Joseph Eisman

Email:
eismanj@purdue.edu

Phone:
765-494-7321

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5128

Links:

Personal Website

Joseph I. Eisman

Visiting Assistant Professor

Educational Psychology and Research Methodology,
Educational Studies

Email:
eismanj@purdue.edu

Phone:
765-494-7321

Address:
Steven C. Beering Hall of
Liberal Arts and Education
100 N. University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
BRNG 5128

Links:

Personal Website

About

Education
  • 2024 Ph.D. in Education, Concentration in Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
  • 2020 M.A. in Cognitive Science in Education, Department of Human Development, Teachers College, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY.
  • 2011 B.S. in Neuroscience, Departments of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Awards & Honors
  • 2025 Temple University, College of Education and Human Development Dr. Rita Wolotkiewicz Phi Delta Kappa Award Fund scholarship for outstanding professional achievement.
  • 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (Declined)
  • 2024 National Consortium for Instruction and Cognition Richard C. Anderson Graduate Student Research Award

Research & Publications

I study the relationships between empathy, emotions, motivation, identity, and creativity in educational contexts using complex dynamic systems.

Selected Publications
  • Eisman, J. I., Ani, T., Patterson, T. J., Kaplan, A., Reisman, A., Conrad, J., & Del Calvo, A. (2025). Classroom strategies for navigating emotions during controversial discussions. Theory Into Practice, 64(2), 139–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405841.2025.2453355
  • Eisman, J. I., Ji, H., Han, I., & Patterson, T. J. (2025). Historical “Feelings”: Empathy and Situational Interest During a Virtual Reality Historical Empathy Task. The Journal of Social Studies Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/23522798251343311
  • Eisman, J. I., & Patterson, T. J. (2022). A framework of historical empathy for social and emotional learning: A perspective-taking praxis. In N. Keefer & T. K. Flint (Eds.), Mindful Social Studies: Frameworks for social emotional learning and critically engaged citizens (pp. 127–144). Lexington Books.
  • Eisman, J. I., & Patterson, T. J. (2024). Cultivating empathy in teacher education: Recommendations from theory and research. In T. Lucey & K. Cooter (Eds.), Critical Empathy as Teacher Education Reform: Dissecting the Principles that Constrain Socio-Historical and Moral Vision. (pp. 3–30). Information Age Publishing Inc.
  • Eisman, J. I., & Wasenitz, S. (2025). Legacy as a creative product of the gatekeeper: A case of Fritz Haber and his gatekeepers. Possibility Studies & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699251317414
  • Hanchett Hanson, M., Eisman, J. I., & Hoyden, J. R. (2023). Affect, complexity, and the case study method. In Z. Ivcevic, J. D. Hoffmann, & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions (1st ed., pp. 30–46). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009031240.004
  • Hanson, M. H., Jorge-Artigau, A. I., Dickman, B., Eisman, J. I., Piede, S., & Wasenitz, S. (2025). Creative work and distributions of power. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003275558