August Twopearls Masonheimer

Email:
amasonhe@purdue.edu

Phone:
765-496-2360

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5122

August Twopearls Masonheimer

Clinical Assistant Professor

Educational Psychology and Research Methodology,
Educational Studies

Email:
amasonhe@purdue.edu

Phone:
765-496-2360

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5122

About

August Masonheimer is a Clinical Assistant Professor whose research interests center around self-regulated learning, academic motivation, and measurement. His work is situated within the scholarship of teaching and learning, with an emphasis on understanding pedagogical practices and theoretical frameworks supportive of student success.

Education

  • Ph.D. — Educational Studies, The Ohio State University (2025)
  • M.A. — Educational Studies, The Ohio State University (2022)
  • B.A. — Psychology with minor in Education, University of California, Santa Cruz (2015)

Career Experience

  • 2025 – present
    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Program in Educational Psychology and Research Methods
    Department of Educational Studies, College of Education, Purdue University
  • 2023 – 2025
    Graduate Consultant
    Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning, Office of Academic Affairs, The Ohio State University
  • 2023 – 2024
    Graduate Academic Coach
    Dennis Learning Center, Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
  • 2022 – 2025
    Site Director
    Aim High
  • 2022 – 2024
    Research Assistant
    Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
  • 2019 – 2022
    Graduate Associate Teaching Assistant
    Department of Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
  • 2007 – 2021
    Educator and Program Support
    Aim High

Awards & Honors

  • College of Education Graduate Teaching Award (2025)
    The Ohio State University
  • Graduate Associate Teaching Award (2023)
    The Ohio State University
  • Studying and self-regulated learning SIG 121 Graduate Student Poster Award (2023)
    American Educational Research Association
  • Dean’s Undergraduate Award in Social Sciences (2015)
    University of California, Santa Cruz

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

  • Allen, E. C., Masonheimer, A. T., & Wolters, C. A. (2023). Do dispositional motivational beliefs predict self-regulated learning strategies? An examination of willpower beliefs. International Journal of Educational Research, 119, 102174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102174
  • Bachman, H. F., Allen, E. C., Anderman, E. M., Boone, B. J., Capretta, T. J., Cunningham, P. D., Masonheimer, A. T., & Zyromski, B. (2022). Texting: A simple path to building trust. Phi Delta Kappan, 103(7), 18–22.
  • Hensley, L., Avila-Medina, F., Gillespie, T., Lee, H. W., Masonheimer, A. T., Nagpal, M., Perry, A., Varzeas, K., & You, Y. (2020). Compassionate teaching during COVID-19: Key approaches in a college success course. The Learning Assistance Review, 25, pp. 349-359.

Courses Typically Taught

EDPS 533 Introduction to Educational Research I: Methodology