Meagan M. Patterson
School of Education and Human Sciences - Educational PsychologyMeagan M. Patterson is an associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Kansas. She received her bachelor's degree in psychology and linguistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MA and PhD in developmental psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on intergroup attitudes, the development of personal and group identity, and the implications of identity for academic and civic engagement.
Teaching
Courses:
EPSY 305: Development & Learning of the Child
EPSY 704: Advanced Educational Psychology: Learning Processes in Education
EPSY 806: Issues in Human Growth and Development
EPSY 807: Theories and Research in Human Learning
Teaching Interests
- Child development
- Lifespan development
- Learning
- College teaching
- Gender
- Race
- And inequality in development and education
Research Interests
- Gender and race in child development
- Development of personal and group identity
- Intergroup attitudes
- Political and civic engagement