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Humanities & Teacher Education

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Stella Erbes
Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

Division: Humanities/Teacher Education Division
Office: Cultural Arts Center (CAC) 108
Phone: (310) 506-4271
Fax: (310) 506-7307
E-mail: stella.erbes@pepperdine.edu

  • Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of California Santa Barbara, 2002
  • M.A., Education, University of California Santa Barbara, 1999
  • M.A., Spanish, University of California Santa Barbara, 1995
  • B.A., Spanish, Pepperdine University, 1991, Cum Laude
Courses:
  • Educational Psychology
  • Introduction to Student Teaching in the Secondary School
  • Student Teaching in the Secondary School I & II
  • Educational Technology Workshop
Key Awards/Affiliations:
  • Summer 2008, Finalist for the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence, Pepperdine University.
  • 2005-2006: Seaver College Named Fellowship, 1994
  • 2004: Dean's Summer Undergraduate Research Project; Grant awarded to complete the evaluation of Summer Undergraduate Research in Biology (SURB), 1997
  • 2004: Dean's Research Grant Award to support interdisciplinary research with Dr. Kendra Killpatrick (Math Department), 1995
  • Member, American Educational Research Association
  • Member, Computer Using Educators
  • Member, Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society
Academic Interests:
  • Beginning Teacher Support
  • Educational Technology
  • Undergraduate Research
Selected Works:
  • Erbes, S, Folkerts, M., Gergis, C., Pederson, S., & Stivers. H. (2009). "Understanding how cognitive psychology can inform and improve Spanish vocabulary acquisition in high school classrooms." Journal of Instructional Psychology, in press.
  • Erbes, S. (2008). "Interdisciplinary efforts used to assess research experiences for undergraduates." Council of Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 29(2), 34-42.
  • Erbes, S. (2007). What teachers should know but textbooks don't show. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
  • April 2005: Paper Discussion at American Educational Research Association (AERA), Montreal, Canada, "Investigating Relationships between Students' Attitudes toward Mathematics, Perceived Parental Attitudes, Demographics, and Achievement in Algebra" (co-presented with Dr. Kendra Killpatrick, Pepperdine University and Dr. Sarah Hough, UCSB
  • October 2004: Thematic Session, Pepperdine University Faculty Conference, Malibu, CA, "Optimizing Learning by Applying Cognitive Neuroscience to Teaching Methodologies" (co-presented with Dr. Michael Folkerts, Pepperdine University, Social Science-Psychology Division)
  • April 2004: Paper Presentation, American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, CA, "Understanding Beginning Teachers' Needs: The Effects of RENEW, A Retention and Renewal Mathematics Project" (co-presented with Dr. Sarah Hough, UCSB, and Dr. Nancy O'Rode, UCSB)
  • February 2004: Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), Dallas, TX: Thematic Session, "Understanding and Addressing Beginning Teachers' Needs and Concerns: A Description of RENEW, A Retention and Renewal Project in Mathematics Education" (co-presented with Dr. Sarah Hough, UCSB), Thematic Session, "Surviving and Thriving in the Teaching Profession: A Description of the Experiences and Resources Used by Teachers of a California-based Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Program", and a Roundtable Format, "Optimizing Learning by Applying Brain Research to Teaching Methodologies" (co-presented with Dr. Michael Folkerts, Pepperdine University, Social Science-Psychology Division)
  • October 2003: Poster Session, California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE), San Diego, CA, "Surviving and Thriving in the Teaching Profession: A Description of the Experiences and Resources Used by Teachers of a California-based Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Program"
  • April 2003: Poster Session, American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL, "Surviving and Thriving in the Teaching Profession: A Description of the Experiences and Resources Used by Teachers of a California-based Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Program"
  • April 2000: Poster Session, American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, LA, "The Professional Development of Teachers", co-presented with David Pratt and Sarah Hough, UCSB
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