Ada B. Wainwright

Ada Wainwright, Professor

Ada Wainwright

Professor

Psychology

wainwr@cod.edu

(630)942-2509

BIC 2556D

Professor room number

Office Hours

  • Monday, Thursday, NETVIRTUAL 10:30-01:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, NETVIRTUAL 10:45-12:15 p.m.
  • Wednesday, BIC2556 11:00-01:00 p.m.
  • Friday, COORNA 10:00-01:00 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)