TANNER LEBARON WALLACE 5946 Wesley W. Posvar Hall 230 South Bouquet Street Pittsburgh, PA 15260 twallace@pitt.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. 2008 Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles Specialization: Social Research Methodology M.Ed. 2002 Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University Specialization: Adolescent Risk & Prevention B.A. 1999 College of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia Dual major: English Literature & Asian Studies ACADEMIC POSITIONS Center Associate Learning Research & Development Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Assistant Professor Psychology in Education University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2008 - present Graduate Student Researcher University of California, Los Angeles 2003-2008 Los Angeles, California AWARDS AND HONORS Carol Weinstein Best Paper Award nomination 2013 Classroom Management Special Interest Group, AERA Measures of Effective Teaching Early Career Award 2013 National Academy of Education University of Pittsburgh, School of Education Faculty Research Award 2013 Eastern Evaluation Research Society Invited Author Award 2012 National Institute of Child Health & Human Development Fellow 2011 Applied Research in Child and Adolescent Development Summer Institute New Faculty Mentee 2011 Division E, Counseling & Human Development University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Fellow 2007-2008 Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant Fellow 2003-2006
RESEARCH EXPERTISE T. L. Wallace, p. 2 of 7 Adolescent perceptions and valuing of instructional interactions Autonomy-supportive classroom management in urban schools Identifying the underlying latent constructs measured by adolescent assessments of teacher behavior EXTERNAL GRANTS AND FUNDING AWARDED Principal Investigator, Employing Urban Adolescents Interpretations of 2013-2014 Instructional Practices to Determine Ceiling Effect from Teacher Proficiency in the Classroom Organization Domain William T. Grant Foundation ($25,000) Principal Investigator, Creating a Culture of Respect: 2011-2013 Case Studies of High-Performing Schools Propel Charter Schools U.S. Department of Education Charter Schools Program ($90,500) INTERNAL GRANTS AND FUNDING AWARDED Co-Principal Investigator (with Timothy Nokes-Malach) 2014-2016 Innovating Motivation Research: Insights from Urban Middle School Classrooms on the Links between Psychosocial Support and Mathematics Learning Learning Research & Development Center, University of Pittsburgh ($150,000) Co-Principal Investigator (with Jasmine Williams) 2014-2015 African American Students Opportunities to Learn: How Classroom Climate Factors Condition Participation and Learning in High School Math Classrooms Center on Race and Social Problems, University of Pittsburgh ($10,000) Co-Principal Investigator (with Hannah Sung) 2014-2015 Decomposing Teaching Practice in Mathematics School of Education Student-Faculty Research Grant, University of Pittsburgh ($3000) Principal Investigator, Beyond Belonging: The Meaning-Making 2010-2011 Component of School Connectedness Central Research Development Fund, University of Pittsburgh ($6,000) EXTERNAL GRANTS SUBMITTED NOT AWARDED Principal Investigator, The Insiders View: Identifying Latent Constructs Measured by a Student Survey of Teaching Quality, The National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2014 Principal Investigator, The Co-Construction of Adolescent-Adult Relationships in Urban High School Math Classrooms: Understanding the Links between Instructional Practice, Pedagogical Transactions, and Adolescent Meaning-Making, The National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2013
T. L. Wallace, p. 3 of 7 Principal Investigator, Promoting Positive Youth Development in Urban Classrooms: The Role of Connection to Teacher in Adolescent Achievement, the National Institutes of Health, 2012 Principal Investigator, Role of Relational Processes in the Prevention of Early School Leaving, the National Institutes of Health, 2010 EXTERNAL GRANTS IN PROCESS Co-Principal Investigator (with Jennifer Coffman), That s Not the Help I Need: Teacher Talk and Academic Outcomes for Urban Adolescents, William T. Grant Foundation s Initiative on Understanding Inequality ($500,000) ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS ( * indicates graduate student) Horner, C. G., * Wallace, T. L., & Bundick, M. J. (in press). Adolescents interpretations of the role of emotion in high school. Teachers College Record. Wallace, T. L., Sung, H. C., * & Williams, J. D. * (2014).The defining features of teacher talk within autonomy-supportive classroom management. Teaching and Teacher Education. (42), 34-46. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2014.04.005 Wallace, T. L., & Chhuon, V. (2014). Proximal processes in urban classrooms: Engagement and disaffection in urban youth of color. American Educational Research Journal. 51(5), 937-973. doi: 10.3102/0002831214531324 Schall, J., * Wallace, T. L., & Chhuon, V. (2014). Fitting in in high school: How adolescent belonging is influenced by locus of control beliefs. International Journal of Youth and Adolescence. doi: 10.1080/02673843.2013.866148 Ye, F., & Wallace, T. L. (2013). Psychological sense of school membership scale: Method effects associated with negatively worded items. Journal of Psychoeducational Measurement. 32(3), 202-215. doi: 10.1177/0734282913504816 Horner, C. G., * & Wallace, T. L. (2013). Measuring emotion socialization in schools. Journal of School Health. 83(10), 697-703. doi: 10.1111/josh.12083 Hansen, M., * Alkin, M., & Wallace, T. L. (2013). Depicting the logic of three evaluation theories. Evaluation and Program Planning. 38(2), 34-43. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2012.03.012 McHugh, R. M., * Horner, C. G., * Colditz, J., * & Wallace, T. L. (2013). Bridges and barriers: Adolescent perceptions of student-teacher relationships. Urban Education. 48(1), 9-43. doi: 10.1177/0042085912451585 Wallace, T. L., Ye, F., & Chhuon, V. (2012). Subdimensions of adolescent sense of belonging in high school. Applied Developmental Science. 16(3), 122 139. doi: 10.1080/10888691.2012.695256 Wallace, T. L.,Ye, F., McHugh, R. M., * & Chhuon, V. (2012). The Development of an Adolescent Perception of Being Known Measure. The High School Journal. 95(4), 19-36. doi: 10.1353/hsj.2012.0010
T. L. Wallace, p. 4 of 7 Chhuon, V., & Wallace, T. L. (2012). Creating connectedness through being known: Fulfilling the need to belong in U.S. high schools. Youth & Society. 46(3), 379-401. doi: 10.1177/0044118X11436188 Wallace, T. L. (2011). An argument-based approach to validity in evaluation. Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice. 17(3), 233-246. doi: 10.1177/1356389011410522 Wallace, T. L. (2009). Evaluation theory as pedagogy. American Journal of Evaluation. 30 (3), 437. doi: 10.1177/1098214009341661 Wallace, T. L., & Alkin, M. (2009). Refocusing accountability as improvement: Informed professional decision-making based on evidence. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 23(1), 211-214. Wallace, T. L., & Alkin, M. C. (2008). Process of evaluation: Focus on stakeholders. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 34(4), 192-193. doi: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2008.10.002 Wallace, T. L. (2008). Integrating participatory evaluation elements into an effectiveness evaluation. Studies in Educational Evaluation. 34(4), 201-207. doi: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2008.10.008 Lee, J. S., Wallace, T. L., & Alkin, M. (2007). Using problem-based learning to train evaluators. American Journal of Evaluation. 28(4), 536-545. doi: 10.1177/1098214007305613 ARTICLES IN PROCESS Wallace, T. L., & Sung, H. C. * (under second review). Student perceptions and valuing of autonomy support in urban middle grade classrooms. Williams, J. D., * Wallace, T. L., & Sung, H. C. * (under second review). Providing choice in middle school classrooms: An exploratory study of enactment variability and student reflection. Wallace, T. L., Kelcey, B., & Ruzek, E. (under review). Dimensionality and predictive validity of a student self-perception survey: What do adolescent perceptions of a classroom experience tell us? Wallace, T. L., & Bundick, M. J. (revise and resubmit). The role of student voice in school improvement and student development: A theoretical review. Wallace, T. L. (in preparation). Employing adolescent interpretations of instructional interactions to distinguish teacher proficiency in classroom management from ceiling effect in observational instruments. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Wallace, T. L., & Bundick, M. J. (2014). A Mechanism-Based Understanding of the Student Voice Process, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
T. L. Wallace, p. 5 of 7 Wanless, S., Wallace, T. L. et al., (2014). Helping Preservice Teachers Feel Ready to Teach: Mindfulness and Self-Regulation, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Williams, J. D., Wallace, T. L., & Sung, H. C. (2014). Developing a Framework for Enhancing Student Connections in the Classroom, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wallace, T. L., Sung, H. C., & Williams, J. D. (2014). Exploring the Ecological Validity of Autonomy Support Measures, Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas. Wallace, T. L. (2013). An Ecological Perspective on Classroom Management: Policy, Culture, Relationship, and Disposition, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. Wallace, T. L. (2012). Reaching-Down Reaching-Up Models of Applied Adolescent Development Research, Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Wallace, T. L., Chhuon, V., & McHugh, R. (2011). Beyond Belonging: The Meaning-Making Component of School Connectedness, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. Wallace, T. L. (2009). Increasing the Validity of Effectiveness Trials: The Participatory, Theory-Based Effectiveness Evaluation Model, Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia. Wallace, T. L. (2007). Identifying Critical Processes and Outcomes Across Evaluation Approaches: Empowerment, Practical Participatory, Transformative and Utilization-Focused, American Evaluation Association Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. INVITED TALKS Wallace, T. L. (Fall 2014). The Role of Adolescents Perceptions and Values in Determining the Developmental Potential of a Classroom Experience, Carolina Consortium on Human Development, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Wallace, T. L. (2012). Adolescent-Adult Relationships in U.S. Urban High School Math Classrooms, The Motivation Supergroup, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Wallace, T.L. (2012). An Argument-Based Approach to Validity in Applied Research. Eastern Evaluation Research Society, Absecon, New Jersey. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Care Coordinator Hamilton Choices, LLC 2002-2003 Hamilton County, Ohio
T. L. Wallace, p. 6 of 7 Intern Collaborative for School and Community Services Harvard University 2001-2002 Cambridge, Massachusetts Middle School Teacher Teach for America Corps Member 1999-2001 Quitman County School District, Mississippi PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Chair, Adolescence and Youth Development SIG, Program Chair, Adolescence and Youth Development SIG, Newsletter Editor, Division E, Human Development and Counseling, 2014 - present 2012 - present Editorial board member, Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research 2012-2014 UNIVERSITY SERVICE Teacher Education Steering Committee member, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh 2014 - present Academic Affairs Committee member, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Education Advisory Board member, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh Curriculum Revision Project Committee member, Psychology in Education department, University of Pittsburgh 2008 - present Attentional Teaching Practice Teacher Education Development Committee member, Department of Instruction and Learning, University of Pittsburgh 2013-2014 Panther Shout Out! First Year Retention Program volunteer, University of Pittsburgh 2011-2013 Faculty Residence Hall Mentor, Freshman Honors, Southerland West, University of Pittsburgh 2010-2012 Research Working Group Faculty Committee member, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh 2009-2012
T. L. Wallace, p. 7 of 7 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society for Research on Adolescence COURSES TAUGHT PSYED 3632: Applied Research Design PSYED 3419: Qualitative Methods: Participant Observation PSYED 2567: Professional Leadership PSYED 2265: Attentional Teaching Practice PSYED 1003: Middle Child and Adolescent Development AD HOC REVIEWING Teaching and Teacher Education Urban Education Applied Developmental Science Journal of Early Adolescence European Journal of Psychology in Education Learning and Individual Differences The High School Journal William T. Grant research proposal reviewer American Educational Research Association conference reviewer Society for Research on Adolescence conference reviewer Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness conference reviewer