Professor Michael Toland

Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology

Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology University of Kentucky 243 Dickey Hall Lexington, KY 40506 Phone: 859-257-3395 E-Mail: toland.md@uky.edu

Degrees

BS, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Math-Statistics & Psychology
MA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods
PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Quantitative, Qualitative, & Psychometric Methods

Research Interests

• Item Response Theory (IRT)
• Scale Development
• Item and Test Invariance
• Longitudinal Modeling

Publications

Buhs, E. S., McGinley, M., & Toland, M. D. (in press). Overt and relational victimization in Latinos and European-Americans: Measurement invariance across ethnicity, gender and age in early adolescent groups. The Journal of Early Adolescence.

Maag, J. W., Swearer, S. M, & Toland, M. D. (2009). Cognitive-behavioral interventions for depression in children and adolescents: Meta-analysis, promising programs, and implications for school personnel. In M. J. Mayer, R. Van Acker, J. E. Lochman, & F. M. Gresham (Eds.), Cognitive behavioral interventions for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. (pp. 235-265). New York: Guilford.

Toland, M. D., & De Ayala, R. J. (2005). A Multilevel factor analysis of students’ evaluations of teaching. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 65, 272-296.

Igo, L. B., Toland, M. D., Flowerday, T., Song, S. Y., & Kiewra, K. A. (2002). The accuracy of self-efficacy: A comparison of high school and college students. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 6, 123-128.

Courses Taught

• Multiple Measures in Education & Evaluation
• Introduction to Educational Measurement
• Measurement & Evaluation for Fitness & Nutrition
• Research Methods
• Intermediate Statistics
• Introduction to Statistical Methods

Grants

Funded

Bottge, B., Ma, X., Toland, M. D. (Co-Principal Investigator), Jensen, J., Cohen, A., & Templin, S. Evaluating the efficacy of enhanced anchored instruction for middle school students with learning disabilities in math. Sponsor is Institute of Education Sciences, Cognition and Student Learning - Goal 3, CFDA Number: 84.324A. July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2013. (funded - $2,330,164).

Ruble, L., McGrew, J., Jung, L., Toland, M. D. (Co-Investigator), Grisham-Brown, J., Dalrymple, N, & Guskey, T. R. Randomized controlled study of web-based vs. in-classroom teacher coaching in autism. Sponsor is National Institute of Mental Health. Grant Number: 1RC1MH089760-01. September 30, 2009 – August 31, 2011 (funded - $499,986).

Submitted

Ruble, L, McGrew, J., & Toland, M. D. (Co-Investigator). Teacher consultation outcomes in autism. Sponsor is National Institute of Mental Health. Potential funding dates, June, 2010 – July, 2015. (submitted June, 2009 - $2,057,199).

Ruble, L., McGrew, J., Jung, L., Toland, M. D. (Co-Investigator), Grisham-Brown, J., & Dalrymple, N. Randomized study of teacher training in autism. Sponsor is Autism Speaks. Potential funding dates, July, 2009 - July, 2011 (submitted March, 2009 - $448,501).