2022
Kuhl, S. E., Patterson, J. T., Spillman, M. M., Han, J., Ebikwo, C., & Usher, E. L. (2022, August 4-6). Investigating first-generation, first-year students’ perceptions of learning during COVID-19. [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN.
Patterson, J. T., Han, J., Cole, A. E., & Usher, E. L. (2022, August 4–6). Inclusively teaching undergraduate students of color: Examining instructor self-efficacy [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association.
Osterhage, J., Caybas, U., Han, J., & Usher, E. L. (2022, July 7-10). “I’m not very into it”: Motivational and achievement differences between first-year and upper-level students in an introductory biology course [Paper presentation]. Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research, Minneapolis, MN.
Caybas, U., Han, J., Usher, E. L., & Osterhage, J. (2022, June 6-9). Instructor support during COVID-19: Investigating the relationship with undergraduate students’ motivation and achievement in STEM [Paper presentation]. Tenth SELF International Conference, Quebec City, Canada.
Han. J., & Usher, E. L. (2022, June 6-9). Trajectories of middle school students’ academic and self-regulatory self-efficacy in mathematics [Poster presentation]. Tenth SELF International Conference, Quebec, Canada.
Kim, M. H., Han. J., Buford, K., Usher, E. L., & Osterhage, J. (2022, June 6-9). Impacts of instructor ability mindset on undergraduate academic performance [Paper presentation]. Tenth SELF International Conference, Quebec, Canada.
Han, J., Usher, E. L., Spillman, M. M., Cole, A. E., Conatser, T., & Abney, J. M. (2022, April 22-25). Advice in a crisis: Undergraduate students’ meta-motivational awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Spillman, M. M., Lyle, J. C., Han, J., Usher, E. L., Conatser, T., & Abney, J. M., & Cole, A. E., (2022, April 2). How to feel confident in online courses: Does students’ advice to others differ by generation status? [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Lexington, KY.
Caybas, U., Spillman, M. M., Patterson, J. T., Cole, A. E., Han, J., Usher, E. L., & Osterhage, J. (2022, April 2). “I am more motivated to succeed when I am succeeding with a friend”: The role of peers in undergraduate students’ motivation in introductory biology [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Henneberg, L. C., Kuhl, S. E., Han, J., Chen, X-Y. & Usher, E. L. (2022, April 2). Appalachian high schoolers’ experiences in college preparatory programs [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Lexington, KY.
Cole, A. E., Vinsand, S. N., Karazsia, A. K., Han, J., & Usher, E. L. (2022, April 2). Linking instructor self-efficacy and student evaluations of helpful teaching in online courses during COVID-19 [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
2021
Han, J., Usher, E. L., Abney, J., & Conatser, T. (2021, August 12-14). Assessing learning during a pandemic: The problem with “modality” [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association.
Hargis, L. E., Usher, E. L., & Wilson, S. A. (2021, May 5). Understanding the relationship between mental health concerns and help-seeking attitudes and behaviors among engineering students. [Poster presentation]. University of Kentucky Psychology Honors Research Poster Session, Lexington, KY.
Huffman, O. R., Ford, C. J., Han, J., Hargis, L. E., & Usher, E. L. (2021, April 27-29). Feelings dissatisfied with course performance during a pandemic? Undergraduates explain why. [Paper presentation]. University of Kentucky Undergraduate Research Showcase, Lexington, KY.
Ford, C. J., Huffman, O. R., & Usher, E. L. (2021, March 6). How did I do? Perceptions of mastery after a math task. [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY. View presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1XSQ3HAPWk
Griffiths, C. S., Han, J., Staykova, G., & Usher, E. L. (2021, March 6). Culturally responsive teaching in higher education: Do instructors’ and students’ perceptions align? [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Hargis, L. E., Wright, C. J., Miller, E. M., Usher, E. L., Hammer, J. H., & Wilson, S. A. (2021, March 6). Relationship between engineering students’ mental health distress and help-seeking attitudes and behaviors [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Henneberg, L. C., Chen, X-Y., & Usher, E. L. (2021, March 6). Appalachian high schoolers’ sense of belonging in high achieving environments [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Huffman, O. R., Ford, C. J., & Usher, E. L. (2021, March 6). Student-athletes’ perceived health and educational experiences during COVID-19. [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Pemberton, K. M., Ford, C. J., & Usher, E. L. (2021, March 6). International students’ perceived health and academic experiences during COVID-19. [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
2020
Paul, N., Porter, J., & Aliu, R. (2020, August 6-9). Do online discussions help elementary students consider multiple perspectives? [Poster presentation.] American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Calik, B., & Usher, E. L., (2020, March 7). Achievement emotions and self-efficacy in mathematics: How are they related? [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Ford, C. J., Abell, V. A., Usher, E. L., & Mohr-Schroeder, M. (2020, March 7). I fail, therefore I can: Failure mindset and self-efficacy in early adolescence. [Paper presentation], Spring Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Griffiths, C. G., Abell, V. A., Hargis, L. E., DiGiacomo, D. K., Usher, E. L. (2020, March 7). First-year undergraduates’ lay theories about learning. [Paper presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Han, J., Ott, C. E., Usher, E. L., & Brown, C. S. (2020, March 7). Changes in mindset during the first year of college. [Paper presentation.] Spring Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Stevens, K. E., Porter, J. E., Chen, X.-Y., & Usher, E. L. (2020, March 7). Who worries about belonging? Investigating first-year students’ belonging and engagement in college. [Poster presentation]. Spring Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
2019
Chen, X.-Y., Usher, E. L., Brown, C. S., & Ford, C. J. (2019, August 12-16). Is seeing believing? Comparing perceived similarity in a dual-modality belonging intervention [Poster presentation]. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Aachen, Germany.
Ford, C. J., Usher, E. L., Scott, V. L., & Chen, X.-Y. (2019, August 12-16). The “perfect” lens: Effects of perfectionism on early adolescents’ math self-efficacy development [Paper presentation]. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Aachen, Germany.
Han, J., Usher, E. L., Li, C. R., Ford, C. J., Chen, X.-Y., Corcoran, K. A., Worick, C. E., & Brown, C. S. (2019, August 12-16). Quantitative self-efficacy across the first year of college: Trajectories by gender and STEM major [Poster presentation]. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Aachen, Germany.
Chen, X. Y., Stevens, K. E., Mitsos, J. E., Ford, C. J., Usher, E. L., & Brown, C. S. (2019, March). Brief social belonging intervention for first-year students at a land grant university: Does modality matter? [Paper presentation]. Lexington, Kentucky.
Coleman, C., Brown, C. S., Usher, E. L., Scott, V. S., & Huber, G. (2019, March). Perceptions of ethnic bias, sense of belonging, and academic retention for first-year college students of color. [Poster presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Corcoran, K. A., Zahrn, L. H., Fautsch, N. M., & Usher, E. L. (2019, March). Room for improvement: Undergraduate students’ desire for self growth and institutional change. [Poster presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Ford, C. J., Usher, E. L., Mohr-Schroeder, M. J. (2019, March) Robotics self-efficacy in early adolescence: An evaluation of failure mindset. [Paper presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Han, J., Corcoran, K. A., Li, C. R., Ford, C. J., Chen, X. Y., Worick, C. E., Usher, E. L., & Brown, C. S. (2019, March). First-year college students’ STEM-related self-efficacy: Longitudinal measurement invariance and trajectories by gender. [Paper presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Huffman, O. R., Usher, E. L., & Stevens, K. E. (2019, March). Are athletes more motivated? A comparison of the first-year college experience among athletes and nonathletes. [Paper presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Scott, V. L., Ford, C. J., Chen, X. Y., & Usher, E. L. (2019, March) Gender, perfectionism, and math self-efficacy in elementary and middle school students. [Poster presentation]. Kennesaw, GA.
Stanley, B. S., Paul, N., & Usher, E. L. (2019, March). Can I change the environment? A review of research measuring self-efficacy for creating environmental change. [Paper presentation]. Lexington, Kentucky.
Worick, C. E., Usher, E. L., & Love, A.M.A. (2019, March). A mixed-method investigation of the Implicit Theories of Willpower for Strenuous Mental Activities Scale in a college learning environment. [Paper presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Huffman, O., Fautsch, N. M., Han, J., & Usher, E. L. (2019, February). Psychological, social, and academic perceptions of first-year college athletes. [Paper presentation] Lexington, KY.
2018
Chen, X. Y., Hayes, I. M., Fautsch, N. M., & Usher, E. L. (2018, March). Rural versus urban mindset in first-year undergraduate students. [Poster presentation]. Louisville, KY.
Chen, X. Y., Roeder, M. L., Johnson, A. R., Mamaril, N. A., & Usher, E. L. (2018, August). Sources of engineering self-efficacy: An analysis of open-ended responses. [Paper presentation] . American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Corcoran, K. A., Toler, J. R., Thomas, T. N., Hewlett, N. E., Ford, C. J., & Usher, E. L. (2018, March). A qualitative investigation of math and science self-efficacy development in rural Appalachia. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, KY.
Ford, C. J., Nelson, A. A., Chen, X. Y., Usher, E. L., & Brown, C. S. (2018, April). Preliminary evaluation of a living-learning program (LLP) for first-generation college students: A quasi-experimental approach. [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association. New York, New York.
Johnson, A. R., Love, A. M. A., & Usher, E. L. (2018, March). Belongingness and emotional health: A longitudinal exploration of students in an alternative learning program. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, KY.
Love, A. M. A., Usher, E. L., & Fautsch, N. M. (2018, March). Police officers’ self-efficacy for working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Initial scale development and validation. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, KY.
Lingat, J. M., Usher, E. L., & Herzing, J. L. (2018, March). Measuring collectivv efficacy in schools: A mixed methods exploration. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, KY.
Lingat, J. M., Turner, T. A., Worick, C. E., & Usher, E. L. (2018, April). Patterns in metacognitive awareness: An investigation of undergraduate biology students. [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association, New York, New York. [Winner of the Graduate Student Research Award]
Malone, N. J., Hewlett, N. E., Zahrn, L. H., Lingat, J. M., & Usher, E. L. (2018, March). Intersecting identities: Perceptions of Black women at HBCUs and PWIs. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, KY.
Mantooth, R., Usher, E. L., Love, A. M. A., Radtke, R. I., & Toland, M. D. (2018, August). The physical space, self-beliefs, and academic performance: An investigation of learning environments in undergraduate statistics. [Paper presentation]. American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Nelson, A. A., Ford, C. J., Usher, E. L., & Brown, C. S. (2018, April). Evidence from a social-belonging intervention to improve the retention of underrepresented college students. [Poster presentation]. Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Picha, K. J., Hoch, M. C., Heebner, N. H., Abt, J., Usher, E. L., Capilouto, G. J., & Uhl, T. L. (2018, June). Development and psychometric properties of the Self-Efficacy for Home Exercise Programs Scale. [Poster presentation]. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Worick, C. E., Usher, E. L., & Love, A. M. A. (2018, March). Beliefs about self-control and regulation: Do they matter for college performance? [Paper presentation]. Louisville, KY.
Usher, E. L., & Weidner, B. M. (2018, April). A sociocultural perspective on self-efficacy development. {Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association, New York, New York.
2017
Adams, C. G., Gray, R. C., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Stereotype awareness and the Appalachian student. [Paper presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Boone, A. L., Dillon, C. M., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). The sources of exercise self-efficacy in undergraduates. [Paper presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Campbell, A. E., McCrea, B. L., Malone, N. J., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Am I prepared? College navigation self-efficacy in first- and continuing-generation students. [Paper presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Chen, X. Y., Roeder, M. L., Johnson, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). The roots of self-efficacy in undergraduate engineering. [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Ford, C. J. & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Sources of science self-efficacy in Appalachian students. [Paper presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Lingat, J. E., Worick, C. E., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Self-regulation strategies and beliefs of undergraduate biology students. [Paper presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Love, A. M., Dillon, C. M., Mantooth, R. N., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Scale development: A how-to guide! [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Love, A. M. A., Dillon, C., & Usher, E. L. (2017, August). Self-efficacy for teaching special populations in two national contexts. [Paper presentation] European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Tampere, Finland.
Love, A. M., Findley, J. A., & Ruble, L. A. (2017, April). Teacher self-efficacy for teaching students with autism: Associations with stress, teacher engagement, and student outcomes. [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Love, A. M. A., Toland, M. D., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Can I Teach Kids With Autism Spectrum Disorder?: Investigating Teacher Self-Efficacy Within An Emerging Population of Students. [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Mantooth, R. N., Love, A. M., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Learning spaces and self-efficacy in undergraduate statistics. [Paper presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Page, L. B., Lingat, J. M., Ali, H. A., Usher, E. L., Patel, P. M., & Thomas, T. N. (2017, August). Arabic students’ speaking self-efficacy and its sources. [Poster presentation]. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Tampere, Finland.
Page, L. B., Lingat, J. E., Thomas, T. N., Herzing, J. L., & Usher, E. L. (2017, April). Spanish language learners’ speaking self-efficacy and its sources. [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Usher, E. L., Li, C. R., Ford, C. J., & Weidner, B. L. (2017, August). Sources of mathematics and science self-efficacy among adolescents in rural Appalachia. [Paper presentation]. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Tampere, Finland.
2016
Kim, N. A., Li, C. R., Ali, H. A., Bohac, S. W., Ellis, H. B., Neeley, R. M., McCrea, B. L., & Usher, E. L. (2016, August). Motivational correlates of academic achievement among at-risk youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
Li, C. R., Usher, E. L., Mamaril, N. A., Chen, X. Y., Roeder, M. L., Bohac, S. W., Chenot, S. B., & Kennedy, M. S. (2016, August). Sources of self-efficacy in engineering students. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
Love, A. M. A, Toland, M. D., McCrea, B. L., Chen, X., Findley, J. A., & Usher, E. L. (2016, August). Preliminary scale development of a teacher self-efficacy scale for students with autism. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado.
Kiran, D., & Usher, E. L. (April, 2016). Achievement and self-efficacy in science: An exploration of student and teacher beliefs in Turkey. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, Maryland.
Usher, E. L., Li, C. R., Butz, A. R., & Rojas, J. P. (April, 2016). Grit and self-efficacy: Are both essential for children’s academic success? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Usher, E. L., Danner, F. W., Tonks, S. M. (April, 2016). Latent profile analysis of the sources of middle school reading self-efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
2015
Usher, E. L. (2015, July). Unlocking college success: Hidden keys from psychological science. Invited talk to Associate Deans of Undergraduate Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Kim, N. A., Li, C. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, August). Four sources of self-efficacy and efficacy beliefs of at-risk students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Kennedy, M. S., Usher, E. L., Mamaril, N. A., Economy, D. R., Li, C. R., & Sharp, J. (2015, June). Undergraduate students’ materials science and engineering self-efficacy: Assessment and implications. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
Usher, E. L., Mamaril, N. A., Li, C. R., Economy, D. R., & Kennedy, M. S. (2015, June). Sources of self-efficacy in undergraduate engineering. Paper presented at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
Dias, J. R., Hall, A. G., Conway, A. E., Husk, R. M., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, May). What’s stopping you? College barriers among rural Appalachian students. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. New York, NY.
Kim, N. A., Li, C. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, April). The effect of sense of school belonging and family structure on coping self-efficacy among at-risk youth. Paper presented at the 3rd annual Children at Risk conference, Lexington, KY.
Adams, C. G., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, April). Exploring the Psychometric Properties of the Stigma Consciousness Scale for Appalachian Students. Poster presented at the 3rd annual Children at Risk conference, Lexington, KY.
Li, C. R., Toland, M. D., Usher, E. L., Mamaril, N. A., Kennedy, M. S., & Economy, D. R. (2015, April). The Short Grit Scale: Dimensionality analyses. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Piercey, R. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, April). Reading self-efficacy in early adolescence: Which measure works best? Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Turner, T. A., Adams, C. G., Rose, M. A., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, April). Sources of college-going self-efficacy among rural Appalachian students. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Conway, A. E. (2015, March). Autonomy support in a post-secondary classroom: A self-determination perspective. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, Kentucky.
Jones. R. S., Kim, N. A., Li, C. L., Chen, X. Y., Neeley, R. M., Usher, E. L., & Danner, F. (2015, March). At-risk adolescents’ autonomy, relatedness, and stigma: A story of interaction. Paper presented at the 2015 Spring Research Conference. Louisville, Kentucky.
Kim, N. A., Li, C. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, March). Sense of school belonging and coping self-efficacy among at-risk youth. Poster presented at the 2015 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Kiran, D., & Usher, E. L. (2015, March). Achievement and self-efficacy in science – An exploration of student and teacher beliefs in Turkey. Paper presented at the 2015 Spring Research Conference. Louisville, Kentucky.
Li, C. R., Kim, N. A., Covington, S.T., Butz, A. R., Ali, H. A., & Usher, E. L. (2015, March). Is college just a dream? College beliefs in at-risk youth. Poster presented at the 2015 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
McCrea, B. M., Husk, R. M., Chenot, S., Pumphrey, O. B., Koeninger, E., Pamelia, M., & Usher, E. L. (2015, March). Self-efficacy and mindfulness in Appalachian adolescents. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, Kentucky.
Osterhage, J., Turner, T. A., & Usher, E. L. (2015, March). Active study guidance: Learning through practice. Poster presented at the Biology Leadership Conference, Austin, TX.
Rose, M. A., Turner, T. A., Pumphrey, O. B., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2015, April). How do I compare? How relative comparisons affect reading achievement. [Paper presentation]. Louisville, Kentucky.
Turner, T. A., Cheatham, N. N., Jones, F. L., Waiters, B. L., Pritchard, M. J., Covington, S. T., Kiran, D., Wilson, A., & Usher, E. L. (2015, March). Self-regulation and calibration in undergraduate biology students. Paper presented at the 2015 Spring Research Conference. Louisville, Kentucky.
2014
Hall, A. G., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2014, August). Ability grouping and self- efficacy: Enhancing competence in middle grades mathematics. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Butz, A. R., Toland, M. D., Zumbrunn, S. K., Danner, F. W., & Usher, E. L., (2014, April). What is the “magic number?”: A review of response categories in measuring writing self-efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Mamaril, N. A., Usher, E. L., Economy, D. R., & Kennedy, M. S. (2014, April). Identifying the sources of undergraduate engineering students’ self-efficacy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mamaril, N. A., Usher, E. L., Economy, D. R., & Kennedy, M. S. (2014, April). Measuring undergraduate students’ engineering self-efficacy: A scale validation study. Paper presented at the 2014 Spring Research Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Rose, M. A., Adams, C. G., Douin, T. A., Meiners, N. C., Eddy, Z. S., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2014, April). Sources of college-going self-efficacy in rural Appalachia. Paper presented at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research. Lexington, Kentucky.
Adams, C. G., McCrea, B. L., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2014, April). Sources of mathematics self-efficacy in non-rural and rural contexts. [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Butz, A. R., Dias, J. R., Thompson, J. A., Waiters, B. L., & Usher, E. L. (2014, April). Connecting the dots: College information networks among rural Appalachian adolescents. [Paper presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Burris, J. L., Jones, A. S., Ross, T. D., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2014, April). The lost boys: do single-sex, racially homogenous classrooms benefit African American boys? Poster presented at the 2014 Spring Research Conference, Cincinnati, OH.
Li, C. R., Conway, A. E., Kim, A., Butz, A. R., Mamaril, N. A., & Usher, E. L. (2014, April). Sources of academic and self-regulatory self-efficacy of at risk students in an alternative school environment. [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, OH.
Hall, A. G., Dias, J. R., Husk, R., M., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2014, April). What’s stopping you? A look at college barriers among rural Appalachian students. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Children at Risk Conference, Lexington, KY.
2013
Mamaril, N. A., Economy, D. R., Usher, E. L., & Kennedy, M. S. (2013, October). An examination of students’ motivation in engineering service courses. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Butz, A. R., & Usher, E.L. (2013, August). Exercising control: perceptions of autonomy as sources of self-efficacy in reading and mathematics. Paper presented at the 2013 meeting of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Munich, Germany.
Tonks, S. M., Usher, E. L., & Butz, A. R. (2013, August). Predicting adolescent reading achievement from self-efficacy, autonomy, and grit. Poster presented at the meeting of the Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, Tokyo, Japan.
Tonks, S. M., Usher, E. L., & Butz, A. R. (2013, June). Motivation correlates of adolescent reading achievement: Autonomy, control, self-efficacy, and grit. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Self-Determination Theory Conference, Rochester, NY.
Butz, A. R., Waiters, B. L., Deatrick, E. E., & Usher, E. L. (2013, May). Does method matter?: Open-ended responses and early adolescents. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Fanni, F., Kupar, M. J., Boatwright, A. R., Coyle, B. A., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2013, May). Too plugged in?: Adolescents’ technology use and reading motivation. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association of Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
Piercy S. F., Shipman, W. J., Adams, C. G., Thompson, C. H., Willett, T. L., Butz, A. R., & Usher E. L. (2013, May). “Sticks and stones”: Negative messages in mathematics and reading. Poster presented at the meeting of Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.
Butz, A. R., Taylor, T. G., Usher, E. L., & Deatrick, E. E. (2013, April). Sources of self-efficacy in reading and mathematics: Differences by gender, grade, and domain. Roundtable discussion presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Collins, J. S., Usher, E. L., & Butz, A. R. (2013, April). Examining students’ perceived autonomy support as a source of self-efficacy in mathematics. Poster presented at the 2013 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Boatwright, A. R., Jones, A. S., Powell, L. R., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2013, April). Judging the book by its cover? Teacher judgments of students’ motivation and competence. [Poster presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Butz, A. R., Kupar, J. M., Pyne, K. E., Willett, T. L., Goodnight, A. C., Thompson, C. H., & Usher, E. L. (2013, April). Too Much (or Too Little) Confidence?: Calibration of Self-Efficacy and Achievement by Race and Socioeconomic Status. [Paper presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Deatrick, E. D., Waiters, B. L., Creek, T., Snyder, E., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2013, April). Making the transition: changes in elementary and middle school mathematics motivation. presented at the Spring Research Conference in Lexington, KY.
Mamaril, N. A., Maxson, T. T., Cooper, R. E., Turpin, J. A., Usher, E. L., Gaffney, J. D. H., & Housley Gaffney, A. L. (2013, April). Investigating preservice teachers’ physics teaching self-efficacy: A mixed method approach. Paper presented at the 2013 Spring Research Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.
Mamaril, N. A., Waiters, B. L., Deatrick, E. E., Economy, D. R., Usher, E. L., & Kennedy, M. S. (2013, April). Sources of undergraduate students’ engineering self-efficacy: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the 2013 Spring Research Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.
Taylor, A. G., Coyle, B. A., Meiners, N. C., Paolella, A. C., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2013, April). Optimizing learner competence and confidence in middle grades mathematics. [Paper presentation]. Lexington, KY.
Jewell, S. C., Deatrick, E. E., Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2013, April). Perfectly Placed? Perfectionism, Goal Orientation, and Course Placement in Mathematics. [Poster presentation]. Lexington, KY.
2012
Butz, A. R., Usher, E. L., & Salgado, A. G. (2012, August). What makes you more confident in mathematics?: Responses from early adolescents. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Li, Z., Toland, M. D., & Usher, E. L. (2012, August). Psychometric examination of the mathematics skills self-efficacy scale. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
Birdwhistell, J. L., Ruble, L. A., Toland, M. D., & Usher, E. L. (2012, May). Self-efficacy, stress, and burnout of teachers of students with autism. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Toronto, Canada.
Rojas, J. P., Usher, E. L., & Toland, M. D. (2012, May). Creativity and grit as predictors of mathematics achievement in middle school. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Chen, J. A., Usher, E. L., & Randall, J. D. (2012, April). Exploring profiles of responses for the Sources of Science Self-Efficacy Scale. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Usher, E. L., Mamaril, N. A., Gaffney, J. D. H., & Housley Gaffney, A. L. (2012, April). Building education majors’ confidence for teaching physics. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Usher, E. L., & Tonks, S. M. (2012, April). Sources of reading self-efficacy in high-stakes testing. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Birdwhistell, J. L., Ruble, L. A., Toland, M. D., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Preliminary study on the development of the Autism Self-Efficacy Scale for Teachers (ASSET). Poster presented at the second annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference for Research on Children at Risk, Lexington, KY.
Butz, A. R., Taylor, T. G., Waiters, B. L., Deatrick, E. E., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Sources of self-efficacy in reading and mathematics: Similar findings by method and domain? Paper presented at the 2012 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Butz, A. R., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Using multiple criteria to identify and assist students at-risk in mathematics. Poster presented at the Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference for Research on Children at Risk, Lexington, KY.
Collins, J. S., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Students’ perceived autonomy support as a possible source of mathematics self-efficacy. Poster presented at the 2012 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.
Deatrick, E. E., Haney, K. L., Piercey, R., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Defining self-efficacy from the reader’s perspective: A qualitative approach to understanding reading competence. Poster presented at the 2012 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.
Jewell, S. C., Nguyen, C., Kupar, J., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Making motivation research relevant: Perspectives from high school students. Paper presented at the 2012 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Li, Z., Li, M., Salgado, A. G., Toland, M. D., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Development of middle level students’ self-efficacy for self-regulation in mathematics. Poster presented at the annual Spring Academic Conference of the Kentucky Psychological Association, Lexington, KY.
Mamaril, N. A., Usher, E. L., & Coyle, B. A. (2012, March). Academic self-handicapping and self-efficacy as predictors of achievement in mathematics of African American middle school students. Poster presented at the 2012 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.
Rojas, J. P., Reser, J. A., Toland, M. D., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Psychometrics of the Grit scale. Poster presented at the 2012 Spring Research Conference, Louisville, KY.
Rojas, J. P., & Usher, E. L. (2012, March). Exploring the correlations among creativity, grit, and mathematics achievement in socioeconomically diverse schools. Poster presented at the Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference for Research on Children at Risk, Lexington, KY. Poster won second place award ($200).
Butz, A. R., Usher, E. L., & Salgado, A. G. (2012, February). Sources of self-efficacy in mathematics among early adolescents: Methodological and theoretical considerations. Poster presented at the University of Kentucky STEM Education Symposium, Lexington, KY.
Mamaril, N. A., Usher, E. L., Gaffney, J. D. H., & Housley Gaffney, A. L. (2012, February). Building education majors’ confidence for teaching physics. Paper presented at the meeting of the University of Kentucky STEM Education Symposium, Lexington, Kentucky.
Rojas, J. P., & Usher, E. L. (2012, February). Creativity and grit as predictors of mathematics achievement in middle school. Poster presented at the University of Kentucky STEM Education Symposium, Lexington, KY.
2011
Usher, E. L., Joet, G., & Bressoux, P. (2011, September). Development of mathematics self-efficacy in two upper-elementary contexts. Paper presented at the meeting of the European Conference on Educational Research, Berlin, Germany.
Usher, E. L., Richardson, J. W., & Fanni, F. (2011, September). Towards a new motivational-based model of innovation adoption. Paper presented at the meeting of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Exeter, England.
Thomas, M. K., Usher, E. L., & Mamaril, N. A. (2011, August). Investigating the relationship between teacher feedback and student self-efficacy. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Toland, M. D., & Usher, E. L. (2011, August). Assessing mathematics self-efficacy: How many categories do we really need? Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Usher, E. L., Fedewa, A. L., & Dreyer, E. (2011, August). Elementary school students’ health-related self-beliefs. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Thomas, M. K., Piercey, R., & Usher, E. L. (2011, June). Investigating domain and gender differences in self-efficacy for self-regulated learning. Poster presented at the Sixth Self Biennial International Conference, Québec City, Canada.
Mamaril, N. A., Brueggeman, B., Willett, T., Lynch, A., Thomas, M. K., & Usher, E. L. (2011, April). Investigating the relationship between teacher feedback and student self-efficacy. [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Piercey, R. R., Nguyen, C., Cole, C., Jewell, S., Thomas, M. K., & Usher, E. L. (2011, April). Investigating domain and gender differences in self-efficacy for self-regulated learning. [Poster presentation]. Cincinnati, Ohio.
2010 and earlier
Mamaril, N. A., & Usher, E. L. (2010, August). Through the pipeline: A qualitative study of women’s engineering self-efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, California.
Morris, D. B., & Usher, E. L. (2010, August). An examination of teacher motivation from the perspective of positive psychology. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, California.
Usher, E. L., & Thomas, M. K. (2010, August). Predicting growth trajectories in high school students’ science self-efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, California.
Chen, J. A., & Usher, E. L. (2010, April). Implicit theories of ability and their effects on the formation of middle school students’ science self-efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
Klassen, R. M., & Usher, E. L. (2010, April). Self-efficacy in academic settings: A review of research from 2000-2009. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
Morris, D. B., & Usher, E. L. (2010, April). Sources of award-winning professors’ teaching self-efficacy: A qualitative investigation. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado.
Chen, J. A., & Usher, E. L. (2009, October). Implicit theories of ability and their effects on the formation of middle school students’ science self-efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the Georgia Educational Research Association, Savannah, Georgia.
Joet, G., Usher, E. L., & Bressoux, P. (2009, August). Development of mathematics self-efficacy. Paper presented at the meeting of the European Association for Learning and Instruction, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Usher, E. L. (2009, August). Nurturing mathematics self-efficacy when stakes are high: Important group differences. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Klassen, R. M., Usher, E. L., & Bong, M. (2009, April). Teachers’ collective efficacy, job satisfaction, job stress, and collectivism in cross-cultural context. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
Usher, E. L., & Randall, J. D. (2009, April). Understanding self-efficacy for self-regulated learning in mathematics: A mixed Rasch modeling approach. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California.
Klassen, R. M., Usher, E. L., & Bong, M. (2008, July). Teachers’ collective efficacy, job satisfaction, job stress, and collectivism in cross-cultural context. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany.
Klassen, R. M., Bong, M., Usher, E. L., Chong, W. H., Huan, V. S., Wong, I. Y. F., & Georgiou, T. (2008, August). Teachers’ self-efficacy in cross-cultural perspective: Measurement equivalence in five countries. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ruble, L. A., Usher, E. L., & Nounopoulos, A. (2008, August). Teaching students with autism: A preliminary investigation of teacher self-efficacy. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.
