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Dr. David Biek
478.757.2544
Dean School of Education and Behavioral Science
Credentials: Ph.D.
| Office Hours: | Macon, Tuesday through Friday, by appointment. Cochran, Mondays, after 1:45 pm, by appointment. |
| Locations: (Campus & Office) | |
| Website: | https://www.mga.edu/education-behavioral-sciences/index.php |
| Teaching and Research Interests: | Study of academic achievement, cognitive development, and learning processes in children, adolescents, and young adults. Research focuses on social-cognitive factors and processes that predict and explain achievement and related abilities; research also explores learning and cognitive development that may occur in non-traditional (extracurricular) contexts. |
| Courses: | PSYC 1101 - Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2101 - Psychology of Adjustment PSYC 2103 - Introduction to Human Development PSYC 3201 - Cross-Cultural Psychology PSYC 3500 - Child & Adolescent Psychology PSYC 3611 - Risk & Decision-Making PSYC 4500 - Children, Families & the Law |
| Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned) | Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, Cornell University M.A. Developmental Psychology, Columbia University B.S. Human Development & Family Studies, Cornell University |
| Publications and Scholarships: (Last 5 Years) | Riser, D., Spielman, R., & Biek, D. (2024). Lifespan Development. Openstax College. https://openstax.org/details/books/lifespan-development. Amerson, R., Ochoa, K., Cole, W., & Biek, D. (2024, October). “Lighting the Way Through the IGNITE Residency Program.” Southeastern Association of School-University Partnerships (SASUP) conference, Hilton Head, SC. Biek, David (2024, April). “Multisector Insights Panel”. Regional Economics of Education Summit – Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education (GPEE). Biek, David (2024, January). “Addressing the Teacher Shortage: Six Years of Innovation in Teacher Preparation.” Hawaii International Conference on Education, Waikoloa, HI. Biek, David. (2023, August). “Taking the Pulse of our Community: 2023 On The Table Central Georgia.” Presentation to Central Georgia regional leaders and funders. Community Foundation of Central Georgia; Macon. Bluhm, C., Wruck, E., Biek, D., & Sands, J. (2021). Introduction to Psychology (Psyc1101) Course Redesign at eCore. In S.M. Foote (Ed.), Gateways to Completion Case Study Anthology, pp. 62-64. Gardner Institute. https://www.jngi.org/g2c-case-study-anthology. Briones, E., Walters, L. C., Gladden, P. R., & Biek, D. (2021). Introduction to Psychology (Psyc1101) Course Redesign at Middle Georgia State University. In S.M. Foote (Ed.), Gateways to Completion Case Study Anthology, pp. 55-58. Gardner Institute. https://www.jngi.org/g2c-case-study-anthology. Biek, David (2021, March). “Taking the Pulse of our Community: 2020 On The Table Macon, virtual edition.” Presentation to the Macon-Bibb community, Mayor and Funders. Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc. Biek, D. & Sartin, L. (2019, October). “Partnership Success Stories: Year-long Internships and Interns as Teachers.” Fall 2019 Accreditation and Certification Conference, Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC); Macon, GA. |
| Professional Affiliations: | American Psychological Association Association for Psychological Science Southeastern Psychological Association |
| Awards and Honors: | U.S. Department of Education – Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Program, PI for $1,025,000 ($1.025M) for “Project DEAL (Developing Educators and Leaders)”, sub-award SP00016815-02, 2024-2029 with Georgia State University. American Educational Research Association - Claudia A. Balach School University Partnership Research (SUPR) SIG of AERA 2024 Award for “Project NURTURE”, joint award as Co-PI, 2024. U.S. Department of Education – Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants, Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Program, PI for $1,100,000 ($1.1M) for “Project NURTURE (Network For Urban and Rural Teachers United for Residency Engagement)”, sub-award SP00014105-02, 2019-2024 with Georgia State University. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Co-PI for $70,000 sub-grant, evaluation and assessment for “Collaborative County Approaches to Reducing the Prevalence of Individuals with Mental Disorders in Jails”, 2016-2018. |
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