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Heath Marrs

Ed.D, Kansas State University
Department Chair & Assistant Professor

Martin Allen, Room 102
(785) 628-4403
hmarrs@fhsu.edu

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Courses Regularly Taught

  • General Psychology (PSY 100)
  • Cognitive Psychology (PSY 334)
  • History and Systems of Psychology (PSY683)
  • Testing and Psychological Measurement (PSY 467)

Research Interests

  • Epistemological beliefs (Beliefs about the nature of knowledge and learning)
  • Study strategies
  • At-risk students
  • Major and career choice
  • Educational and School Psychology

Selected Publications and Presentations

Marrs, H., Hemmert, E., & Jansen, J. (in press). Trouble in a small school: Perceptions of at-risk students in a rural high school. The Journal of At-Risk Issues.

Marrs, H., Barb, M., & Ruggiero, J. (in press). Self-reported influences on psychology major choice and personality. Individual Differences Research.

Marrs, H., & Patrick, C. (2002). A return to eye-movement training? An evaluation of the Reading Plus program. Reading Psychology: An International Quarterly, 23(4), 297-322..

Marrs, H. (2001). Transition to higher education for students with learning disabilities. The Examiner: The Journal of the Kansas Association of School Psychologists, 27(1), 13-17.

Marrs, H., Barb, M. & Ruggiero, J. (2007, August). Self-reported influences on psychology major choice and personality. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

Marrs, H., Fox, C., Ryan, E., Ellis, M., Upham, T., & Roles, A. (2007, April). Career decision-making self-efficacy of rural college students. Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Marrs, H. & Sigler, E. (2007, April). Reliability and factor structure of the LASSI-2nd Edition. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

Marrs, H., Sigler, E. & Hayes, K.M. (2006, October). Use of the LASSI-2 to predict performance in both online and traditional assessment in General Psychology courses. Paper presented at the Mid-Western Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio.

Marrs, H., & Benton, S. (2006, August). Relationships between self-construal and ways of knowing in Hispanic-American community college students. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.

Hayes, K., McCain, J.R., Augustine, M.J., & Marrs, H. (2006, April). A comparison of online open-book and traditional assessment techniques. Poster presented at the Southwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Marrs, H. (2005, November). Personal epistemology. Invited faculty address at the Psychological and Educational Research in Kansas (PERK) Annual Meeting, Emporia, Kansas.

Marrs, H. (2005, April). Academic accommodations for students with disabilities transitioning to higher education. Paper presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA.


Dissertation Title

Culture, epistemology, and academic studying


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