Tierra Mischella Freeman

Current Position: Associate Professor/Graduate Faculty, Interim Chair, Division of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Kentucky State University

Address: 231a Hathaway Hall, 400 East Main Street, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 597-5932 Fax: (502) 597-5830 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:

• First in The World Grant- FIPSE, “Triple Crown Transformation of Excellence: The University Tapestry” (submitted, June 23, 2015, academic co-lead).
• DOD, Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant, “Kentucky State University S.C.O.R.E. Project for Concussion Education and Awareness” (submitted February 12, 2015, leadership team).
• National Science Foundation, Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) grant preproposal: “CREST Center for Interdisciplinary Forensic Research and Justice Studies” (submitted November 7, 2014 – Co-PI - unfunded).
• National Science Foundation LSAMP, grant proposal: “Broadening Participation of Minority STEM Students through Research Opportunities at Kentucky State University” (submitted October 17, 2014 – Co-PI - unfunded).
• Kentucky Department of Education, Doctoral Data Fellowship Program, (data analyst consultant).
• National Institute of Health, Grant Proposal: “Advancing Biomedical Education Through Research Based Project/s for Minority Students at Kentucky State University, a Historical Black College and University” (Submitted May 10, 2013 – Co-PI: unfunded).
• National Institute of Justice, Grant Proposal: “Cognitive, Perceptual, and Physiological Processes in Forensic Document Examiner Authorship and Process Decision Making” (Submitted April 1, 2013 – co-PI: unfunded).
• Department of Educational Title III proposal, “Advancing Psychology and Related Fields” (Submitted February 15, 2012 – PI-unfunded).
• Kentucky Academic of Sciences, “Judicial Perceptions of Procedural Justice and the Use of Court Appointed Experts” (Submitted November 16, 2011 –Co-PI-Unfunded).
• National Science Foundation, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program Proposal: “Bringing Behavioral & Social Science Students out of the Twentieth Century” (Submitted April 6, 2011 – PI-unfunded).