Associate Professor & Director
Department of STEM Education & Professional Studies
Tony Perez
2300 EDUCATION BUILDING
NORFOLK,
NORFOLK, VA 23529
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, Temple University, (2012)
M.A. in Clinical-Counseling Psychology, La Salle University, (2003)
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. and Perez, A. C. "Undergraduate Enrichment Experiences to Support Biomedical Careers: An Investigation of Underlying Psychological Mechanisms" $1,652,039. Federal. September 2016 - July 2020
- Perez, A. C. "Bootstrapping Achievement and Motivation in STEM: An Integrated Cognitive-Motivational Intervention to Improve STEM Grades" $1,416,793. Federal. August 1, 2014 - December 31, 2017
- Perez, A. C. "UG Enrich to Support Biomed Careers: Investigation Underlying Psychology Mechanisms" $116,317. Higher Education. September 16, 2016 - July 1, 2017
- Garner, J. K., Nunnery, J. A., Arnold-Puchalski, P., Perez, A. C., Dickerson, D. L., Kaplan, A., Pugh, K. and Ross, S. "Investing in Innovations Grant: Transformation, Identification, Discovery and Engagement in STEM (TIDES)" $3,298,636. Federal. -
- Perez, A. C. "Bootstrapping Achievement and Motivation in STEM: An Integrated Cognitive-Motivational Intervention to Improve Biology Grades IUSE" $1,482,413. Federal. -
Expertise
Research Interests
academic achievement motivation, identity development, interventions, academic achievement and persistence, increasing participation of underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines
Articles
- Garcia-Linnenbrink, L., Wormington, S. V., Riggsbee, K. E., Perez, A. C., Ben-Eliyahu, A. and Hill, N. E. (2018). Multiple pathways to success: An examination of integrative motivational profiles among college and upper elementary students.. Journal of Educational Psychology.
- Cromley, J. G., Kaplan, A. and Perez, A. C. (2017). Combined Cognitive & Motivational Supports for STEM Learning beta.
- Gregory, K. H., Bol, L., Bean, T. and Perez, A. C. (2017). Community college discipline faculty鈥檚 attitudes and self-efficacy with literacy instruction in the disciplines. Journal of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
- Cromley, J. G., Perez, A. C. and Bergey, B. W. (2017). Workbooks for Instruction in Diagram Comprehension: High School Biology Part I.
- Cromley, J. G., Perez, A. C. and Kaplan, A. (2016). Undergraduate STEM achievement and retention: cognitive, motivational, and institutional factors and solutions. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences 3 (1) , pp. 4鈥�11.
- Godin, E. A., Wormington, S. V., Perez, A. C., Barger, M. M., Snyder, K. E., Richman, L. Smart., Schwartz-Bloom, R. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (2015). A pharmacology-based enrichment program for undergraduates promotes interest in science. CBE-Life Sciences Education 14 (4) , pp. ar40.
- Bol, L., Campbell, K. DY., Perez, T. and Yen, C. (2015). The effects of self-regulated learning training on community college students鈥� metacognition and achievement in developmental math courses. Community College Journal of Research and Practice 40 (6) , pp. 480鈥�495.
- Perez, A. C., Cromley, J. G.. and Kaplan, A. (2014). The role of identity development, values, and costs in college STEM retention.. Journal of Educational Psychology 106 (1) , pp. 315-329.
- Cromley, J. G. ., Perez, A. C., Wills, T. W., Tanaka, J. C., McNamara Horvat, E. and Tancredi-Brice Agbenyega, E. (2013). Changes in race and sex stereotype threat among diverse STEM students: Relation to grades and retention in the majors. Contemporary Educational Psychology 38 (3) , pp. 247-258.
- Cromley, J. G.., Perez, A. C., Fitzhugh, S. L., Newcombe, N. S., Wills, T. W. and Tanaka, J. C. (2013). Improving Students' Diagram Comprehension with Classroom Instruction. The Journal of Experimental Education 81 (4) , pp. 511-537.
Book Chapters
- Cromley, J. G., Perez, A. C. and Dai, T. (2016). Teaching introductory statistics: incorporating motivational principles Charlotte, NC: Challenges and Innovations in Educational Psychology Teaching and Learning.
- Pugh, K., Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., Phillips, M. and Perez, A. C. Supporting the development of transformative experience and interest Interest in K-16 Mathematics and Science Learning and Related Activities Washington, DC: AERA.
Presentations
- Perez, A. C. ( 2017). Supporting Motivation to Persist in STEM Disciplines: An Expectancy-Value Approach Oral Presentation 黑料不打烊 Psychology Department Colloquium Norfolk, VA.
- Mara, K. R., Kaplan, A., Balsai, M. A., Cromley, J. G., Perez, A. C., Dai, T. and Davidson, Y. (July , 2017). How instructors can enhance biology students鈥� motivation, learning, and grades through brief relevance writing and worked examples interventions Poster Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Austin, TX.
- Grimm, J. and Perez, A. C. (April , 2017). A longitudinal study of supplemental instruction鈥檚 impact on anatomy & physiology course performance Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference San Antonio, TX.
- Asadzadeh, D. T., Perez, T. and Yuanyuan, Y. (April , 2017). Antecedents of costs: What shapes the cost perceptions of non-science majors in a science course? Paper Annual conference of the American Educational Research Association San Antonio, TX.
- Cromley, J. G., Balsai, M. J., Dai, T., Davison, Y., Kaplan, A., Mara, K., Perez, A. C., Chew, E., Stine, K., Tonochi, D. A. and Williams, T. (April , 2017). Antecedents of and consequences of expectancy for success in undergraduate biology Paper The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Antonio, TX.
- Robinson, K. A., Perez, A. C., Nuttall, A. K., Roseth, C. J. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (April , 2017). From science student to scientist: Predictors and outcomes of multiple science identity development trajectories Paper The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Antonio, TX..
- Cromley, J. G., Kaplan, A., Tonochi, D. A., Chew, E., Stine, K., Mara, K., Balsai, M. J., Williams, T., Perez, A. C. and Davidson, Y. (April , 2017). Large gains in undergraduate biology student achievement from a combined cognitive-motivational intervention Paper The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Antonio.
- Dai, T., Kaplan, A., Wang, Y., Perez, T., Cromley, J. g., Davidson, Y., Balsai, M. J., Mara, K. and Chew, E. (April , 2017). Pursuing the 鈥渉alf empty question鈥�: Biology undergraduates鈥� differential engagement in a brief relevance writing intervention Paper The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Antonio, TX.
- Davidson, Y., kaplan, A., Hartwell, M., Mara, K., Balsai, M. J., cromeley, J., Perez, A. C., Dai, T., D'Antonio, M. and Russell, D. (April , 2017). The multidimensionality and content-specificity of perceived relevance: Undergraduates' relevance constructions of evolution and organismic diversity Paper The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Antonio, TX..
- Halpern, M., Champagne, C., Kaplan, A., Dai, T., Davidson, Y., Cromley, J., Perez, A. C., Mara, k. and Balsai, M. J. (April , 2017). Undergraduate biology students鈥� motivation to engage in relevance writing: An interview study. Paper The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association San Antonio, TX.
- Perez, A. C., Linnebrink-Garcia, L., Schwartz-Bloom, R. and Robinson, K. (March , 2017). The effects of an early college science enrichment program on long-term science persistence Paper The Annual Meeting of the Understanding Interventions for Broadening Participation in STEM conference San Antonio, TX.
- Cromley, J. G., Kaplan, A., Mara, K., Balsai, M. J., Dai, T. and Perez, A. C. (March , 2017). Large gains in undergraduate biology student achievement from a combined cognitive-motivational intervention Paper The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Washington, D.C.
- Cromley, J. G., Kaplan, A., Perez, A. C., Dai, T., Mara, K., Davidson, Y., Balsai, M. j. and Chew, E. (April , 2016). Improving undergraduate biology learning and achievement with a combined cognitive-motivational intervention Paper The American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Washington, D.C.
- Davidson, Y., Kaplan, A., Mara, K., Balsai, M. J., D'Antonio, M., Hartwell, M., Cromley, J. G., Perez, A. C., Dai, T. and Richards, E. (April , 2016). The multidimensionality of perceived relevance: Science undergraduates' relevance constructions of evolution Paper The American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Washington, D.C.
- Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., Perez, T., Barger, M. M., Wormington, S. V., Godin, E., Snyder, K. E., Luara Richman, L. S. and Schwartz-Bloom, R. (April , 2016). Repairing the leaky pipeline: A motivationally supportive intervention to enhance persistence in undergraduate science pathways Paper The Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Washington, D.C.
- Perez, A. C., Cromley, J. G., Dai, T., Richards, E., Davidson, Y., Mara, K. and Balsai, M. J. (April , 2016). The combined effects of competence beliefs and opportunity cost on achievement of undergraduate biology students. Paper presented at a symposium entitled Extending the Expectancy-Value Model: Definitions and Functions of Cost in Students' Choice, Engagement, and Performance Paper The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Washington, D.C.
- Perez, A. C. (October , 2015). Boosting student motivation to support persistence and achievement in college Oral Presentation 黑料不打烊 Educational Psychology and Program Evaluation Speaker Series Norfolk, VA..
- Perez, A. C. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (August , 2015). The role of goal orientations in science students鈥� cost perceptions Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Toronto, Canada..
- Richman, S. L., Perez, T., Schwartz-Bloom, R. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, l. (June , 2015). Targeting stereotype threat reduction to increase participation in STEM fields Paper The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Washington, DC..
- Barger, M. M., Perez, A. C. and Canelas, D. (April , 2015). Constructivism and personal epistemology development Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Chicago, IL.
- Schwartz-Bloom, R., Godin, E., Perez, T., Worminton, S. V., Barger, M. M., Snyder, K. E. and Linnebrink-Garcia, L. (March , 2015). LEAP: Launch into Education About Pharmacology: A pharmacology-based enrichment program for college students at Duke Paper The annual meeting of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Boston, MA..
- Perez, A. C., Wormington, S. V., Barger, M. M., Schwartz-Bloom, R. D. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (June , 2014). Profiles of costs: how expectancy-value profiles relate to undergraduates鈥� choices in stem Poster International Conference on Motivation Helsinki, Finland..
- Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., Perez, A. C. and Wormington, S. V. (June 13, 2014). Development of Undergraduates鈥� Motivation in Science: A Person-Centered Approach Poster International Conference on Motivation Helsinki, Finland.
- Perez, A. C., Wormington, S. V., Barger, M. M., Schwartz-Bloom, R. D. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (June 12, 2014). Profiles of Costs: How Expectancy-Value Profiles Relate to Undergraduates鈥� Choices in STEM Paper International Conference on Motivation Helsinki, Finland.
- Barger, M. M., Perez, A. C., Gustafson, M., NAdeua, J., Schaad, D., Huettel, L. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (April , 2014). Interest development via 鈥淕rand Challenges鈥� in college engineering students. Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Philadelphia, PA..
- Linnenbrink-Garcia, L., Schwartz-Bloom, R., Perez, A. C., Wormington, S. V., Barger, M. M., Godin, E. and Snyder, K. (April , 2014). Supporting motivation and career intentions in science: The effects of a summer intervention program Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Philadelphia, PA.
- Barger, M. M., Perez, A. C., Gustafson, M., Nadeau, J., Schaad, D., Huettel, L. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (April , 2014). Interest development via 鈥淕rand Challenges鈥� in college engineering students Poster Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Philadelphia, PA.
- Linnenbrink-Garciaa, L., Schwartz-Bloom, R., Perez, A. C., Wormington, S. W., Barger, M. M., Godin, E. and Snyder, K. (April , 2014). Supporting Motivation and Career Intentions in Science: The Effects of a Summer Intervention Program Poster Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Philadelphia, PA.
- Perez, A. C., Nickens, A., Barger, M. M. and Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (April , 2014). The Role of Gender and Motivation in Undergraduates鈥� Ideal and Expected STEM Career Aspirations Paper Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association Philadelphia, PA.
- Perez, A. C., Wormington, S. V., Barger, M. M., Schwartz-Bloom, R. D. and Linnebrink-Garcia, L. (April , 2013). Expectancy-value profiles of college science students: I can do it, I want to do it, but it may be costly. Paper presented at a symposium entitled Is It Worth My Time and Effort? Exploring Students' Conceptions of the Cost of Learning Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference San Francisco, CA.
- Perez, A. C. (March , 2013). Is majoring in stem worth it?: The role of ego-identity status, values, and costs in college stem retention Oral Presentation Duke University Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Developmental Brown Bag Series Durham, NC..
- Bergey, B. W., Perez, A. C., Agbenyega, E. k., Cromley, J. G. and Horvat, E. (August , 2012). Weighing major costs: Undergraduates鈥� values and costs for STEM majors Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Orlando, FL..
- Cromley, J. G., Horvat, E. M., Perez, A. C., Agbenyega, E. T., Wills, T. W., Tanaka, J., Dumas, D., Raja, R. and Sheth, D. (April , 2012). Cognitive and motivational predictors of first-year science grades Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Vancouver, Canada..
- Perez, A. C., Cromley, J. G. and Kaplan, A. (April , 2012). Intention to leave a STEM major: Expectancies, values, and identity Status Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Vancouver, Canada..
- Agbenyega, E. T., Dai, T., Karakus, M., Horvat, E. M., Cromley, j. G., Perez, A. C. and Kumi, J. A. (April , 2012). Understanding students鈥� beliefs about the nature of knowing in chemistry and biology: A mixed-method analysis Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Vancouver, Canada.
- Kirchgessner, M., Perez, A. C., Dai, T. and Cromley, J. G. (April , 2012). The interplay between contingencies of self-worth and test anxiety. Paper Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Vancouver, Canada..
- Karakus, M. K., Dai, T., Perez, A. C. and Kaplan, A. (February , 2012). Investigating the environmental antecedents of mastery-avoidance goals Paper The Meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association Hilton Head, SC..
- Perez, A. C., Bergey, B. W., Cromley, J. G., Agbenyega, E. T. and Horvat, E. M. (August , 2011). Sticking with science? The perceived cost and values of being a science student Poster The Annual Meeting of the Junior Researchers of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction Exeter, United Kingdom.
- Perez, A. C., Cromley, J. G., Agbenyega, E. T. and Horvat, E. M. (April , 2011). An expectancy-value perspective on undergraduates鈥� decisions to take an optional biology exam Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference New Orleans, LA..
- Abenyega, E. T., Horvat, E. M., Perez, A. C., Cromley, J. G., Townsend, L. and Raja, L. (April , 2011). Bridging the gap: An exploration of tensions between pedagogical reforms and STEM students鈥� learning needs Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference New Orleans, LA.
- G, C. J., Horvat, E., Tanaka, J., Michel, J., Perez, A. C., TancrediBrice, E., Raja, L., Vorndran, P., Wills, M. and Wills, T. W. (April , 2011). Cognition and motivation in science technology engineering and math retention Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference New Orleans, LA.
- Perez, A. C., Meyer, R. H., Karakus, M. K. and Kaplan, A. (April , 2011). Identity formation processes and motivation for choosing an academic concentration in high school. Poster American Educational Research Association Annual Conference New Orleans, LA.
- Karakus, M. K., Meyer, R. H., Perez, A. C. and Kaplan, A. (April , 2011). Mastery-avoidance goals in junior high school: Prevalence and meaning in two disciplinary domains Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference New Orleans, LA.
- Meyer, R. H., Perez, A. C. and Karakus, M. K. (April , 2011). Perceptions of peers鈥� task values and motivation for choosing enhanced subjects in high school Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference New Orleans, LA.
- Cromley, J. G., Wills, T. W., Resnick, I., Dai, T., Perez, A. C., Fitzbugh, S., Newcombe, N. and Ramos-Castillo, N. (July , 2010). Reading comprehension--sequences of cognitive moves while reading scientific text Paper seventeenth annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Berlin, Germany.
- Fitzhugh, S., Cromley, J. G., Newcombe, N., Perez, A. C. and Wills, T. W. (April , 2010). High school students鈥� comprehension of text and diagrams: Testing a model with eye tracking data Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Denver, CO.
- Perez, A. C., G, C. J. and Newcombe, N. (April , 2010). Relationships between visuospatial skills, knowledge, and reasoning with science diagrams Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Denver, CO. .
- Cromley, J. G., Perez, A. C., Fitzbugh, S., Tanaka, J., Newcombe, N. and W, W. T. (April , 2010). Teaching effective use of diagrammatic reasoning in biology Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Denver, CO.
- Horvat, E. M., Cromley, J. G., Perez, A. C., Tancredi-Brice, E. and Karakus, M. (April , 2010). Understanding STEM persistence: Memorizing, digesting and personal epistemology Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference Denver, CO.
- Cromley, J. G., Newcombe, N., Shipley, T. F., Tanka, J., Perez, A. C. and Fitzbugh, S. (March , 2010). Reasoning with visual representations in science: from basic processes to interventions Paper symposium entitled The New Learning Sciences at the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association Pittsburgh, PA.
- Cromley, J. G., Newcombe, N., Tanaka, J., Shipley, T. F., Fitzhugh, S., Perez, A. C. and Bergey, B. (March , 2010). Teaching diagrammatic reasoning: Conventions of diagrams versus coordinating text and diagrams Lecture Temple University Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center in the Department of Psychology Philadelphia, PA.
- Perez, A. C. and Cromley, J. G. (April , 2009). Predicting science achievement from science media use and science enjoyment across 57 countries using PISA 2006 Paper American Educational Research Association Annual Conference San Diego, CA..
- 2017: Darden College of Education New Investigator Award, 黑料不打烊
- 2015: Shining Star Recognition for Teaching, 黑料不打烊
- 2014: Division C New Faculty Mentoring Program, American Educational Research Association
- 2012: Early Career Travel Award, American Psychological Association
- 2011: Division C Graduate Student Seminar, American Educational Research Association
- 2009: Benjamin Banneker Award, Temple University