| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Dept: | Curriculum & Foundations |
| Office: | JH 388 |
| Phone: | 216-687-4610 |
| Email: | K.HAMLEN@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. JH 388, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||||||||
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Ph.D., Educational Psychology, SUNY Buffalo
M.Ed., Music Education, SUNY Buffalo B.M.E., Music Education, Wheaton College | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Dr. Karla Hamlen is an Assistant Professor of Educational Research in the department of Curriculum and Foundations. She earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo, at which time she developed research interests in uses of video games and new media, and ways in which these influence cognition and learning in children. With background in music education and mathematics, Dr. Hamlen has taught K-12 general music, elementary instrumental music, and junior high mathematics in schools both in South America and the United States. She now teaches graduate Educational Research, Statistics, and Creativity in Education courses at CSU. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| Technology in Teaching Award, College of Education and Human Services, CSU, 2010
Faculty Research Mentoring Award, Cleveland State University Mary Lou and S. David Farr Award, SUNY Buffalo | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| Video game play and relationships to creativity, learning strategies, and ethics among children. | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| Educational Research and Statistics, Creativity | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| American Psychological Association
American Educational Research Association | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Doctoral Studies Committee, COEHS (Fall 2010-present)
Instructional Media Services Committee (Fall 2009-present) COEHS faculty secretary (Fall 2011-Spring 2012) College of Graduate Studies Grade Dispute Committee (2012-present) Director of Educational Research Program, Curriculum and Foundations Dept (2010-present) | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| Member of editorial board for APA journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture
Reviewer for journals: Computers & Education, Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Educational Computing Research, Developmental Psychology Participant in APA Divison 46 subcommittee | ||
| Research Grants: | ||
| Mark Diamond Research Grant, SUNY Buffalo | ||