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

Educational History

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

Grant and Evaluation Work:

  • 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.