Tierra Freeman Taylor
Current Position: Associate Professor of Psychology, Graduate Faculty, Division of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Kentucky State University
Address: 226 Hathaway Hall, 400 East Main Street, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 597-5932 Fax: (502) 597-6417 Email address: tierra.freeman@kysu.edu
2005 Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Dissertation: Sense of belonging in higher education: Relations to instructor practices, motivation and achievement. Committee: Lynley H. Anderman, Chair; Eric Anderman, Fred Danner. Jane Jensen, Tim Smith
2001 Ed.S. Educational Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Specialist Paper: The role of pedagogical caring in higher education: Students' perceptions of the student/instructor relationship. Chair: Lynley H. Anderman.
1997 M.A. Clinical Psychology, Towson University, Towson, Maryland. Chair: Barry Bass.
1995 B.A. Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Honors Thesis: A validation of response bias scales on the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire. Chair: Martha Wetter
National Institute of Justice grant proposal, “Validity and Reliability of Forensic Document Examination Methods and Procedures: A Comparison of Hand Printing and Handwriting Examination. Statistical Consultant, Submitted April 23, 2018, pending, $906,108.
National Science Foundation LSAMP grant proposal, Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: KY-WV LSAMP (phase III), Research Personnel, submitted January 19, 2018 – pending.
GEARUP Kentucky, Summer High School Pathway Program, Forensic Pathway Faculty co-lead, Summer 2017, FUNDED, $55,130.
Kentucky Education Cabinet, Workready grant, “Frankfort MakerSpace,” internal evaluator, finalist
Steelcase Education, Active Learning Center grant, internal evaluator, submitted February 13, 2017, unfunded.
National Science Foundation, Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program grant "Narrowing the Gaps in the STEM Pipeline" grant, internal evaluator, submitted December 20th, unfunded.
Council for Post-Secondary Education, Improving Educational Quality grant, “Kentucky State University’s Student to Teacher Transformation Pathway” grant. October 31st, 2016, coauthor/internal evaluator, FUNDED, 100,000.
National Science Foundation, “Citizen Journalism and Public Cynicism Toward Police in the United States,” submitted July 29, 2016, Co-PI, unfunded $260,162.
KSU Remediation Redesign for Student Success: Co-requisite Developmental Education, submitted to James Graham Brown Foundation grant: Kentucky Council for Post-Secondary Education July 15, 2016, Senior Personnel, funded $26,580.
Engaging the Capital City Community in Establishing a STEM+ Pipeline, William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust grant, July 2016, Senior Researcher, funded $400,000.
Kentucky Justice Cabinet, “Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel” data analysis contract (May 16, 2015 - June 30-2016, Faculty Supervisor - funded $30,000.
April 2017, $9 million, unfunded.