Stephen Burgess
Stephen R. Burgess
CURRICULUM VITAE
College of Professional & Graduate Studies
Department of Psychology
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK 73096
Phone: (580)-774-7015
Fax: (580)-774-7100
email: stephen.burgess@swosu.edu
Education
Ph. D. Florida State University (Experimental Psychology, concentration in Cognitive
Development), 1997.
Dissertation: The growth of phonological awareness in preschool children: A
longitudinal investigation. Major Advisor: Dr. Joseph K. Torgesen
M.A. Hollins College (General Experimental Psychology), 1992, summa cum laude
B.A. Wake Forest University (Psychology), 1990, cum laude, Psi Chi
Professional Experience
2001-present
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (classes taught below)
1997-2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Classes taught: (including spring 2006)
- Undergraduate:
Educational Psychology: elementary ( 20 times)
Adolescent Psychology (4 times)
Child Psychology (22 times)
Experimental Psychology/Research Methods class and lab (12 times)
Developmental Psychology (14 times)
Developmental Telecourse/Web course (17 times)
General Psychology (6 times)
Advanced Introductory Psychology for majors (2 times)
Mental Health/Psychology of Adjustment (3 times)
- Graduate:
Developmental Graduate web course (3 times)
Advanced Child Psychology (10 times)
- Interactive video classes (courses that have been taught in this format):
Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Educational Psychology,
Advanced Child Psychology
Stephen Burgess
1993-1997
Instructor of Record, Department of Psychology
Florida State University
Classes taught:
- Undergraduate: Experimental Methods class (1 time), Experimental
Methods lab (2 times), General Psychology (10 times), Cognitive
Psychology lab (2 times)
1992-1997
Research Assistant, Department of Psychology
Florida State University: Drs. Joseph K. Torgesen and
Richard K. Wagner
Teaching Assistant: Department of Psychology
Florida State University
1992-1993
1991-1992
Assistant Research Director, Hollins Head Injury Program
Hollins College, Roanoke, VA
Awards & Fellowships
1998-1999
1999 IRA Outstanding Dissertation Award with $1000 prize
Competition sponsored by the International Reading Association
1990-1991
McGuigan Award: Award to psychology graduate student
showing outstanding research at Hollins College
Peer Review Publications
Note: italicized names are students
McBride-Chang, C., Chow, B., Zhong, Y., Burgess, S. & Hayward, W. Chinese character
acquisition and visual skills in two Chinese scripts (2005). Reading and Writing, 18, 99128.
Burgess, S.R. (2005). The preschool home literacy environment provided by teenage mothers.
Early Child Development and Care, 175, 249-258.
Chow, B., McBride-Chang, C., & Burgess, S. (2005). Phonological processing skills and early
reading abilities in Hong Kong Chinese kindergartners learning to read English as a
second language. Journal of Educational Psychology, 97, 81-87.
Anthony, J. L., Lonigan, C. J., Driscoll, K., Phillips, B. M., & Burgess, S. R. (2003).
Phonological Sensitivity: A quasi-parallel progression of word structure units and
cognitive operations. Reading Research Quarterly, 38, 470-487.
Burgess, S.R. (2002) The influence of speech perception, oral language ability, the home
literacy environment, and pre-reading knowledge on the growth of phonological
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sensitivity: a one-year longitudinal investigation. Reading & Writing: An
Interdisciplinary Journal, 15, 709-737.
Anthony, J.L, Lonigan, C.J., Burgess, S.R., Driscoll, B., Phillips, B.M., and Bloomfield, B.G.
(2002). Structure of preschool phonological sensitivity: Overlapping sensitivity to
rhyme, words, syllables, and phonemes. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 82,
Special Issue: Reflections, 65-92.
Burgess, S.R., Hecht, S.A., Lonigan, C.J. (2002). Relations of the preschool HLE and oral
language, phonological sensitivity, and word decoding: A one-year longitudinal study.
Reading Research Quarterly, 37, 408-427.
Burgess, S.R. & Doern, J. (2002). Shared reading correlates of early reading skills. Reading
Online.http://www.readingonline.org/articles/burgess/index.html
Lonigan, C.J., Burgess, S.R., & Anthony, J.A. (2000). Development of emergent literacy and
reading skills in preschool children: Evidence from a latent variable longitudinal study.
Developmental Psychology, 36, 596-613.
Hecht, S. A., Burgess, S. R., Torgesen, J. K., Wagner, R. K., & Rashotte, C. (2000). Explaining
social class differences in growth of reading skills from beginning kindergarten through
fourth-grade: The role of phonological awareness, rate of access, and print knowledge.
Reading & Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 12, 99-127.
Burgess, S.R. (1999). The development of phonological sensitivity. Reading Research
Quarterly, 34, 2-4.
Burgess, S. R. & Lonigan, C. J. (1998). Bi-directional relations between phonological
awareness and reading extended to preschool letter knowledge: Evidence from a
longitudinal investigation. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 70, 117-141.
Lonigan, C. J., Burgess, S. R., Anthony, J. L., & Barker, T. A. (1998) Development of
phonological sensitivity in 2- to 5-year-old children. Educational Psychology, 90, 294311.
Burgess, S. R. (1997). The role of shared reading in the development of phonological
awareness: A longitudinal study of middle to upper class children. Early Child
Development and Care, 127-128, 191-199.
Torgesen, J. K., Wagner, R. K., Rashotte, C. A., Burgess, S. R., & Hecht, S. A. (1997).. The
contributions of phonological awareness and rapid autonomic naming ability to the
growth of word reading skills in second to fifth grade children. Journal for the Scientific
Study of Reading, 1, 161-185.
Wagner, R. K., Torgesen, J. K, Rashotte, C., Hecht, S. A., Barker, T., Burgess, S. R., Donahue,
J., Garron, T. (1997). Changing relations between phonological processing abilities and
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word-level reading as children develop from beginning to skilled readers: A 5-year
longitudinal study. Developmental Psychology, 33, 468-479.
Lonigan, C. J., Anthony, J., L., Burgess, S. R. (1995). Exposure to print and preschool-aged
children's interest in literacy. Society for Research in Child Development Abstracts, 10,
529.
Other Publications Research-Based
Burgess, S.R. (2006). The development of phonological sensitivity. In D. Dickinson & S.
Neuman (Eds.). Handbook of Early Literacy Research 2nd edition.
Burgess, S.R. (2005). Phonological awareness. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K.
Rasmussen (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).
Torgesen, J. K. & Burgess, S. R. (1996). Consistency of phonological processing throughout
early childhood. In L. Metsala & L. Ehri (Eds.) Word Recognition in Beginning Literacy,
pp. 294-311. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum Pub.
Torgesen, J. K. & Burgess, S. R. (1994). Phonological processing and reading. In V. S.
Ramachandran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Behavior pp. 14-1-14-10. Orlando, FL.:
Academic Press.
Other Publications Academic
Burgess, S.R. (in press). Language development. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a
Changing Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.
Burgess, S.R, & Burgess, M.C.R. (in press). School and intelligence. In R. Harwood, Child
Development in a Changing Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.
Burgess, S.R. (in press). Self and identity. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a Changing
Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.
Burgess, S.R. (in press). Teaching of Reading. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a
Changing Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.
Burgess, S.R. (in press). Stereotype threat. In R. Harwood, Child Development in a Changing
Society (1 ed). Wiley & Sons.
Burgess, S.R., & Smith, T. (2005). Learning disabilities. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K.
Rasmussen (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).
Burgess, S.R., & Smith, T. (2005). Correlations. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K.
Rasmussen (Eds.) The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).
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Burgess, S.R. (2005). Meta-analysis. In N.J. Salkind, K. DeRuyck, & K. Rasmussen (Eds.)
The Encyclopedia of Human Development (2 ed.).
Peer-Reviewed Professional Presentations
Note: italicized names are students
Stermer, P., Burgess, M., & Burgess, S. (2006). Do we trust when we play violent video games?
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New
York, NY.
Stermer, P., Burgess, M., & Burgess, S. (2006). Are experienced video game players
desensitized to violence? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Stermer, P., Burgess, M., & Burgess, S. (2006). Content Analysis of Video Game Covers:
Violence, and Portrayals of Minorities and Women. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.
Davis, C., Burgess, M., Burgess, S., Shoaf, C., & Stermer, P. (2006). Relationship between
religion and parental sexual discussion with teens. Poster presented at the annual
meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.
Davis, C., Burgess, M., Burgess, S., & Shoaf, C. (2006) Who teens tell about sex. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.
Stermer, P. Burgess, S., Burgess, M., Davis, C., McCarter, S., Jones, K., & Johnson, M. (2006).
Relations of video game playing to empathy. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.
Stermer, P., Burgess, S., Burgess, M., Davis, C., McCarter, S., Jones, K., & Johnson, M. (2006).
Video game playing experience and preferences in males and females. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.
Davis, C., Burgess, M., Burgess, S., & Desai, A. (2006). Differences in preferred body size of
people of different body sizes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.
Stermer, P. Burgess, S., Burgess, M., Davis, C., McCarter, S., Jones, K., & Johnson, M. (2006).
Video game playing and school performance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Southwestern Psychological Society, Austin, TX.
Burgess, S.R. (2005). Phonological awareness: What can preschoolers really do?
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, San
Antonio, TX.
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Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Literacy knowledge and experiences adults think young children
should have. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological
Association. Memphis, TN.
Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). When do preschool children learn their letters. Poster presented
at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.
Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Home literacy environments provided to very young children.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association.
Memphis, TN.
Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Phonological sensitivity across ages in preschoolers. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association.
Memphis, TN.
Burgess, S.R. & Smith, T. (March, 2005). An elementary early morning reading buddy
program. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological
Association. Memphis, TN.
Davis, C. & Burgess, S.R. (March, 2005). Body type and attraction. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Memphis, TN.
Burgess, S.R., Smith, T, & Davis, C. . (April, 2004). Stereotype threat in average and invested
students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological
Association, San Antonio, TX.
Burgess, S.R., & Smith, T. (April, 2004). The role of phonological sensitivity in letter
knowledge training with children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, TX.
Smith, T., & Burgess, S.R. (April, 2004). Influencing sign-up and show-up rates in psychology
experiments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological
Association, San Antonio, TX.
Burgess, S., & Burgess, M. (March, 2003). Secrets of Applying to Psychology Graduate
Programs. Workshop presented at the Llano Undergraduate Conference, Lubbock, TX.
Burgess, S.R. (April, 2003). Teenage Mothers and the Home Literacy Environments (HLE) They
Provide. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development. SRCD,
Orlando, FL.
Burgess, S., Gooch, T., Smith, T., Dickson, N., & Sawatsky, F. (March, 2003) Stereotype threat
in average people. Poster presented at the Llano Undergraduate Conference, Lubbock,
TX.
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Burgess, S.R. (April, 2001) Phonological Awareness and Graphophonological Knowledge of
Teachers-in-Training Related to Their Reading and Spelling Ability and to Reading
Instructional Style. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development.
SRCD, Minneapolis, MN.
Burgess, S.R. (April, 2001) Family Demographics, Parental Ability, and Parental Attitudes
Towards Literacy and Education: Exploring Factors Related To Children’s Home
Literacy Environments. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development. SRCD, Minneapolis, MN.
Cupp, R., Schneider, E., & Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Academic Performance and Practices
Related to College Students’ Out of School Activities. Poster presented at the Annual
meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Dallas, TX.
Doern, J. & Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Predicting Home Literacy Environments: What Do
Parental Leisure Habits Reveal? Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the
Southwestern Psychological Association. Dallas, TX.
Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Do parents who read more for pleasure and value literacy more
read more to their children? Evidence from a large-scale correlational study. Paper
presented at the American Educational Research Association.
Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). (organizer, chair). New directions in the study of phonolological
awareness. Symposium presented at the American Educational Research Association.
Burgess, S. R. (April, 2000). (organizer, chair). Effects of Home Literacy Environment on
Developmental and Educational Outcomes. Symposium presented at the American
Educational Research Association.
Burgess, S.R. (April, 2000). Relations of multiple conceptualizations of the home literacy
environment to phonological awareness, oral language, and reading. Paper presented at
the American Educational Research Association.
Lonigan, C.J., Burgess, S.R., & Bloomfield, B.G. (1999, April). Development of emergent
literacy and early reading skills in preschool children: A longitudinal investigation.
Paper presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development. Alburquerque, NM.
Bennett, B., Sowdal, A., & Burgess, S.R. (1999, April) Social class differences in the provision
of children’s literacy resources. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma
Psychological Society.
Doern, J., Chasteen, R., Correll, J., & Burgess, S.R. (1999, April). Parental leisure reading and
TV viewing habits and the provision of children’s literacy resources. Poster presented at
the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Psychological Society.
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Burgess, S.R. & Burgess, M.C.R. (1999, April). Reinforcement and punishment: A class
demonstration. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological
Association. Alburquerque, NM.
Burgess, S.R., Bennett, B., Sowdal, A., & Doern, J (1999, April). Parental characteristics that
predict children’s home literacy environments. Poster presented at the annual meeting of
the Southwestern Psychological Association. Alburquerque, NM.
Burgess, S.R, Doern, J., Stroud, S., Langdon, T., Bennett, B., & Sowdal, A (1999, April). TV
viewing and the home literacy environment of preschool children. Poster presented at the
annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association. Alburquerque, NM.
Burgess, S. R. (1998, April). The influence of speech perception, oral language ability, the home
literacy environment, and pre-reading knowledge on the growth of phonological
sensitivity: A one-year longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Reading., San Diego
Lonigan, C. J., & Burgess, S. R. (1998, April). Emergence of phonological processing abilities
in preschool children: A confirmatory factor analysis. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading., San Diego
Burgess, S. R., & Lonigan, C. J. (1998, April). Bi-directional Relations of phonological
sensitivity and pre-reading abilities: Evidence from a preschool sample. Poster presented
at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.
Mahan, M., & Burgess, S. R. (1998, April). Television and the development of children’s oral
language abilities. Poster presented at the annual Meeting of the Southwestern
Psychological Association, New Orleans.
Burgess, S. R. & Lonigan, C. J. (1997, March). A meta-analysis examining the influence of the
home literacy environment on early reading development: Paper lion or king of the
reading jungle. Paper presented at the Society for Scientific Study of Reading, Chicago,
IL.
Burgess, S. R. (April, 1997). Preschool phonological awareness and learning to read: A 3-year
longitudinal study. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development,
Washington, DC.
Burgess, S. R. & Torgesen, J. K. (April, 1997). Identifying those at risk for reading failure using
phonological processes, SES, verbal IQ, and letter knowledge: A longitudinal study from
kindergarten to fifth grade. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development, Washington, DC.
Burgess, M. C., & Burgess, S. R. (May, 1997). The use of popular movies in Introductory
Psychology: Staying relevant and keeping current. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Society Teaching Institute.
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Burgess, S. R., (co-chair and organizer) & Lonigan, C. J. (co-chair) (1996, April). A significant
role of children's home literacy environments on reading development: Evidence from
diverse populations. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, New York, NY.
Burgess, S. R., Lonigan, C. J., Anthony, J. L., & Barker, T. (1996, April). Predictors of the
development of emergent literacy skills in preschool-aged children: Evidence from a
longitudinal study. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study
of Reading, New York, NY.
Torgesen, J. T., Wagner, R. K., Burgess, S. R., & Rashotte, C. (1996, April). Predicting
phonologically based reading disabilities: What is gained by waiting a year? Poster
presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading,
New York, NY.
Burgess, S. R. (1996, April). The role of the home literacy environment in the development of
literacy skills in children from middle to upper class backgrounds. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Hecht, S. A., Torgesen, J. K., Burgess, S. R., & Wagner, R.K. (1996, April). Kindergarten
prediction of fourth-grade word decoding and reading comprehension skills: Effects of
factors associated with socio-economic status and phonological processing. Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York,
NY.
Torgesen, J. K., Rashotte, C., Burgess, S. R., & Hecht, S. A. (1996, April). The influence of
phonological awareness and rapid automatic naming ability on the growth of word
reading skills between second and fifth grades. Poster presented at the meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Burgess, S. R. (1995, March). Growth of phonological awareness and reading ability in
preschool children: A longitudinal investigation. Poster presented at the 10th Annual
Florida Cognitive Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Torgesen, J. K. , Wagner, R. K., Rashotte, C., Hecht, S. A., & Burgess, S. R. (1995, April).
Naming speed and the development of orthographic representations: Is there a
relationship independent of phonological awareness? Paper presented at the meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Lonigan, C. J., Barker, T. A., Burgess, S. R., & Anthony, J. L. (1995, April). Relations between
language, phonological awareness, and reading development in two- to six-year-old
children. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Washington, DC.
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Burgess, S. R., Lonigan, C. J., & Barker, T. (1995, April). Examining the development of
phonological processing in children ages two to five. Poster presented at the meeting of
the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Burgess, S. R., Burgess, M. C. R., & Scarmalis, K. (1994, June). The effectiveness of journal
writing in a psychology laboratory setting. Poster presented at the meeting of the
American Psychological Society, Washington, D. C.
Burgess, S. R., Hecht, S. A., Torgesen, J. K. & Wagner, R. K. (1994, April). The causal
influence of background variables and phonological awareness on early reading. Poster
presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans, LA.
Hecht, S. A., & Burgess, S. R. (1994, March). The causal influence of phonological awareness
to growth in early word reading skills: A look at second to third grade. Poster presented
at the Ninth Annual Florida Cognitive Conference, Boca Raton, FL.
Burgess, S. R. & Torgesen, J. K. (1994, March). Developmental differences in the reading skills
of precocious readers, school identified gifted children, and normal readers: The Role of
Phonological Awareness. Poster presented at the Ninth Annual Florida Cognitive
Conference, Boca Raton, FL.
Burgess, S. R. (1993, May). Voice volume modification in severe head injury. Poster presented
at the Second Annual Educational Conference of the JMA Foundation and the National
Brain Injury Research Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
Burgess, S. R. & Ledger, G. (1993, May). Memory enhancement in an amnesic. Poster
presented at the Second Annual Educational Conference of the JMA Foundation and the
National Brain Injury Research Foundation, Baltimore, MD.
Student Non-Peer Review Presentations
Regional University Research Day & Other Student Presentations
(primary outlet for student research, students names are in italics)
Davis, C. & Ferrero, J. (2004). Body-type and attraction. Poster presented at the Regional
University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.
Ingraham, E., Morris, E., Kaufman, K, & Burgess. (2004). Body image and eating habits.
Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.
Burgess, S.R., Lee., J., Robinson, D., & Wilson, C. (2004). When do preschool children learn
their letters. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.
Burgess, S.R., Wilson, C., Robinson, D., & Lee, J. (2004). What literacy knowledge do parents
teachers, and lay people think young children should have? Poster presented at the
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Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.
Burgess, S.R., Smith., T., Davis, C., & Cink, B. (2003, November). Stereotype threat in average
college students. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair,
Edmond, OK.
Burgess, S.R., Smith, T., Davis, C., Stewart, S., & Duval, K, & Cink, B. . (2003, November).
Letter knowledge training. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair,
Edmond, OK.
Smith, T., Eike, T., Davis, C., & Burgess, S.R. (2003, November). The influence of titles,
scheduling and reminders on the sign-up and show-up rates of participants in psychology
experiments. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair, Edmond, OK.
Smith, T., Wolff, H., & Parkhurst, A. (2003, November). The effects of music and others on
mood in waiting situations. Poster presented at the Regional University Research Fair,
Edmond, OK.
Lowery, R. (March, 2003). The relationship between stress and college success. Poster
presented at the Llano Undergraduate Conference, Lubbock, TX.
Bedell, K. & Francis, S. (October, 2002). Solostatus and leadership: barriers to leadership.
Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.
Sawatzky, F., Plummer, K., & Hirrill, N. (October, 2002). Relationship between interracial
contact in childhood and adulthood. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional
Universities, Edmond, OK.
Hammett, B., McMurray, P., & McCook, R. (October, 2002). The effect of media exposure on
self-reported self-esteem scores. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional
Universities, Edmond, OK.
Gooch, T. (October, 2002). The Relationship Between Birth Order, Locus of Control, and
Success in School. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities,
Edmond, OK.
Stephen R. Burgess, Sarah Francis, Heather Henson, Krista Plummer, Tabatha Smith, &
Heather Waldrop. (October, 2002). . Infancy. Poster presented at the Research Day for
Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.
Burgess, S.R., Dickson, N., Gooch, T., Hennigh, C., Lowery, R., Sawatzky, F., & Weigert, J.
(October, 2002). Phonological sensitivity skills of teachers-in-training related to
reading ability and reading instructional style. Poster presented at the Research Day for
Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.
Gooch, T., Click, A., Little, C., Graybow, J., & Burgess, S.R. (November, 2001). Home Literacy
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Environments That Teenage Mothers Provide For Their Preschoolers. . Poster presented
at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.
Kobus, J., Cooper, S., Doern, J., Christensen, J., Cupp, R., Holley, M., Kuehn, M., Wilkerson, J.,
Dunn, A., Burgess, S.R. (October, 2000). Single parents and home literacy
environments. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond,
OK.
Burgess, S.R., Doern, J., Holley, M., Correll, J. (October, 2000). Predicting Growth in
phonological Sensitivity and spelling in preschoolers. Poster
presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.
Doern, J. & Burgess, S.R. (1999, October). Parental TV viewing and leisure reading habits and
the provision of literacy resources to preschool-aged children. . Poster presented at the
Research Day for Regional Universities, Edmond, OK.
Cupp, R., Schneider, E., & Burgess, S.R. (1999, October). College student leisure reading and
TV viewing habits. Poster presented at the Research Day for Regional Universities,
Edmond, OK.
SWOSU Research Fair Presentations
(Student supervised projects coming mostly from Research Methods class)
Giblet, M., Duvall, K., & Dowds, M. (2005, March). The letter knowledge of preschoolers.
Davis, C. (2005, March). Home literacy environments provided to preschoolers.
Duvall, K., & Smith, T. (2005, March). Phonological sensitivity develops in preschoolers across
ages.
Smith, T. (2005, March). A reading buddy program.
Blackman, C., & Hills, L. (2005, March). The reading skills of teachers in training and their
expected instructional style.
Stermer, P. & Davis, C. (2005, March). Video game playing experience in college students.
Stermer, P. & Giblet, M. (2005, March). The effect of relevance of information presented prior
to voting.
Davis, C., & Ferraro, J. (2005, March). Participant body size and type related to ratings of
attractiveness and dating preference.
Wilson, C., & Renfro, J. (2005, March). The teaching of reading courses required of elementary
education majors.
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Wilson, C., & Davis, C. (2005, March). Literacy experiences and knowledge expected of
preschoolers.
Barnes, A., & Ford, K. (2004, April). Classical music and long-term memory.
Davis, C., & Ferrero, J. (2004, April). Body type and attraction.
Smith, T., Davis, C., & Cink, B. Stereotype threat in average and invented students. (2004,
April).
Cink, B., & Hayes, B. (2004, April). Physical attractiveness as a determinant of perceived
competence: What is beautiful is good.
Townley, S., & Duval, K. (2004, April). Music and memory.
Gooch, T., Dickson, N., Click, A., Weigert, J., & Burgess, S.R. (2002). Preschool home literacy
environments in the US and Hong Kong.
Davis, R. & Bartel, S. (2002). Bystander intervention.
Weigert, J. (2002). Computer generated relationships.
Gooch, T. (2002). The relationship between personality factors, birth order and success in
school.
Gooch, T., Dickson, N., Click. A., & Weigert, J. (2002). Preschool home literacy environments
and teenage mothers.
Click, A. & Balderas, C. (2002). The hues of personality.
Drake, C., Misact, J., Ownes, A., Penn, K., & Villanueva, V. (2001). The interaction between
PFC and political affiliation.
McClellon, C., Rosser, S., Glenn, S., & Hensley, J. (2001). The role of sex, age, SES, high
school GPA, and ACT in self-handicapping tendencies.
Craig, E., Cornelius, P., Madison, B., Grabow, J., & Harris, R. (2001). Dissonance.
Doern, J. & Burgess (2000). Parental leisure habits and children’s literacy environments.
Cupp, R., Schneider, E., & Burgess, S.R. (2000). College student leisure habits and academic
performance.
Bennett, B., Sowdal, A., Chasteen, R., & Burgess, S.R. (1999) Parental leisure reading habits and
the provision of literacy resources for preschool-aged children.
Stephen Burgess
Stroud, S., Langdon, T., McMillian, K., & Burgess, S.R. (1999). Parental leisure reading habits
and the provision of literacy resources for preschool-aged children.
Doern, J., Decker, B., Correll, J., & Burgess, S.R. (1999). Parental demographics and the
provision of literacy resources for preschool-aged children.
Grants Received
NASA
2006, support for 3 students to conduct research. $1,500
NASA
2005, support for 2 students to conduct research. $1,400.
NASA
2004, support for 3 students to conduct research. $2,500.
NASA
2003, Support for 3 students to conduct research. $1,500.
SWOSU
2000, Professional Development Award for $4,000
Project entitled: The Home literacy environment.
Sigma Xi
2000: Project entitled: Parental TV and Reading Habits and the Provision
of Preschool Literacy Resources. Co-authored grant with Johna Doern.
Project Site Grant
1999/2000: $15,000 from C. McBride-Chang to coordinate
1-year longitudinal study of 4-year-olds in southwest USA
International Reading Association: 1999 Nila Banton Smith Research Dissemination
Award for $5,000. Project entitled: Examining the influence of the
preschool home literacy environment on literacy and language
development: A meta-analysis and path analytic review.
SWOSU
1998, Professional Development Award for $4,000
Project entitled: The home literacy environment: What factors influence its
development and relations with oral language and reading ability in
young children?
Sigma Xi:
1997: Project entitled: The influence of the home literacy
environment on the development of phonological awareness,
interest in literacy and decoding skill: A longitudinal investigation.
Consulting & Supervision of Standardized Testing
Spring 2006
Pro-ed
TOC/Reading (100 children tested)
Fall 2005
Pro-ed
TOPL (100 children tested)
Fall 2005
Pro-ed
TOC (200 children tested)
Stephen Burgess
Fall 2004
Pro-ed
Auditory discrimination test (200 children tested)
Fall 2004
Pro-ed
PA test (120 children tested)
Served as site coordinator for standardization of tests for Pro-ed (a national test
development company based in TX). Recruited schools, participants, testers; trained and
supervised testers.
Editorial & Review Responsibilities
Member Editorial Review Board Reading Online Journal (2000-2005)
Member of Proposal & Manuscript Review Board International Reading
Association (1999-2005)
Member of Editorial Board for American Journal of Psychological Research (2004-…)
Reviewer for Child Development (2005-….)
Reviewer for American Journal of Psychological Research (2004-….)
Reviewer for Developmental Psychology (2003-….)
Reviewer for Journal of Educational Psychology (2003-….)
Reviewer for Educational Research Quarterly (1997-….)
Reviewer for Journal of Reading & Writing (1998-….)
Reviewer for Scientific Study of Reading (2001-….)
Reviewer for AERA annual meetings submissions (1999-2004)
Reviewer for SWPA (annual meetings submissions) (2003-….)
Research Interests
Reading skill and comprehension development; Influence of the home literacy
environment and culture on literacy development; Literacy interest and attitude across the
lifespan; Influence of attitudes and prior knowledge on decision making and critical
thinking ability; Stereotype development & use in decision making; video games