Expertise

April Schwarzmueller, Associate Professor of Human Development, Ph.D., Emory University, is a developmental psychologist with expertise in child and adolescent development. Her research interests include empirical assessment of the effectiveness of college teaching practices; the effects of traditional and social media on children and adolescents; the development of gender roles across childhood and adolescence; and memory in forensic interviews (i.e., eyewitness testimony).

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Honors & Awards

Robert A. Staub Distinguished Teacher Award
Eckerd College (United States, St. Petersburg), 2013
Frank Costin Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching Methods
National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, January 2000
National Excellence in Advising Award
Mortar Board National Scholarship and Leadership Honor Society, July 1999
Phi Beta Kappa
Wake Forest University (United States, Winston-Salem), 1991

Organizational Affiliations

Human Development Discipline, Creative Arts Collegium, Eckerd College

Creative Arts Collegium, Eckerd College

Education

Psychology
B.A., Wake Forest University (United States, Winston-Salem)

Summa cum laude

Psychology
M.A., Emory University (United States, Atlanta)
Cognitive and Developmental Psychology
Ph.D., Emory University (United States, Atlanta)

Dissertation: "The Effects of Repeated Questioning on Children's Memory for an Event"