CURRICULUM VITA

CURRICULUM VITA

EDUCATION 1966 - B.A., English,The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1966 - (Summer) - Johns Hopkins University, MAT Program 1973 - M.Ed., Early Childhood Education,Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. 1983 - M.A., Psychology (Special Field: Developmental), University of Maryland, College Park. 1986 - Ph.D., Psychology (Special Field: Developmental – Language and Cognition), University of Maryland, College Park. 1989 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Language and Cognitive Development, Department of Psychology, 1990 University of Maryland, College Park.(Professor William S. Hall, Supervisor)

AWARDS AND HONORS 1962 - Awarded Four Year Academic Scholarship to George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1965 - Induction into Phi Beta Kappa (Academic Honor Society) 1966 - E. K. Cutter Award for Outstanding English Department Student 1983 - Induction into Phi Kappa Phi (Academic Honor Society) 1986 - First Recipient of the Jack Bartlett Memorial Award for Excellence in Doctoral Dissertation Research in Psychology 1991 - One of thirty-five academics nationwide invited to participate in a workshop on Asian Perspectives in Child Development held at the University of Michigan, Summer, 1991. 1992 - Induction into Virginia Wesleyan College chapter of Psi Chi. 1992 - Induction into the Virginia Wesleyan College circle of Omicron Delta Kappa. 2003 - Exemplary syllabus status awarded by the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) to the Spring 2003 version of my course, The Descriptive Methods of Psychological Science. EMPLOYMENT 1980-1984 Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park. 1982-1984 Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park. 1984-1985 Instructor (Psychology), University College, University of Maryland, College Park. 1986-1987 Lecturer, Division of Social Sciences, Essex Community College, Baltimore County, Md. 1987-1988 Instructor, Department of Psychology and University College, University of Maryland, College Park. 1989-1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, Language and Cognitive Development, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park. Professor William S. Hall, Supervisor 1990-1996 Assistant Professor, Psychology, Virginia Wesleyan College 1997-2004 Associate Professor, Psychology, Virginia Wesleyan College 2004 - Professor, Psychology, Virginia Wesleyan College MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Society for Research in Child Development American Psychological Society American Psychological Association Member of Division 7 (Developmental), Division 2 (Teaching of Psychology), and Division 35 (Psychology of Women) Virginia Psychological Association Virginia Academy of Academic Psychologists POSITIONS HELD IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2001-2002 Treasurer, Virginia Academy of Academic Psychologists (Virginia Psychological Association) 2003-2003 President-elect, Virginia Academy of Academic Psychologists (Virginia Psychological Association) 2004-2004 President, Virginia Academy of Academic Psychologists (Virginia Psychological Association) PUBLICATIONS Hall, W. S., Frank, R. E., and Ellison, C. ( 1995) The development of pretend language: Toward an understanding of the child's theory of mind, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 24, 231 -254. Frank, R.E. ( 1992). The development of spatial knowledge: Children to adults. In The audience in exhibition development: Course proceedings. Washington, D.C.: The American Association of Museums. Frank, R. E., and Hall, W. S. (1991). Polysemy and the acquisition of the cognitive internal state lexicon. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 20, 283 - 304. Fein, G., Scholnick, E., Campbell, P., Schwartz, S., and Frank, R. (1987). A conceptual and developmental analysis of LOGO. In G. Forman (Ed.), Constructivism in the computer age. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Campbell, P. F., Fein, G. G., Scholnick, E. K., Schwartz, S., and Frank, R. E. (1986). Initial mastery of the syntax and semantics of Logo positioning commands. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2, 357-378. REVIEWS Frank, R. E. (1995). Review of The development of speech perception: The transition from speech sounds to spoken words. In Child development Bibliography and Abstracts,69, 100-101. Frank, R. E. (1992). Review of Advances in child development and behavior, Vol 23. In Child development Bibliography and Abstracts, 66, 109-110. Frank, R. E. (1989). Critical thinking in context: A review of Steven Brookfield's Developing Critical Thinkers. Faculty Focus, 7 (#1). Frank, R. E. (1987). The emergence of route map reading skills in young children. Lida Lee Tall Learning Resources Center Research in Brief: A Newsletter for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators, 3-4. PRESENTATIONS Frank, R.E. Will the “real” childhood please stand up. Presented as a lecture in the Innovative Strategies in the Teaching of Psychology Symposium at the Virginia Psychological Association Spring Convention, Vienna, Virginia, April 25, 2003. Frank, R.E. Integrating qualitative approaches to descriptive methods into the undergraduate curriculum. Presented as a poster at the American Psychological Society/Society for the Teaching of Psychology Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 6, 2002. Frank, R.E. Qualitative methods: Entry point or exit strategy for undergraduate researchers. Presented as a lecture in the Innovative Strategies in the Teaching of Psychology Symposium at the Virginia Psychological Association Spring Convention, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 11, 2002. Frank, R.E. Asking questions about asking questions. Presented as chair of a Participant’s Idea Exchange at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg,Florida, January, 1997. Frank, R.E., Jacobsen, H., Boone, K. Talking souvenirs: Mental constructions of science museum visits. Presented as a lecture at the Southeastern Museums Conference, Norfolk, Virginia., October 22, 1993. Frank, R.E. Research apprenticeship: Enhancing student learning in a language development course. Presented as a teaching activity poster at the American Psychological Association Centennial Convention, Washington, D.C., August, 1992. Frank, R. E. Creating mental representations of museums: A developmental perspective. Presented as a lecture at the American Association of Museums National Convention, Baltimore, Maryland, April, 1992. Frank, R.E. Public space/Personal space. Presented as a lecture at the Museum Education Roundtable, Washington, D.C., November, 1991. Frank, R. E. The development of spatial representations: Childhood to adult. Presented as a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., March, 1991. Frank, R. E., and Hall, W. S., Polysemy in Know and Think. Presented as a poster session at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, April, 1989,Kansas City, Missouri. Frank, R. E. The emergence of route map reading skills in young children. Presented as a poster session at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, April, 1987, Baltimore, Maryland. SYMPOSIA 1991 - Participant in a symposium entitled Talking about the Mind, presented at the Virginia Developmental Forum, held at Catholic University, Washington, D.C., November, 1991.