Professor and Department Chair
Ph.D., Human Development with a specialization in Educational Psychology, University
of Maryland, 2007
M.B.A., with a specialization in Business Administration and Finance, Ashland
University, 2020
M.A., Teaching, Kent State University, 1999
B.A., Psychology, Kent State University, 1997
Self-efficacy beliefs
Educational psychology
Middle level education
Literacy
Pre-service teacher knowledge and education
Heather Rogers Haverback received her Ph.D. in Human Development with a specialization in Educational Psychology from the University of Maryland in 2007. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (1997) and her Master of Arts in Teaching (1999) from Kent State University. She taught elementary and middle school language arts in Ohio, Maryland and Virginia, and internationally in Ireland and Japan. Currently, she is a Professor and Department Chair of Secondary and Middle School Education at the College of Education. Her research examines young adult literacy, middle-level teacher education, preservice teachers’ efficacy and domain specific efficacy beliefs and knowledge. Dr. Haverback serves on numerous committees within TU and the University Systems of Maryland (USM) and is an active member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
Dr. Haverback’s research agenda is guided by her passion for teaching and learning. Following her initial line of research, inspired by the investigation of teacher motivation and retention, she draws upon Bandura's theory of teacher self-efficacy beliefs.
Her current research focuses on: