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Emily McKnight

Title: Adjunct Faculty

Department: Educational Psychology

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Iowa State University, 2020
    Major: Human Development and Family Studies
    Dissertation: Deciding to Wait: Exploring the Lived Experiences and Relationship Processes Among African American Couples Who Remained Sexually Abstinent Until Marriage

Current Scheduled Teaching

HDFS 2313.422Courtship and MarriageFall 2025
EPSY 5123.480Human Development Across the Life SpanFall 8W1 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

HDFS 2313.422Courtship and MarriageSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4413.001Family Life EducationSpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4253.001Administration of Programs for Children, Youth and FamiliesFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3153.001The Impact of Culture on Individuals and FamiliesFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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