Director
Associate Professor
Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
My research interests include teacher beliefs, social cognition, and motivation in students who differ from their teacher in linguistic and cultural background.

Assistant Director
Doctoral Student
Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
My research interests include college students’ mindsets and self-efficacy, and how students’ motivation to learn can be enhanced through positive teacher-student relationships.

Affiliate Faculty
Dipongoro University


Research interests:
I am interested in student sense of belonging and academic performance, especially for minority students (e.g., international students) through teacher-student relationships.

 Affiliated Teacher

Research interests:
My research Interests include emotional topics such as motivation in EFL/ESL learners, self-regulation, and self-determination in the classroom.

Doctoral Student
Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
My research interests include social development and motivational aspects within online learning environments. 

Affiliate Faculty
Kennesaw State University

Research interests:
My research interests include social and emotional topics, such as teacher sense of efficacy, teacher emotion regulation, and student self-regulation and resilience.

Doctoral Student
Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
I am interested in how teacher self-efficacy and beliefs impact student motivation and attributions.

Affiliate Faculty
Research Professor
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla

Research interests:
I am interested in how teaching-learning processes, motivation, and affect best promote student’s self regulation and academic performance.

Doctoral Student
Oklahoma State University

Research Interests:
My research interests include how individuals make decisions during the learning process, what types of information individuals register and use to make decisions, and how social dynamics and emotions influence the learning process. 

Affiliate Faculty
Division of Education
Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
I am interested in pre-service teacher preparation and development, teacher recruitment and retention, and special education.

Affiliate Faculty
Institute of Educational Studies
Universidad del Norte

Affiliate Faculty
Oklahoma State University

Affiliate Faculty
School of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Langston University

Research interests:
My research interests involve college student development relating to understanding the learning environment, the process of learning, and motivation for academic achievement. 

Undergraduate Research Scholar
Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
My research interests consist of behavioral and mental health disorders and utilizing this information to create safe/creative spaces for children and adolescents who have difficulties in the classroom due to their personal implications. 

Undergraduate Research Scholar
Oklahoma State University

Research interests:
My research interests include how to best motivate students in the classroom and how schools can better support students from a low socioeconomic status.