Linda Pallock, Ph.D.

As a first-generation college student, I am proud to say that I graduated with a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  I have always had an interest in how people learn (Educational Psychology) and how various contexts (family, peers, neighborhoods, schools, culture) influence and shape development (HDFS). I worked as an Assistant Professor at Cleveland State University teaching Educational Psychology in the Department of Education. I was also an Assistant Professor at Kent State in the HDFS department where I mainly taught classes in Child and Adolescent Development.

Searching for sunshine and wanting to combine these two fields of study, the perfect job opportunity presented itself at the University of Arizona – a position where I would teach classes in development, but my research would focus on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).  I absolutely love teaching, working with and helping students, and watching them graduate and go into the workplace or on to graduate or professional school.  My research interests are in SoTL and in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging.