Ada B. Wainwright

Ada B. Wainwright, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology

(630) 942-2509
Office: Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2707D
wainwr@cod.edu

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

 

Current 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)

 

Recent 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)