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Melissa Cunningham Adjunct Professor of Psychology

Office: Todd 338
Phone: (503) 751-4204
Fax: (503)838-8618
E-mail address: cunningm@wou.edu

Academic Preparation

Ph.D. Educational Psychology, Option: School Psychology - Fall 2008
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

M.A. Educational Psychology, Option: School Psychology - May 2005
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

B.S. magna cum laude, Psychology, Minor: Sociology - June 2002
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR

Psychology Department, 2008-Present

Instructor, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

Educational Psychology & Psychology Departments, 2004-2007

Courses Taught

Western Oregon University

General Psychology (Online & Face-to-face)

Developmental Psychology (Online & Face-to-face)

Childhood Psychopathology

Theories of Learning

Motivation

Arizona State University

Education Psychology: Motivation, Learning, & Evaluation

Educational Psychology: Group Dynamics, Leadership, & Decision Making

Quantitative Research Methods Lab

Publications and Presentations

Cunningham, M. M. & Wodrich, D. L. (in press). Teachers’ academic appraisals and referral decisions: The effect of sharing health information when diabetes is present. Psychology in the Schools.

Wodrich, D. L. & Cunningham, M. M. (2008). School-based tertiary and targeted interventions for students with chronic medical conditions: Examples from type 1 diabetes mellitus and epilepsy. Psychology in the Schools, 45, 52-62.

Cunningham, M. M. & Wodrich, D. L. (2006). The effect of sharing health information on teachers’ production of classroom accommodations. Psychology in the Schools, 43, 553-564.

Cunningham, M. M. & Wodrich, D. L. (2005, August). The effect of sharing health information on teachers’ production of classroom accommodations. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Clinical/Applied Experience

Doctoral Intern – School Psychology

Portland Public Schools, Portland OR, 2007-2008

Worked with children, families, and school team to evaluate students for special education eligibility from pre-referral to IEP development.
Consulted with teachers, parents, and school administrators regarding behavioral and academic difficulties in children.
Provided individual and group counseling for students in grades K-12.

Doctoral Practicum – School Psychology

Scottsdale School District, Mesa Public Schools, & Gilbert Public Schools – Arizona 2005-2007

Psychological assessments to assist in diagnosis of emotional and learning disabilities.
Reported results of psychoeducational evaluations to parents and teachers
Planned and monitored interventions for children with disabilities
Consulted with teachers and parents regarding behavioral difficulties in school
Presented workshops for teachers to assist in dealing with difficult behaviors in school settings

Psychometrist

Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Center, Mesa, AZ, 2006-2007

Administered and scored psychological and intellectual assessment instruments to incarcerated adolescents and adolescents on probation.

Career Counselor

Willamette Educational Service District, Dallas, OR, 2002-2003

Identified and enrolled at-risk adolescents in a federal Workforce Investment Act grant program
Administered and scored career inventories
Individual and group career counseling

Licensure

School Psychologist

State of Oregon, Teachers Standards & Practices Commission

2009-Present

Contact

Psychology Division (503) 838-8344 | or e-mail: kunzel@wou.edu