Joan Swanson
Lecturer of Education Studies

Office:  Palamountain, Room 214
Tel:     (518) 580-5145
Email:  jswanson@skidmore.edu

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. student, Educational Psychology and Methodology, University at Albany, (2007-present)
• M.S., Educational Counseling, Western Maryland College (1996)
• B.S., Social Studies Education and Psychology majors, Indiana Wesleyan University (1988)

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

COURSES

• ED 200 Child Development and Learning
• ED 323 Adolescent Development

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Dai, D.Y., Swanson, J.A, & Cheng, H.. (2011). State of research on giftedness and gifted education: A survey of empirical studies 1998-2010 (April).  Gifted Child Quarterly, 55(2), 126-138.
• Swanson, J. A., Miekle, G.,  Muller, K. & Levy, D. (2011).  Commuter student engagement.  Graduate poster presentation, University at Albany, Albany, NY
• Dai, D.Y., Swanson, J.A, & Cheng, H.. (2009). State of research on giftedness and gifted education : A survey of empirical studies 1998-2008.  Paper presented at AERA annual conference, San Diego, CA.
• Rodd, J. & Swanson, J. A. (2010).  The impact of leisure time on motivation as perceived by graduate students.  Graduate poster presentation, University at Albany: Albany, NY.
• Swanson, J.A. (2008).  A survey and analysis of empirical studies in gifted research.   Graduate poster presentation, University at Albany, Albany, NY.
• Swanson, J.A. (2007).  On-line Instruction.  Elmira College Continuing Education Faculty Training: Elmira, NY.  
• Swanson, J. A. (2001).  The academic advisor as a counselor.  National Academic Advising Association Conference, Northeast Region I Conference: Framingham, Massachusetts.

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• University at Albany School of Education VanSlyke Scholarship, 2011
• University at Albany Graduate Student Organization travel grant, 2009
• Adolescence and Youth Development Special Interest Group of the AERA Graduate Student Travel Scholarship, 2009