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April, 2012 Bruce D. Homer Program in Educational Psychology Tel.: (212) 817-8292 CUNY Graduate Center Fax: (212) 817-1561 365 Fifth Avenue e-mail: [email protected] New York, NY 10016 [email protected] Webpage: http://tinyurl.com/bdhomer Current Position Associate Professor, Ph.D. Program in Educational Psychology, The Graduate Center, CUNY Education Ph. D. University of Toronto (Human Development & Applied Psychology) 2000 M.A. University of Toronto (Applied Cognitive Science) 1995 B.Sc. Dalhousie University (Psychology - Honours) 1992 Grants & Awards: Current 2012-2013 Project EDGE: Educational Data Mining of Google App Inventor Events Jan L. Plass (PI) & Bruce D. Homer (Co-PI). Google Research Grant ($42,000). 2009-2012 Molecules & Minds: Developing Bridging Scaffolds to Improve Chemistry Learning. [#R305A090203] Catherine Milne (PI), Jan L. Plass, Bruce D. Homer & Trace Jordan (Co-PI’s). Institute for Education Sciences, Mathematics and Science Education Research Program. ($1.45 million) 2008-2012 Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowship in the Educational Sciences: IPoRT Fellowships. Bruce D. Homer (PI), Jan Plass & Bert Flugman (Co-PI’s) (#R305B080007). Institute for Education Sciences Postdoctoral Training Grant. ($650,020) Grants & Awards: Completed 2011 SBIR Phase I: Martha Madison’s Marvelous Machines [IP-1113493] (with Second Avenue Software, Rocherster U). V. VanVoorhis (PI), Jan L. Plass & Bruce D. Homer (Co-PIs). National Science Foundation. ($150,000) 2010-2011 Identify Developmental Patterns of Eye Movements in Young Readers. Bruce D. Homer (PI) & Dr. Linnea Ehri (Co-PI). Graduate Research and Technology Initiative (GRTI) equipment grant. ($56,329) 2008-2011 The Games for Learning Institute (G4LI). Ken Perlin & Jan Plass (PIs). Microsoft Research Foundation. [Role on Grant: Co-Primary Investigator with a sub-contract to investigate educational outcomes.] ($1.5 million) 2010 Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB. Homer - 2 2009-2010 Theory of Mind in School-Age Children: A Meta-Analysis. Bruce D. Homer (PI). (#62479-00 40). PSC-CUNY Research Award. ($2600) 2005-2009 Molecules and Minds: Simulations for Chemistry Education. [#R305K050140] Jan Plass (PI), Bruce D. Homer, Trace Jordan & Catherine Milne (Co-PI’s). Institute for Education Sciences, Mathematics and Science Education Research Program. ($1,112,774) 2007-2008 Using Eyetracking to Assess Participants’ Visual Attention When Using Chemistry Simulations: A Pilot Study. Catherine Milne (PI), Bruce D. Homer, Trace Jordan, Jan Plass & Minchi Kim (Co-PI’s). Steinhardt IDEA Grant. ($5000) 2004-2007 Development of a Mind-Body Center at NYUSOM. [NS08594] Robert Cancro (PI). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Center Grant. [Role on Grant: Program Scientist] ($1,701,135) 2004-2007 Stress, Methamphetamine Abuse and Social Cognitions among Gay/Bisexual men. Bruce D. Homer & Perry Halkitis (Co-PI’s). [Project funded by the Mind- Body Research Center at NYUSOM.] 2002-2007 Center for Research on Culture, Development and Education (CRCDE). [#0218159] National Science Foundation, Center Grant. Catherine Tamis- LeMonda (PI), Niobe Way, Diane Hughes, Joshua M. Aronson, Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Co-PIs). [Role on Grant: Co-Investigator] ($2,500,000) 2003-2004 Cognitive Load and Social Presence in Multimedia Learning: An Experimental Investigation of the Effective Use of Web-Based Video. Bruce D. Homer (PI). Steinhardt School of Education Instructional Technology Challenge Grant. ($7100) 2002 & 2004 Nominated for the John Merck Scholar’s Program in the Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children (Cognitive Science) 2001-2003 A Microgenetic Training Study of L1 and L2 Literacy Acquisition in Chinese- English Bilingual Children. Bruce D. Homer (PI). New York University Research Challenge Fund project grant. ($5000) 2001-2003 An Experimental Study of Linguistic Mediation in Young Children’s Symbolic Understanding. Bruce D. Homer & Katherine Nelson (Co-Investigators). New York University School of Education Research Challenge Fund project grant. ($2827) 2001-2002 New York University Center for Research on Culture, Development, and Education Planning Grant. Catherine Tamis-LeMonda (PI), Niobe Way, Diane Hughes, Joshua M. Aronson, Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Co-PIs). [Role on Grant: Co-Investigator] ($90,000) 2000-2001 Developing a Computer Animated Psychosocial Assessment Tool for use With Children who have Suffered an Acquired Brain Injury. Jason Ramsay, Bruce D. Homer & Gerald McFadden (Co-Investigators). Symantec Corporation project grant. ($4000) Homer - 3 2000-2002 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellowship (with Katherine Nelson, Graduate Center of City University of New York) [Terminated in 2000 to accept faculty position] 1996-1998 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship 1996-1997 Ontario Graduate Scholarship (declined) 1995-1996 OISE Graduate Assistantship (declined) 1994-1995 OISE Graduate Assistantship 1993-1996 University of Toronto Research Fellowship (with Janet W. Astington) Professional Experience 08/07-present: Associate Professor, Educational Psychology Program (Learning, Development, & Instruction Specialization), The Graduate Center, CUNY 09/06-07/07: Research & Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Applied Psychology, New York University 09/00-08/06: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Psychology, New York University 01/00-08/00: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Psychology, Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York 09/98-08/99: Research Fellow, Dept. of Human Development and Applied Psychology, and Knowledge Media Design Institute, University of Toronto 10/96-06/98: Research Consultant, Dept. of Human Development and Applied Psychology, University of Toronto Consulting 2010-present: Playground Sessions, Inc. [consulting on the development of educational music software with “game-like” elements] 2010-present: Educational Consultant on US Department of Education Ready to Learn Grant, UMIGO: yoU Make It GO [for the development of trans-media curriculum to support acquisition of math skills in children ages 2-8). (Parke Richeson, WTTW, Project Director; Michael Polis, Wildbrain, Creative Partner). 2009-2010: Educational Consultant on Motorola Foundation Innovation grant, Designing Educational Games for Mobile Devices. (Jan Plass, PI) 2007-2009: Educational Consultant for Smart.fm/CEREGO. Publications in Refereed Journals * student co-author; **postdoctoral fellow co-author Under Review Plass, J.L., Heidig. S., Hayward, E.O.**, & Homer, B.D. (2012). Emotional Design in Multimedia Learning: Effects of Shape and Color on Affect and Learning. Submitted for Publication. Homer - 4 Plass, J.L., O’Keefe, P.**, Homer, B.D., Hayward, E.O.*, Stein, M.* & Perlin, K. (2011). Motivational and Educational Outcomes Associated with Individual, Competitive, and Collaborative Game Play. Manuscript submitted for publication. Homer, B.D., Halkitis, P.N., Moeller, R.W*. & Solomon, T.M.* (2011). The Effects of Methamphetamine Abuse and HIV on Social Cognition. Manuscript submitted for publication. Hayward, E.O. & Homer, B.D. (2011). Measurement of Advanced Theory of Mind in School-Age Children: Investigating the Validity of a Unified Construct. Manuscript submitted for publication. In press/published Homer, B.D., Hayward, E.O, Frye, J. & Plass, J.L. (in press). Gender and Player Characteristics in Video Game Play of Preadolescents. Computers in Human Behavior. Homer, B.D., Petroff, N.* & Hayward, E.O.* (in press). Linguistic Mediation of Children’s Performance in a New Symbolic Understanding Task. Journal of Cognition and Development. Homer, B.D., Donnelly, S.*, & Miller, R.* (in press). Commentary Proposal on Frost: Insights from Reading Development. [Commentary] Behavioral and Brain Sciences. Plass, J.L, Milne, C., Homer, B.D., Schwartz, R.N.**, Hayward, E.,O.*, Jordan, T., Verkuilen, J., Ng, F., Wang, Y.** & Barrientos, J. (2012). Investigating the Effectiveness of Computer Simulations for Chemistry Learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 49, 394- 419. Um, E.*, Plass, J.L., Hayward, E.O.* & Homer, B.D. (in press). Emotional Design in Multimedia Learning. Journal of Educational Psychology. Homer, B. D. & Plass, J.L. (2010). Expertise Reversal for Iconic Representations in Science Visualizations. Instructional Science, 38, 259-276. Homer, B.D. & Nelson, K.N. (2009). Symbols, signs and models: Language and the development of dual representation. Journal of Cognition and Development, 10, 115-134. Plass, J.L., Homer, B.D., & Hayward, E.* (2009). Design Factors for Educationally Effective Animations and Simulations. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 31-61. Hayward, E.* & Homer, B.D. (2009). [Book Review of Infants' sense of people: Precursors to a theory of mind by Maria Legerstee]. Infant and Child Development, 18, 370-372. Halkitis, P.N., Solomon, T.M.*, Moeller, R.W.*, Doig, S.A.*, Espinosa, L.S.*, Siconolfi, D.* & Homer, B.D. (2009). Methamphetamine use among gay, bisexual and non-identified men- who-have-sex-with-men: An analysis of daily patterns and contexts for use. Journal of Health Psychology, 14(2), 222-231. Plass, J.L., Homer, B.D., Milne, C., Jordan, T., Kalyuga, S., Kim, M.** & Lee, H.* (2009). Design Factors for Effective Science Simulations: Representation of Information. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations,