Alycia Hund
Professor
Psychology
Office
Degarmo Hall - DEG 430
Office Hours
Tuesdays 1-3 pm and by appointment
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Research
Current Courses
390.021Advanced Research Apprenticeship
395.004Honors Thesis: Psychology
286.001Honors Undergraduate Research II
213.001Lifespan Development
292.021Special Projects: Peer Mentoring
290.021Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
291.021Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
499.021Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
301.001Infant And Child Development
291.021Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
Teaching Interests & Areas
Lifespan Development (PSY 213) Infant and Child Development (PSY 301)
Research Interests & Areas
Cognitive Development; Executive Functioning; Spatial Cognition and STEM Learning; Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Elementary Grades; School Readiness and Achievement
Ph D Psychology
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
BA Psychology
Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Faculty Member of the Year
Psi Chi/Student Psychology Association, Illionis State University
2016
Fellow
Midwestern Psychological Association
2015
Outstanding University Teaching Award
Illinois State University
2015
Outstanding College Teaching Award (Social Sciences)
College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
2014
Outstanding College Service Award (Social Sciences)
College of Arts and Sciences, Illinois State University
2012
Teaching Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2007
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2005
Journal Article
Hund, A. M., Plumert, J. M., & Recker, K. M. (2020). Visually scaling distance from memory: Do visible midline boundaries make a difference? Spatial Cognition & Computation, 20, 134-159.
Jadallah, M., Kang, H., Hund, PhD, A., & Kirby, E. The indexical nature of classroom discourse: the role of technology integration. Classroom Discourse (2019): 1--20.
Hund, A. M., Bianchi, L. J., Winner, J. F., & Hesson-McInnis, M. S. (2017). Complex spatial language improves from 3 to 5 years: The role of prompting and overhearing in facilitating direction giving using between and middle. Cognitive Development, 43, 170-181.
Jadallah, M., Hund, PhD, A., Thayn, J., Studebaker, J., Roman, Z., & Kirby, E. Integrating geospatial technologies in fifth-grade curriculum: Impact on spatial ability and map-analysis skills. Journal of Geography 116.4 (2017): 139--151.
Jadallah, M., Hund, PhD, A., Jonathan, T., Joel, S., Zachary, R., & Elizabeth, K. Integrating geospatial technologies in fifth-grade curriulum: Impact on spatial ability and map-analysis skills. Journal of Geography 116 (2017): 139-151.
Newsletter
Cantin, R., Mann, T., & Hund, PhD, A. Executive functioning predicts school readiness and success: Implications for assessment and intervention. Communiqué 41.4 (2012): 1, 20-21.
D'Santiago, V., & Hund, PhD, A. Culturally sensitive best practices for sex education programs. Communiqué 40.6 (2012): 18-20.
Presentations
Hund, A. M., & Colwell, A. (2023, March). Developmental improvements in cardinal, ordinal, and spatial language in early childhood. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.
Ellis, M., Hund, A. M., & Zimmerman, C. (2022, April). Predictors of cross-racial sharing behavior in early childhood. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Hund, A. M., Colwell, A., Hayes, M., Mangini, O., Metzger, E., & Monroe, E. (2022, April). Developmental improvements in cardinal, ordinal, and spatial language in early childhood. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Cognitive Development Society, Madison, WI.
Croney, S., & Hund, A. M. (2021, April). Examining links between inhibitory control, shyness, and reactive and proactive aggression at 4 years. Poster presented (virtually) at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development.
Hund, A. M., Kannass, K. N., Bove, R., Fairweather, L., Maydew, M., & Monla, A. (2021, April). Young children’s understanding of ordinal, spatial, and color labels. Poster presented (virtually) at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development.
Bove, R., DuBre-Schloz, A., Fairweather, L., Heap, C., Maydew, M., Monla, A., Okamura, K., Pierson, M., Wiemer, K., & Hund, A. M. (2020, April*). Children’s understand of ordinal, spatial, alphabet, and color labels in a spatial search task. Poster accepted for the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. *Conference cancelled due to COVID-19.
Croney, S., & Hund, A. M. (2020, April*). Temperament and aggression in early childhood. Poster accepted for the annual conference of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. *Conference cancelled due to COVID-19.
Hund, A. M. (2020, April*). Implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in elementary classrooms: Challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned. In J. Hamerlinck (Chair), Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Spatial Thinking and Cognition II: Geography, Cognition, and Learning. Paper accepted for the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Denver, CO. *Meeting cancelled due to COVID-19.
Hund, A. M., Roberts, D., & Millard, R. (2020, November). The role of working memory in direction giving for wayfinding. Poster presented at the annual (virtual) meeting of the Psychonomics Society.
Johnson, M. E., & Hund, A. M. (2020, February). Elementary general and special educators' efficacy teaching students with disabilities. Poster to be presented at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Baltimore, MD.
Grants & Contracts
Testing the effects of cognitive flexibility training on reading comprehension. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2017)
Promoting Students' Spatial Thinking in Upper Elementary Grades Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). National Science Foundation. Federal. (2013)
Documenting the development of professional skills and attitudes through out-of-class experiences in psychology. Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Teaching and Learning Development Grant. Illinois State University. (2012)
Explaining the development of professional skills and attitudes through out-of-class experiences in psychology. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Small Grant. Illinois State University. (2012)
Reinvent your course for civic engagement. American Democracy Project and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation via Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2012)