Jackie Cerda-Smith
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Biography
I grew up in central Ohio, then spent 10 years living in North Carolina where I earned a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from NC State University.
Current Courses
PSY 302.001 Adolescent Development
PSY 404.001 Adolescent Development
PSY 390.032 Advanced Research Apprenticeship
PSY 331.003 Laboratory In Research Methods For Psychology: Developmental
PSY 415.003 Laboratory In Research Methods For Psychology: Developmental
PSY 391.032 Scholarship Of Teaching & Learning Apprenticeship
PSY 290.032 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship
PSY 291.032 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching
Teaching Interests & Areas
As a former high school teacher (7 years) and National Board Certified Teacher, I have a passion for teaching. I love getting to know students and helping them connect with course material and each other. My classes are designed to build transferrable skills and knowledge while fostering a welcoming and inclusive class environment.
Research Interests & Areas
I value the lived experiences of students and educators, which is why my interdisciplinary (developmental and educational) research is often grounded in community-engaged approaches. I run two lab groups at ISU: the DARE lab and the RTR lab. The DARE lab aims to understand and promote critical consciousness development, which involves peoples' understanding of oppression and their action to dismantle it. I am especially interested in daily critical consciousness processes and how schools foster and hinder critical consciousness. The RTR lab works closely with high school Psychology partner teachers to design and implement the Ready Through Research program, which pairs local research mentors with high school students to guide them in designing and conducting their own psychological research projects. To learn more about these labs, please visit https://sites.google.com/view/cerdasmithlab/home