Coleen D. Carlson

Coleen D. Carlson serves as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, with additional affiliation at the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics (TIMES). Her office is located in Health Building, Room 356, and she can be reached at 832-842-7037.

Education:

• Ph.D. from the University of Houston

Research Interests:

• Early English and Spanish literacy development across monolingual and bilingual contexts
• Second language acquisition mechanisms and pedagogical applications
• Early identification methodologies for reading disabilities
• Advanced statistical modeling including individual growth trajectories
• Structural equation modeling for educational research
• Home and community environmental impacts on language acquisition

Teaching:

• Child Development
• Adolescence
• Research Methods

Dr. Carlson actively contributes to the Texas Institute for Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics, focusing on quantitative approaches to educational and developmental research questions.