Faculty/Staff Information
Melissa Cunningham
(she, her, hers)
NTT Assistant Professor, Psychological Sciences Department
503-751-4204 | cunningm@wou.edu
TODD 338
At WOU since
09/16/2008Office Hours
Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri |
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9:00-1:00 | ||||
By appointment : https://calendly.com/drcunningham |
Course schedule
Spring 2023CRN | Course | Title | Times | Location |
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30098 | PSY563 | CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | - | ONLINE CRS |
30085 | PSY202 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | - | HYBRD* CRS |
30097 | PSY463 | CHILDHOOD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | - | ONLINE CRS |
30085 | PSY202 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | T 1200-1350 | HWC 203 |
30083 | PSY201 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | - | ONLINE CRS |
Education
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. Psychology, Minor: Sociology – June 2002
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Teaching focus
Childhood Psychology
Human Development
Research areas
Psychological consequences of chronic illness in childhood
School system support for children with chronic illness
School bullying
Consultation with teachers
Teachers’ training and continuing education
Professional experience
NTT Professor of Psychology, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
Psychology Department, 2008-Present
Instructor, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
Educational Psychology & Psychology Departments, 2004-2007
Undergraduate courses taught
Western Oregon University
General Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Childhood Psychopathology
Infancy and Childhood
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
Gorsek, A. K. & Cunningham, M. M. (2014). A Review of Teachers' Perceptions and Training Regarding School Bullying. Pure Insights, 3(1), 15-19.
doi: http://digitalcommons.wou.edu/pure/vol3/iss1/6
Cunningham, M. M. & Wodrich, D. L. (2012). Teachers’ academic appraisals and
referral decisions: The effect of sharing health information when diabetes is present. Psychology in the Schools, 49(9), 852-863. doi:10.1002/pits.21644
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.
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