Elizabeth Kraatz

Email:
ekraatz@purdue.edu

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

Elizabeth Kraatz

Clinical Assistant Professor

Educational Psychology and Research Methodology,
Educational Studies

Email:
ekraatz@purdue.edu

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

About

Education

  • Ph.D. — Educational Psychology, The Ohio State University
  • M.Ed. — Early Childhood Education, Delta State University
  • B.A. — Middle Childhood Math and Science Ed, The Ohio State University

Career Experience

  • 2023 – 2024
    Adjunct Faculty
    University of Virginia
  • 2021 – 2023
    Assistant Professor of Psychology
    Chadron State College
  • 2019
    Adjunct Faculty
    The Ohio State University

Professional Affiliations/Memberships

  • American Education Research Association (AERA), Teaching of Educational Psychology SIG Secretary/Treasurer
  • American Psychological Association (APA), Practice Committee Member

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

  • Kraatz, E., Lin, T.-J., Nagpal, M., & Anderman, L. (2023). Teacher scaffolding and equity in collaborative knowledge construction. International Journal of Educational Research Open, December(5).
  • Kraatz, E., von Spiegel, J., Sayers, R., & Brady, A. C. (2022). Should we “just stick to the facts”? The benefit of controversial conversations in classrooms. Theory Into Practice, 61(3), 312-324.
  • Lin, T. J., Kraatz, E., Ha, S. Y., Hsieh, M. Y., Glassman, M., Nagpal, M., … & Shin, S. (2022). Shaping classroom social experiences through collaborative small‐group discussions. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 92(1), 131-154.
  • Kraatz, E. (2021). Helping students understand social information processing, social behavior, and their relation to prior experience, culture, and self-concept. In M. Wong, L. Weiner, L. Yee, & J. Cerniak (eds.) Incorporating diversity in classroom settings: Real and engaging examples for various psychology courses (pp. 92-96). E-Book, not yet available: Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP).
  • Kraatz, E., Nagpal, M. & Lin, T.-J. (2020). Cognitive and social scaffolding in collaborative small-group discussion: A comparative case study. Frontiers in Education.

Courses Typically Taught

  • EDPS 43000 — Creating And Managing Learning Environments
  • EDPS 43010 — Secondary Creating And Managing Learning Environments
  • EDPS 23500 – Learning & Motivation