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Melissa Cunningham Adjunct Professor of Psychology

Office: Todd 338
Phone: (503) 751-4204
Fax: (503)838-8618
E-mail address: cunningm@wou.edu

Academic Preparation

Ph.D. Educational Psychology, Option: School Psychology - Fall 2008
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

M.A. Educational Psychology, Option: School Psychology - May 2005
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

B.S. magna cum laude, Psychology, Minor: Sociology - June 2002
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR

Psychology Department, 2008-Present

Instructor, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ

Educational Psychology & Psychology Departments, 2004-2007

Courses Taught

Western Oregon University

General Psychology (Online & Face-to-face)

Developmental Psychology (Online & Face-to-face)

Childhood Psychopathology

Theories of Learning

Motivation

Arizona State University

Education Psychology: Motivation, Learning, & Evaluation

Educational Psychology: Group Dynamics, Leadership, & Decision Making

Quantitative Research Methods Lab

Publications and Presentations

Cunningham, M. M. & Wodrich, D. L. (in press). Teachers’ academic appraisals and referral decisions: The effect of sharing health information when diabetes is present. Psychology in the Schools.

Wodrich, D. L. & Cunningham, M. M. (2008). School-based tertiary and targeted interventions for students with chronic medical conditions: Examples from type 1 diabetes mellitus and epilepsy. Psychology in the Schools, 45, 52-62.

Cunningham, M. M. & Wodrich, D. L. (2006). The effect of sharing health information on teachers’ production of classroom accommodations. Psychology in the Schools, 43, 553-564.

Cunningham, M. M. & Wodrich, D. L. (2005, August). The effect of sharing health information on teachers’ production of classroom accommodations. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Clinical/Applied Experience

Doctoral Intern – School Psychology

Portland Public Schools, Portland OR, 2007-2008

• Worked with children, families, and school team to evaluate students for special education eligibility from pre-referral to IEP development.
• Consulted with teachers, parents, and school administrators regarding behavioral and academic difficulties in children.
• Provided individual and group counseling for students in grades K-12.

Doctoral Practicum – School Psychology           

Scottsdale School District, Mesa Public Schools, & Gilbert Public Schools – Arizona 2005-2007

• Psychological assessments to assist in diagnosis of emotional and learning disabilities.
• Reported results of psychoeducational evaluations to parents and teachers
• Planned and monitored interventions for children with disabilities
• Consulted with teachers and parents regarding behavioral difficulties in school
• Presented workshops for teachers to assist in dealing with difficult behaviors in school settings

Psychometrist

Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Center, Mesa, AZ, 2006-2007

• Administered and scored psychological and intellectual assessment instruments to incarcerated adolescents and adolescents on probation.

Career Counselor

Willamette Educational Service District, Dallas, OR, 2002-2003

• Identified and enrolled at-risk adolescents in a federal Workforce Investment Act grant program
• Administered and scored career inventories
• Individual and group career counseling

Licensure 

School Psychologist

State of Oregon, Teachers Standards & Practices Commission

2009-Present

Contact

Psychology Division (503) 838-8344 | or e-mail: kunzel@wou.edu