Dr. Carol A. Carman

Assistant Professor

Educational Foundations - Research
School of Education

 

Suite SSCB 3.203.04
Phone: (281) 283-3606
Fax: (281) 283-3563
E-mail: Carman@uhcl.edu

UH-Clear Lake
Box 57
2700 Bay Area Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77058

Educational
Background

Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Research - Emphasis in Statistics, Measurement, and Evaluation

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, May 2005

Dissertation:      Relationships Among Traditional and Modern Constructs Used in Identifying Giftedness

 

M.S. in Educational Psychology – Emphasis in Intelligence, Creativity, and Giftedness

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, December 2000

 

B.S. in Psychology

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, May 1999

Areas of Expertise

Statistics, Quantitative Research Design, Definitions of Giftedness, Identification Methods, and Gifted Adults.

Summary of
Professional Experience

● Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations – Research, University of Houston – Clear Lake, Houston, Texas. Fall 

   2005 to present.

● Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Fall 2001 to Spring 2005.

● Psychological Counselor, Duke University TIP Program, Lawrence, Kansas. Summers 2003 to 2005.

● Graduate Student Clinician, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Fall 2002.

Current Research
Projects and Grants

Carman, C. A. Effects of scaffolding assignments on research paper quality.
Carman, C. A. Identifying gifted adults using personality.
Carman, C. A. The relationship between student anxiety levels before and after taking a statistics course, and its effect on student performance.
Collaborative Teaching of English Language Learners (CTELL) Grant – Assessment Specialist
Science and Math Advancing Research and Teaching Grant (SMART) Grant – Assessment Specialist

Teaching Areas

EDUC 6032 - Statistics and Measurement
EDUC 6033 – Research Design and Analysis
COUN 6032 – Statistics and Measurement for Counselors
COUN 6033 – Research Design and Analysis for Counselors
EDLS 7031 – Quantitative Research I
EDLS 7032 – Quantitative Research II
EDLS 8530 – Research Seminar

Publications and Presentations

Publications

Schmitt, V., Frey, B., Dunham, M., & Carman, C. A. (2009). A multi- study examination of the validity of a risk and protective factor model
for adolescent drug and alcohol use. In D. L. Hough (Ed.), Middle Grades Research: Exemplary studies linking theory to practice (pp. 67-
82). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. (Reprinted from Middle Grades Research Journal, 2(2),1-17)

Carman, C. A. (2009). Talent Identification Program. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of giftedness, creativity, and talent. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Schmitt, V., Frey, B., Dunham, M., & Carman, C. A. (2007). A multi- study examination of the validity of a risk and protective factor model for adolescent drug and alcohol use. Middle Grades Research Journal, 2(2),1-17.

Carman, C. A. (2006). Relationships among traditional and modern constructs used in identifying giftedness [Abstract]. Roeper Review, 28(2), 111.

 

Salkind, N. J. & Carman, C. A. (2003). Instructor’s Manual to accompany Statistics For People Who Think They Hate Statistics, 2nd Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

Carman, C. A. (2002). Test Bank to accompany Exploring Research, 4th Ed. New York: Prentice Hall.

 

In Press
Carman, C. A., & Taylor, D. K. (In Press). Socioeconomic Status Effects on Using the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) to Identify the
Gifted/Talented. Gifted Child Quarterly.

Carman, C. A. (In Press). American Educational Research Association. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of research design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Carman, C. A. (In Press). Levels of Measurement. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of research design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Carman, C. A. (In Press). Measures of Central Tendency. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of research design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

 

Presentations

 National

Farrell, T., McDonald, D. M., & Carman, C. A. (2009, October). Are they Ready? The Early College High School and Student Self-Perceptions of College Readiness. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Curriculum and Teaching, Arlington, VA.

Carman, C. A., & Taylor, D. K. (2008, November). SES effects on using the NNAT for gifted identification. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Tampa, FL.

Carman, C. A. (2007, November). Identifying the gifted using personality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Minneapolis, MN

Carman, C. A. (2007, April). Can personality add to the accuracy of gifted identification? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Carman, C. A.  Adding personality to gifted identification (2006, November). Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, North Carolina.

 

Thompson, D., McDonald, D. M., & Carman, C. A.  An examination of the effects of assignment structure on achievement patterns of gifted and advanced students (2006, April). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

Schmitt, V., Dunham, M., & Carman, C. A. Validity of the Risk & Protective Factor Model (2005, October). Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Carman, C. A. Stereotypes of giftedness in current and future educators (2004, November).  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Salt Lake City, UT.

 

Carman, C. A. Giftedness in research: Comparing apples & oranges? (2004, November).  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Gifted Children, Salt Lake City, UT.

 

 Regional or State

Carman, C. A. Giftedness in research: Are we comparing apples & oranges? (2003, October). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Kansas Association for the Gifted, Talented, and Creative, Lawrence, Kansas.

 

Carman, C. A. A Review and Critique of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (2000, January). Paper presented as part of a symposium at the annual meeting of the Southwest Educational Research Association, Dallas, Texas. (ERIC #ED445075)

 

Service Activities

National

 

   Ad Hoc Conference Reviewer

   American Educational Research Association              2008                 Reviewed 9 submissions
   National Association for Gifted Children                    2008                 Reviewed 5 submissions
   American Educational Research Association              2007                 Reviewed 4 submissions
   National Association for Gifted Children                    2007                 Reviewed 5 submissions
   American Educational Research Association              2006                 Reviewed 4 submissions  

   Texas Association for Bilingual Education                   2006                Reviewed 20 submissions

   National Association for Gifted Children                     2006                Reviewed 6 submissions

   American Educational Research Association               2005                Reviewed 3 submissions

 

Professional Memberships

American Educational Research Association 2001-Present
Research on Giftedness and Talent SIG
      Invited Review Panel member – 2009-Present
      Nominated for Secretary - 2009
Faculty Teaching, Evaluation, and Development SIG
Professors of Educational Research SIG
      Program Chair – 2009-Present
      Vice chair – 2008-2009

National Association for Gifted Children 1999-Present
      Research and Evaluation Network Member
            Program Chair – 2009-Present
            Assistant Program Chair – 2008-2009
            Research Crackerbarrel Coordinator – 2008-2009
      Counseling and Guidance Network Member
      Special Populations Network Member

Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented 2009-Present
      Research Division Member

Academic Journals
Middle Grades Research Journal – Review Board Fall 2008-Present

Journal of the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association Spring 2009-Present
      Editorial Staff (Research)

 

University

 

Faculty senator – SOE Representative                                              Fall 2008-Present
      Faculty Senate Research Committee
      University Life Committee

 

Faculty sponsor                     UHCL Gamers Guild                            2005-Present

Academic Honesty Task Force – SOE Representative Fall 2009-Present

Student Research Conference – SOE Representative Fall 2007-Fall 2009

Sakai Investigation Team – SOE representative Summer 2007-Summer 2008

 

School

 
CTELL Grant Advisory Council Fall 2007-Present

EDUC Improvement Subcommittee Chair Fall 2007-Present

Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) faculty 2006-Present
     Development and Evaluation Committee – Fall 2008-Present
     Comprehensive Examination Committee – Fall 2007-Fall 2008

Academic Review Committee 2006-Present
     Subcommittee on Annual Review – May 2007-September 2009
     Acting Chair – May 2007, Oct. 2007

Student Affairs Committee 2006-Present
     Chair - Sep. 2007-Present
     Acting Chair – Aug.-Sep. 2007

Kappa Delta Phi Counselor 2005-Present

Search Committee (Qualitative) Fall 2008-Summer 2009

Search Committee (EDUC) Fall 2008-Spring 2009

Search Committee (ADSU) Fall 2007-Summer 2008

Faculty/Staff Advisory Committee 2005-Oct. 2007

Teacher Certification Council 2005-Sep. 2007

Nominations & Elections Committee 2005-Sep. 2007

NCATE Survey Committee Chair 2006-Spring 2007

Search Committee (EDUC) 2005-2007

Community

Houston Science Fair 2008-Present
     Behavioral Science Judge

The Children’s Museum of Houston 2007 - 2009
     Invention Convention Exhibit - Advisory Committee Member

Galveston Independent School District Fall 2007 – 2008
     Gifted/Talented Equity Task Force – Committee Member

Special Recognition
and Honors

Phi Kappa Phi (Scholarship Honor Society)

Kappa Delta Pi (International Honor Society in Education)

University of Kansas, School of Education Merit Scholarship 2004-2005

Recommended WWW sites

Annals of Improbable Research - http://www.improb.com/

VIA Inventory of Strengths - http://www.viasurvey.org/

AERA Research on Giftedness and Talent SIG - http://www.aeragifted.org/

National Association for Gifted Children - http://www.nagc.org/