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Bio

Dr. Scott R. Furtwengler is an educational psychologist and researcher in New Orleans, LA. He earned a PhD in Educational Psychology & Individual Differences, specializing in Learning & Development at the University of Houston. He served in higher education for over twenty years, predominantly as an administrator for post-secondary honors programs at several institutions, including SIUC, Miami-Dade College, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of North Florida, and as the Dean of the Honors Program at San Jacinto College in Houston. He recently served as the Director of Institutional Research at Brazosport College and as Assistant Director of Assessment at the University of Houston-Downtown.

He has also served as the National Director of Research, Monitoring, & Evaluation for a large, nonprofit organization, a User Experience (UX) Researcher in the private sector, and as an Outcomes Analyst for the Harris Center for Mental Health & IDD.

Scott's resume

Scott’s research interests include human behavior & learning, psychosocial development, theories of motivation, achievement goals, performance, engagement, intelligence and creativity, and the interaction of environmental, genetic, and psychological factors on student success. Scott serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Educational Psychology, the Journal of Advanced Academics, and Gifted Child Quarterly, and on the editorial board for the Psychreg Journal of Psychology. A founding board member of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors, he is a writer, a musician, and a former high school volleyball and basketball coach.

Courses taught

Developmental Research Methods
Psychology of Learning in STEM
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Educational Psychology
Basic Learning Theories
Theories of Human Development
Development of Contemporary Families
Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies
Composition & Rhetoric
Literature and Film of New Orleans-Honors Section
Honors Portfolio
Honors-100 - Developing a Vision

Workshops Offered

Creating an Optimal Learning Environment
Design Thinking
Test-Item Analysis
The Assessment Process
Writing Effective Personal Statements & College Admission Essays
Writing Effective Letters of Recommendations
Introduction to Nationally Competitive Scholarships

PD & CME completed

CITI Conflicts of Interest, September, 2021
IBM Certification, Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, January, 2020
Introduction to Transcranial Electric Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Research, June 25-28, 2018, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Presenting Data and Information, 2016, Austin, TX
An Introduction to Hierarchical Linear Modeling for Educational Researcher, April 2, 2014, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA
Educational Neuroscience: Methods and Applications, April 12, 2012, American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC

Quantitative Research

Quasi-Experimental - Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal, Nonequivalent Group Design, Regression-Discontinuity Design (RDD), Cluster Analysis
Single-Subject Design
Surveys and scales

Qualitative Research

Interviews
Usability Testing
Heuristic Evaluation
Focus Groups
Observations

Statistical Analyses

Scale/Test Development - Reliability, Validity, and Usability testing; Test-item analysis; Rasch Modeling; Differential Item Functioning (DIF)
Mean Comparison, Variance Analysis, & Regression - t-tests, Repeated Measures, ANOVA, MANOVA, ANCOVA, MANCOVA, Logistic Regression, Propensity Score Analyses, Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD)
Multilevel Linear Models - Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM)
Emergent Variates - Exploratory Factor Analysis, Principal Component Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis
Model Fitting - Structural Equation Modeling
Frequency Analysis - Chi-Square

Software Applications

Statistical - SPSS, R, Excel, JASP
Data Collection - Survey Monkey, Google Forms, Qualtrics, Poll Everywhere
Data Visualization - Tableau, MS Power BI, Spark
Collaborative - Atlassian/Confluence, Slack, Google, Miro, MS Teams, Zoom/Ring Central, Skype, Webex, Duo

Scholarly Papers & Presentations

Furtwengler, S. (July, 2022). Creativity Orientation: A Proposed Theory of Motivation. Creativity Conference. Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR. https://youtu.be/VaoFCiH-UQc
Furtwengler, S. (2021). Development of a Creativity Orientation Scale using EFA, Journal of Creativity, 2021, 100004, ISSN 2713-3745, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2021.100004.
Campbell, L. & Furtwengler, S. (2019, April). Interrater Reliability in Assessing Texas Core Learning Objectives: An Application of the VALUE Rubrics in Institutional Effectiveness. Sixth Annual LEAP Texas Conference, Houston, TX
Nichol, C., Chow, A., & Furtwengler, S. (2018). Year-long teacher professional development on fifth grade student science outcomes. International Journal of Science Education, 40, 2099–2117. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2018.1521027.
Grimbergen, A., Chesnokova, A., Furtwengler, S., Hickey, S., Mallula, K., Hamilton, J., & Buck, D. (poster, 2018, June). Assessing Functional Status in the High Need High Cost Population in Houston, TX – Results from Implementing the DLA-20 Tool. AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Furtwengler, S. (2017, October). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Second Annual Grit Summit 2017, Lone Star College, Tomball, TX.
Furtwengler, S. (2015). Effects of Participation in a Post-Secondary Honors Program With Covariate Adjustment Using Propensity Score. Journal of Advanced Academics, 26, 274–293. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1932202X15603365.
Furtwengler, S., & Olenchak, R. (2015, November). Development of a creativity identification & attitudes scale: A pilot study using EFA. National Association for Gifted Children annual convention, Phoenix, AZ.
Furtwengler, S., & Olenchak, R. (2015, September). Development of a creativity identification & attitudes scale: A pilot study using EFA. European Council on Educational Research conference, Budapest, Hungary.
Furtwengler, S. (2015, April). Effects of participating in a post-secondary honors program using propensity score as a covariate. American Educational Research Association annual conference, Chicago, IL.
Furtwengler, S. (2014, September). Does goal orientation predict participation in a community college honors program? European Council on Educational Research conference 2014, Porto University, Porto, Portugal.
Furtwengler, S. (2014, July). Effects of Participation in a Post-Secondary Honors Program. Gulf Coast Association for Institutional Research, San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas.
Furtwengler, S. (2013, November). Variation in achievement goal orientation across gender and ethnicity among students in a community college honors program. National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Furtwengler, S., Young, J., Peet, C., & Cummings, J. (2013, November). Wasted potential: How is adult creativity overlooked? National Association for Gifted Children Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Furtwengler, S. (2013, October). Does goal orientation predict participation in a community college honors program? Honors Conference 2013, University of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Furtwengler, S. (2013, April). Does goal orientation predict participation in a community college honors program? University of Houston, College of Education, Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, Houston, TX.
Furtwengler, S. (2013, February). Goal orientation predicts student participation in a community college honors program. Southwest Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Furtwengler, S. (2012, November). Bodies revealed: A cadaver lab partnership. NCHC Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Furtwengler, S. (2012, November). Differences in performance between students participating in a post-secondary honors program and those who do not: A correlational study. NCHC Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
Furtwengler, S. (2010, November). Exploring programs for high-achieving students: Honors programs and honors societies (PTK, NSCS). Community College Humanities Association, Southwestern Division Conference, Houston.
Furtwengler, S. (2010, November). Challenges and approaches to interdisciplinary studies in the Humanities. Community College Humanities Association, Southwestern Division Conference, Houston.