Ada B. Wainwright

Wainwright, Ada

Psychology

Professor

Phone: (630) 942-2509

Office Location: BIC 2556D

Email: wainwr@cod.edu

Office Hours

• Monday, Wednesday, BIC2556D 11:00-01:00 p.m.
• Thursday, Friday, NETVIRTUAL 10:00-12:15 p.m.

Education

• Ph.D. University of Illinois
• M.A. Illinois State University
• B.A. West Virginia University

Areas of Research Interest

• Social and Emotional Development of Children
• Parenting
• Teaching Practices

Projects

• Advising Psi Beta, National Honors Society for Psychology Students at Community Colleges
• Developing courses using web delivery: Hybrid and Online

Professional Affiliations

• American Psychological Association (APA)
• Midwest Psychological Association (MPA)

Courses Taught

• Psychology 100 as web-enhanced and hybrid
• Psychology 100 Honors
• Psychology 230 as web enhanced
• Psychology 230 Honors

Selected Publications, Presentations, Books

• Bost, K., Vaughn, B., Boston, A., Kazura, K., & O'Neal, C. (2004). Social support networks of preschool children attending head start: A longitudinal investigation of structural and functional network characteristics. Social Development, 13, 393-412
• Midwest Psychological Association (2004), Active Learning in the Developmental Psychology Classroom
• Midwest Psychological Association (2003), Presentation on Advice to a new faculty member
• Society for Research on Child Development (2003), Presentation on Attachment, Temperament, and Preschool Children's Social Competence

Awards and Recognitions

• Wadsworth Publishers Outstanding Psi Beta Chapter Award, (2003)