Jenefer Husman
Biography
Educational psychologist Jenefer Husman’s research focuses on how students imagine their futures and how their futures influence learning in the present. She argues that thoughts about our futures can be transformative; changes in who we want to become can change what we do and who we are now. Jenefer has created educational programs providing access and support for under-served student in STEM fields, especially engineering.
Education
Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas at Austin
Major: Educational Psychology
Concentration: Cognition, Learning and Instruction
M.A., 1996, University of Texas at Austin
Major: Cognition, Learning and Instruction
B.S., 1992, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
1990 - 1991, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Chinese Language and History
Honors and Awards
Publications
Graham, M. C., Husman, J., Pekrun, R., Villanueva, I., & Christensen, D. (2022). The dynamic experience of taking an examination: Ever-changing cortisol and expectancy for success. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 00, 1– 16. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12521
Andrews, M., Prince, M., Finelli, C., Graham, M., Borrego, M., & Husman, J. (2021). Explanation and Facilitation Strategies Reduce Student Resistance to Active Learning. College Teaching, 1-11. doi:10.1080/87567555.2021.1987183
Kim, M., Ross, A., Tracy, *DeRosia, N., Madison, E., & Husman, J. (2021). There are Two I’s in Motivation: Interpersonal Dimensions of Science Self-Efficacy Among Racially Diverse Adolescent Youth. Contemporary Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2021.101989
Andrews, M. E., Graham, M., Prince, M., Borrego, M., Finelli, C. J., & Husman, J. (2020). Student resistance to active learning: do instructors (mostly) get it wrong? Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 25(2), 142–154. doi:10.1080/22054952.2020.1861771
Villanueva, I., Husman, J., Christensen, D., Youmans, K., Khan, M. T. H., Vicioso, P., Lampkins, S., Graham, M. (2019). A Cross-Disciplinary and Multi-Modal Experimental Design for Studying Near-Real-Time Authentic Examination Experiences, JoVE. (151), e60037, doi:10.3791/60037
Heddy, B. C., Nelson, K. G., Husman, J., Cheng, K. C., *Goldman, J. A., & *Chancey, J. B. (2019). The relationship between perceived instrumentality, interest and transformative experiences in online engineering. Educational Psychology,1-16. DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2019.1600662 Published on-line 4/12/19
Finelli, C. J., Nguyen, K. A., DeMonbrun, R. M., Borrego, M., Prince, M. J., Husman, J., Henderson, C., Shekhar, P., & Waters, C. K. (2018). Reducing student resistance to active learning: Strategies for instructors. Journal of College Science Teaching, 47, 80-91. DOI10.1186/s40594-018-0102-y
Heddy, B. C., Nelson, K. G., Husman, J., Cheng, K. C., *Goldman, J. A., & *Chancey, J. B. (2019).
The relationship between perceived instrumentality, interest and transformative experiences in online engineering. Educational Psychology,1-16. DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2019.1600662
Finelli, C. J., *Nguyen, K. A., *DeMonbrun, R. M., Borrego, M., Prince, M. J., Husman, J., Henderson, C., *Shekhar, P., & Waters, C. K. (2018). Reducing student resistance to active learning: Strategies for instructors. Journal of College Science Teaching, 47 (5), 80-91. DOI10.1186/s40594-018-0102-y