Curriculum Vita 


Christopher Walker, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Division Chair of Business and Social Sciences

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

1727 W. Alabama

Chickasha, OK  73018

(405) 574-1283

cwalker@usao.edu

http://www.usao.edu/usao-psychology/walkerc.htm


Academic History

Ph.D. (2004) University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Major: Educational Psychology

            Dissertation: Classroom Belonging, Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Instrumentality: Influences on Academic Engagement and Achievement  

 

M.Ed. (2002) University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma
Major: Educational Psychology

 

B.A. (1997) Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma
Major: Psychology
Minor: History
 

Areas of Specialization and Interest

Educational Psychology: Environmental and personal factors that influence student perceptions of belonging, achievement motivation, and the adoption of achievement goals

 

Academic Positions

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Associate Professor of Psychology

August 2009 to present

Granted Tenure - Spring 2010


University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Assistant Professor of Psychology

August 2005 to August 2009

 

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

August 2004 to August 2005

 

University of Oklahoma
Instructor - Department of Educational Psychology

August 2002 – May 2004

 

University of Oklahoma

Jan. 2001 to June 2002 
Graduate Research Assistant
College of Education, Teacher Education Assessment Project
 

Publications

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D., *Adams, B.N., *Shepard, M.R., *Godwin, K. & *Huddleston, C. (2009). Achievement goals and hope as predictors of student behavior in middle school. Middle Grades Research Journal, 4, 17-30.

 

Walker, C.O. & Greene, B.A. (2009). Student motivational beliefs and cognitive engagement. Journal of Educational Research, 102, 463-471.

 

Walker, C.O. (2008). Do epistemological beliefs predict the acceptance of civil liberties restrictions? Crosstimbers, 8, 51-53.

 

Walker, C.O. (2007). Thinking about student perceptions of belonging as a motivational tool. Crosstimbers, 7,47-50.

 

Osborne, J.W. & Walker, C.O. (2006). Stereotype threat, identification with academics, and withdrawal from school: Why the most successful students of color might be most likely to withdraw. Educational Psychology, 26, 563-577.

 

Walker, C.O., Greene, B.A., & Mansell, R. (2006). Identification with academics, motivational style, and self-efficacy: Differential predictions for cognitive engagement? Learning and Individual Differences, 16,1-12.

 

Rausch, J.L., Lovett, C. & Walker, C.O. (2003). Indicators of resiliency among urban elementary school students at-risk. The Qualitative Report, 8, 570-590. 

 

Manuscripts in Preparation

*Dobbins, M. & Walker, C.O. (in preparation). An examination of the immediate effects of poetry on emotion.

 

Walker, C.O., Greene, B.A., & Winn, T.D. (in preparation). Social achievement goals in middle school: Unique predictors of academically related behavior and achievement?

 

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D., *Arnold, B. & *James, R. (in preparation). Examining the role of identification with academics among college students.

 

*Chen, L. & Walker, C.O. (in preparation). The relationship between English proficiency, acculturative stress, and belonging among international students.

 

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D. & *Lutjens, R. (in preparation). Examining relationships between academic and social achievement goals and routes to happiness.

 

Research Conference Presentations

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D., *Marsala-Quintero, C.A., *Wiggins, J.P., *Butler, K.J., *Brown, H.D., & *Pool, D.J. (2010, August). Predicting forgiveness: Relationships and gender differences among contributing factors. Paper accepted for presentation at the 118th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.

 

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D. & *Lutjens, R. (2010, April). Examining relationships between academic and social achievement goals and routes to happiness. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.   

 

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D., *Arnold, B. & *James, R. (2008, August). Examining the role of identification with academics among college students. Paper presented at the 116th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

 

Walker, C.O., Greene, B.A., & Winn, T.D. (2008, April). Social achievement goals in middle school: Unique predictors of academically related behavior and achievement? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

 

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D., *Adams, B.N., *Shepard, M.R., *Godwin, K. & *Huddleston, C. (2007, August). Achievement goals and hope as predictors of  student behavior. Paper presented at the 115th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D., *Hatcher, R.E. & *Espinosa, N.F. (2007, August). Do epistemological beliefs predict the acceptance of civil liberties restrictions? Paper presented at the 115th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Walker, C.O., Winn, T.D., *Adams, B.N., & *Shepard, M.R. (2006, August). Academic and social achievement goals as predictors of student behavior. Paper presented at the 114th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.  

 

*Ingraham, N. & Walker, C.O. (2006, August). The development and validation of an exercise typology questionnaire. Paper presented at the 114th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Walker, C.O. & Greene, B.A. (2006, April). Classroom achievement goals as predictors of student belonging and perceived instrumentality. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

 

Walker, C.O. (2005, April). Classroom belonging, self-efficacy, and perceived instrumentality: Influences on academic engagement and achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

 

Walker, C.O., Greene, B.A., & Mansell, R. (2004, April). Identification with academics, motivational style, and self-efficacy: Differential predictions for cognitive engagement? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

 

DeBacker, T., Miller, R.B., Walker, C.O., & Mansell, R. (2003, April). The impact of classroom climate on student motivation and achievement across an academic year. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

 

Rausch, J.L., & Walker, C.O. (2002, April). Barbed wire, straight jackets, and bed nets: How an adolescent interprets the signs of institutionalization. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Osborne, J.W., Walker, C.O., & Rausch, J.L. (2002, April). Identification with academics, academic outcomes, and withdrawal from school in high school students: Is there a racial paradox? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

 

Rausch, J.L., & Walker, C.O. (2002, January). Consciousness of resiliency and risk from the perspective of urban elementary school students. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, University of Georgia.

 

* = USAO undergraduate student

 

Conferences Attended

·      1st Annual Oklahoma Network for the Teaching of Psychology (ONTOP; September, 2007) - Renaissance Hotel - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

·      Great Plains Conference on the Teaching of Psychology (April, 2007) - University of South Dakota

·      3rd Annual COPLAC Faculty Summer Institute on Liberal Learning in the Disciplines (June, 2007) - University of North Carolina – Ashville

·      Oklahoma Psychological Society Annual Undergraduate Research Conference (April 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

 

Research Grants and Funding

Gladys Anderson Emerson Endowment - University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma - 2005 ($500)

Gladys Anderson Emerson Endowment - University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma - 2007 ($500)

 

Honors and Awards 

Regents Award for Superior Teaching - Spring 2006

Regents Award for Scholarly Research – Spring 2010

 

Invited Speaker

Effective Communication and Teambuilding Strategies – Early Settlement Directors’ Association – Annual Fall Summit – October 4, 2007 – Ardmore, Oklahoma

 

Understanding Student Motivation and Behavior in the Classroom - American Indian Center for Excellence in Exceptional Education (AICEEE) - December 14-15, 2006 - Albuquerque, N.M.

 

National Honor Society Induction Ceremony (May 2007) – Lindsey High School, Lindsey, Oklahoma.

 

Professional Service

Proposal Reviewer

American Educational Research Association – Annual Research Conference

 

2004 to Present

Consulting Editor

Journal of Scientific Psychology

 

March 2009 to Present

Ad Hoc Reviewer

Learning and Individual Differences

 

Fall 2008

Teacher of Record

Mental Health and Personal Safety – Riverside Indian School, Anadarko, Oklahoma

Fall 2008

 

University Service

Faculty Sponsor            

 

Psychology Club

August 2004 to present

Faculty Sponsor

USAO Special Olympics Volunteers

 

May 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Faculty Sponsor Freshman Orientation August 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Non-Fiction Editor Crosstimbers Spring 2008 to Spring 2010

Steering Committee Member - Criteria 3 Subcommittee Chair

USAO Accreditation Committee 2009 Accreditation
Member Superior Teaching & Research Award Committee

2004 - 05

2006 - 07

Member Presidential Leadership Scholarship Committee 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
Member

 

Professional Development Committee  Spring 2005 to Summer 2009
Member Honors Senior Seminar Defense Committee Spring 2005 to present
Member Curriculum Committee Fall 2005 to Fall 2007
Member Academic Regulations Committee Fall 2005 to Fall 2008

 

University Search Committees

Member

 

Tenure Track Search Committee  - English   

 

 Spring 2006

Member

Tenure Track Search Committee  - Education 

 

Spring 2006

Chair

Search Committee  - University Counselor  

 

Spring 2007

Chair

Search Committee - Instruction/Reference Librarian

Summer 2007

Member

Tenure Track Search Committee- Early Childhood Education 

 

Spring 2008

Member

Tenure Track Search Committee - IDS

Spring 2009

Chair Search Committee - Institutional Assessment Coordinator Spring 2010
Chair Tenure Track Search Committee - Psychology Spring 2010

 

 Community Service (the non-court ordered kind)

 Actor

 

Chickasha Area Arts Council     Rose Hill Cemetery Tour

 

2005
Tour Guide

Chickasha Area Arts Council     Rose Hill Cemetery Tour

2006, 2007, 2008

 

Courses Taught @USAO (2004 – Present)

PSYC 1643 – Elementary Psychology

PSYC 1903 – Psychology of Gender

PSYC 2123 – Social Psychology

PSYC 2263 – Psychology of Personality

PSYC 2513 – Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychology

PSYC 2523 – Adult Development and Aging

PSYC 3003 – Research Methods in Psychology

PSYC 3513 – Learning and Motivation

PSYC 3523 – Cognitive Psychology

PSYC 4433 – Advanced Research Methods

PSYC 4003 – History of Psychology

PSYC 4543 – Psychological Measurements

ST/ PSYC 2883 – Industrial/Organizational Psychology

ST/ PSYC 2883 – Intelligence

 

 Courses Taught @ The University of Oklahoma (2002 – 2004)

EIPT 3473 – Educational Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

EIPT 3483 – Cognition, Motivation and Classroom Management

 

Professional Organization Membership
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
     Division C: Learning and Instruction
     Special Interest Group 68: Motivation in Education

American Psychological Association (APA)
     Division 15: Educational Psychology

     Division 26: Society for the History of Psychology

     Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology

 

Prior Professional Positions

NorthCare Behavioral and Social Services   (Click to go to NorthCare's homepage)
January 2001 - February 2003

*Cleveland County Office
NorthCare for Kids
-   Provided individual and social rehabilitation for children, adolescents and families
-   Completed all required Medicaid treatment plans and progress notes
-   Provided crisis intervention and case management
 

NorthCare Behavioral and Social Services (Click to go to NorthCare's homepage)
December 1999 - January 2001
*Oklahoma County Office
Comprehensive Home Based Services (CHBS)
-  Multi-level assessments on all families referred for service
-  Structured intervention during crisis situations
-  Advocacy for all court involved cases
-  Family strengthening activities, self-esteem building activities and financial management
-  Completed all required Medicaid and HMO documentation
 

Speck Home for Boys
February 1999 - June 1999

Direct Care Staff (1/2 time)
-  Supervised residents as they performed their daily school and counseling assignments
-  Supervised residents as they interacted with other residents and staff
-  Assisted residents with the creation and maintenance of appropriate interpersonal relationships.
 

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services (Click to go to Red Rock' homepage)
September 1997 - December 1999
Unit Coordinator III/Case Manager/Job Coach
-  Assisted seriously mentally ill (SMI) clients identify job-related skills in a Certified Clubhouse setting.
-  Assisted clients through the application and interview process for competitive employment.
-  Conducted on-the-job training for clients; organized work tasks for optimum client learning and job performance
-  Completed all required Medicaid Treatment Plans and progress notes