Stacy L. Hughey Surman

Clinical Instructor
Department of Educational Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
307B Carmichael Hall
(205)-348-5736
s.hugheysurman@gmail.com
Appointed in 2007

Recent Courses Taught:

BER 450: Assessment of Classroom Learning
BER 345: Elementary Statistics (Temporary Summer)

Areas of Interest:

Teacher’s self-efficacy with regards to their ability to teach writing to their students
Development and utilization of assessment methods
Development and utilization of assessment methods for preschool children
Use of large-scale data to develop overall at-risk benchmarks for language arts development

Academic Degrees:

Currently pursuing Ph.D., The University of Alabama, 2003-Present. Educational Research.
M. A., The University of Alabama, 2001. Elementary Education.
B. S., The University of Alabama, 1999. Early Childhood and Elementary Education.

Professional Experiences:

Supervisor for Data Collections and Training, Project EXEL and Project CORE, Principal Investigators: Lea McGee (EXEL and CORE) and Rochelle Dail (CORE), 2003-2007.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Educational Research, The College of Education, The University of Alabama, 2003-2007.

Classroom Teacher, State of Alabama, 2001-2003.

Selected Publications:

Lomax, R. G. & Surman, S. H. (2007). Factorial ANOVA in SPSS: Fixed-, random-, and mixed-effects models. In S. S. Sawilowsky (Ed.), Real data analysis. Greenwich CT: Information Age.

Burry-Stock, J. A., Hughey Surman, S., Frazier, C. (Eds.). (2006). Assessment Curriculum for Excellence (ACE): A Supplement for Elementary Education Majors. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama.

Burry-Stock, J. A., Hughey Surman, S., Frazier, C. (Eds.). (2006). Assessment Curriculum for Excellence (ACE): A Supplement for Secondary Education Majors. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama.

Hughey, S. L. (1998). Math and Reading: A database of picture books for use in mathematics education [on-line]. Presented at the 1998 Regional National Council of the Teachers of Mathematics, with a subsequent review in the Journal of the National Council of the Teachers of Mathematics.

Hughey, S. L. (1996). Athletic Training Multimedia Resources: A database of multimedia resources for use by members of the National Athletic Training Association. Presented at the 1996 Annual Conference of the National Athletic Training Association with a subsequent review in the Journal of the National Athletic Training Association.

Selected Presentations:

Dail, A. R., Hughey Surman, S., Wilson, P.G. (2007). Meeting the Challenge: Accelerating At-Risk Preschool Children’s Literacy Achievement. In W. Teale (Chair), Transforming Preschool Classroom Environments and Language and Literacy Instruction: Child Outcomes and Teacher Effectiveness. Symposium conducted at the 2007 Annual NRC Conference, Austin, TX.

Dail, A. R., Wilson, P.G., Hughey Surman, S. (2007). The power of photography: How photos capture literacy practice. Presentation at the 2007 Mid-winter National Council of Teacher of English Assembly for Research, Nashville, TN.

Bedford, A., Hughey Surman, S., McGee, L.M., Casbergue, R., Morrow, L.M. (2006). At-risk preschool children: How do we determine who is at risk? What is the consequence? Presentation at the 2006 Annual NRC Conference, Los Angeles.

McGee, L. M., & Hughey Surman, S. (2005). A comparative analysis of psychometric properties of early literacy assessment measures. Presentation at the 2005 Annual NRC Conference, Miami.

Hughey Surman, S. (2004). The Teaching writing self-efficacy scale: An instrument in development. Presentation at the 2005 Annual AERA Conference, Montreal.