Dr. Susan R. Goldman

 

Susan R. Goldman, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Learning, Instruction, and Teacher Development. She is a member of the Cognitive Division in Psychology and of the Language, Literacy, and Culture and Educational Psychology programs in the College of Education. Prior to UIC, she was Co-Director of the Learning Technology Center at Vanderbilt University for 12 years, and a Professor in the Psychology Department.

Goldman’s current work includes research on a web-based diagnostic reading assessment system, learning from multiple information sources, and use of virtual agent systems to support language development in kindergarten and first grade children from both English and Spanish language backgrounds. Past accomplishments include research and development of several technology-based environments for learning and assessment, including the mathematics problem solving series The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury, and The Little Planet Literacy Series.

For over a decade, Goldman has been collaborating with educational practitioners to bridge research and practice. Currently, she is a major participant in Partnership READ, a reading demonstration project funded by the Chicago Community Trust and Chicago Public Schools. READ is working with over a dozen elementary schools to support high quality teaching and student learning in literacy through whole-school reform. She also heads the evaluation of a teacher enhancement grant, Supporting Teachers Supporting Teachers, a partnership between UIC’s College of Education and Chicago Public Schools.

Dr. Goldman is widely published in discourse, psychology, and education journals and presently heads the Society for Text and Discourse. She is an associate editor on the journals Discourse Processes, Cognition and Instruction, and Learning and Instruction, and serves on the editorial board of Developmental Psychology. Goldman was a founding member and served on the board of the International Society for the Learning Sciences. In recognition of her role as a leader in the field of learning and instruction, Goldman served in the position of Vice President of Division C: Learning and Instruction (2000 – 2002) of the American Educational Research Association .