Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Major Equipment
Publications
Trevors, Greg
Associate Professor
I investigate the cognitive and affective psychological factors underlying learning from educational texts on science topics such as vaccines, climate change, and genetically modified foods. Within this, I focus on the conditions that lead to correcting misinformation and misconceptions.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Education
- Department
- Educational & Developmental Science
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Misinformation, STEM Learning, Belief & Attitude Change, Emotions, Identity, Reading Comprehension, Educational Technology, Eye Tracking, Data Mining
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Behavioral Sciences, Social Sciences, Science and Engineering (Other)
- Personal Focus Areas
- Misinformation, STEM Learning, Belief Change
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2017 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | Postdoctoral Fellowship | Educational Psychology |
| 2011 - 2015 | McGill University | Montreal, Canada | Ph.D | Educational Psychology |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2018 | Senior Policy Analyst | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
| 01/2018 - Present | Assistant Professor | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Award | Paul R. Pintrich Outstanding Dissertation Award | APA, Division 15 |
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Major Equipment
- (Shared) Mobile eye tracker
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