for certainity?

Dr. Hardre: How long did this study take from start to finish (i.e. from concept to finished paper?) Did you paricipate in all stages (conceptualization, implementation, data gathering, etc.)?

Dr. Debacker: Do you have a need for closure in the classroom? How much of the article was you and how much was Dr. Crowson? How do you write with another author? What's your process?

Dr. Hennessey: How is publishing a meta-analysis different from a regular study? Does it take longer?

Dr. Hardre: How does one become involved in research conducted in other countries? Did you have to travel to Africa for this study?

Dr. DeBacker: How are urgency tendency (seizing) and permanence tendency (freezing) different from one another? (Figure 2)

__Dr. DeBacker__: You mention that epistemic beliefs and epistemic motives are distinct and that Need for Closure and Need for Cognition are independent constructs. However, is it typical that an individual that demonstrates a high Need for Closure will also demonstrate a low Need for Cognition? Basically, are the two constructs negatively correlated? Causation?

__Dr. Hennessey__: Regarding the finding that the effectiveness of an approach is attenuated by the study design and nature of measures... Does this give less meaning to the meta-analysis or is this finding in itself meaningful as a critique of other studies/interventions?

__Dr. Hennessey__: Is there any differentiation (here or elsewhere) between students that are native English speakers learning reading skills and an ESL student learning reading skills?

__Dr. Hennessey__: Speaking generally of meta-analyses and effect sizes... How do you determine when a search of the existing literature is deemed exhaustive? What do the negative effect sizes mean?

__Dr. Hardre__: I didn't quite understand why a quasi-experimental/non-random study promotes plausibility of evidence and to distinguish between effects of geographically close studies. What causes this distinction?

__Dr. Hardre__: This is mostly explained on p. 8 of the article but I am still curious as to the details. When translating a questionnaire, how do you keep cultural relevance and appropriateness intact?

__Dr. Hardre__: Has there been any investigation into the correlation between motivation to avoid risk and actual behavior? Correlation between ARK and behavior?

Questions about Vita
Dr. Hennessey: What is your number 1 area of research interest?

Dr. Hennessey: Your presentation in May 2012 for the College of Liberal studies about Web 2.0 technologies? Was this part of a colloquium or conference? Or was this a requested seminar from CCE?

ALL FACULTY: You all seem to team up together quite frequently for your publications. Is this simply a result of your research interests being so related, or is it also a factor of the type of cultre in the Educational Psychology Department?

Dr. Hennessey: What is a technical report and how do you get involved in writing/publishing one?

Dr. Hardre: How do you keep up with or find time to publish so many articles and present at conferences?

Dr. DeBacker: How do you get involved in consulting, especially in or for other countries? Do you enjoy consulting?

All: How many research projects to you attempt to have going on at a time, is there a specific number that you have found to be the best load for yourself?

Dr. DeBacker & Dr. Hardre: How, if at all has your focus changed since you have earned tenure?

Dr. DeBacker: You have several presentations listed where you are not listed as an author. Is this common? Were you a part of the research project? Are the poster sessions refereed?

All Faculty: How much has your dissertation research influenced your further research? Has it opened doors for more research or restricted you? Pigeon-holed at all?