Bryan W. Griffin

Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Research
College of Education
Georgia Southern University
P. O. Box 8144
Statesboro, GA 30460
(912) 681-0488
bwgriffin@GeorgiaSouthern.edu

Education

Employment

Publications

Journals (Peer Refereed)

Moore, M., & Griffin, B. W. (in press). Identification of factors that influence authorship name placement and decisions to collaborate in peer-reviewed, education-related publications. Studies in Educational Evaluation.

Schreiber, J.B., & Griffin, B.W. (2004). Review of Multilevel Modeling and Multilevel Studies in The Journal of Educational Research (1992-2002). Journal of Educational Research, 98, 24-33.

Griffin, B. W. (2004). Grading Leniency, Grade Discrepancy, and Student Ratings of Instruction. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 29, 410-425.

Rittschof, K. A., & Griffin, B. W. (2003). Confronting limitations of cyberspace college courses: Part 2­Developing Solutions. International Journal of Instructional Media, 30, 285-294.

Rittschof, K. A., & Griffin, B. W. (2003). Confronting limitations of cyberspace college courses: Part 1­Identifying and Describing Issues. International Journal of Instructional Media, 30, 127-141

Griffin, B. W. (2002). Academic Disidentification, Race, and High School Dropouts. The High School Journal, 85, 71-81.

Griffin, B. W. (2001). Instructor reputation and student ratings of instruction. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 26, 534-552.

Rittschof, K. A., & Griffin, B. W. (2001). Reciprocal peer tutoring: Re-examining the value of a cooperative learning technique to college students and instructors. Educational Psychology, 21, 313-331.

Griffin, B. W. (2001). Development of an instrument to assess students’ perceptions of their vocational-technical educational experiences. Journal of Career and Technical Education, 17, 5-13.

Choi, N., Fuqua, D., & Griffin, B. W. (2001). Exploratory analysis of the structure of scores from the multidimensional scales of perceived self-efficacy. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 61, 475-489.

Quinn, G. P., & Griffin, B. W. (2000, issue dated 1998). Students' motivational needs and satisfaction in relation to achievement within a cooperative-learning setting. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 9(3), 109-121.

Griffin, B. W., & Pool, H. (1998). Monitoring and improving instructional practices (and are student evaluations valid?). Journal of Research and Development in Education, 32, 1-9.

Griffin, M. M., & Griffin, B. W. (1998). An investigation of the effects of reciprocal peer tutoring on achievement, self-efficacy, and test anxiety. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 23, 298-311.

Griffin, B. W., & Griffin, M. M. (1997). The effects of reciprocal peer tutoring on graduate students’ achievement, test anxiety, and academic self-efficacy. Journal of Experimental Education, 65, 197-209.

Griffin, B. W., & Heidorn, M. H. (1996). An examination of the relationship between minimum competency test performance and dropping out of high school. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 18, 243-252.

Griffin, M. M., & Griffin, B. W. (1996). Situated cognition and cognitive style: Effects on students' learning as measured by conventional tests and performance assessments. Journal of Experimental Education, 64, 293-308.

Book Chapters

Griffin, B. W. (2000). Academic Disidentification and High School Dropouts. In R. Warkentin & D. Rea (Eds.) Reclaiming Our Youth: Restoring the Promise for the 21^st Century (pp. 31-39). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Pool, H., Brewton, C. C., Jenkins, S. J., & Griffin, B. W. (1995). Incorporating cooperation: Its effects on instruction. In H. Pool & J.A. Page (eds.) Beyond Tracking: Finding Success in Inclusive Schools. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa.

Griffin, M. M., Quinn, G. P., Griffin, B. W., & Emihovich, C. (1994). New achievers: A program for reducing teen pregnancy and subsequent dropout. In J.W. Miller (ed.) Addressing the Needs of Youth at Risk: Approaches that Work. Arkansas City, KS: Gilliland Printing, Inc.

 National Paper Presentations

Griffin, B. W., Griffin, M. M., & Heath, K. (2005). Multilevel generalized models: A comparison of population-averaged and unit-specific modeling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

Griffin, B. W. (2004). Perceived Autonomy, Intrinsic Motivation, and Student Ratings of Instruction. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Griffin, B. W. (2003). Perceived Student Autonomy and Student Ratings of Instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Griffin, B. W. (2002). Grading Leniency, Grade Discrepancy, and Student Ratings of Instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

 Moore, M., & Griffin, B. W. (2002). Identification of Factors Influencing Authorship Name Placement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

 Rittschof, K. A., & Griffin, B. W. (2001). Potential Biases Affecting the Use of Thematic Maps: An Empirical Foundation for Encouraging Thematic Classroom Curricula with Geography. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA. (Please note that co-authors’ name was incorrectly identified as W. Chambers in the AERA bulletin.)

Choi, N., Fuqua, D. R., & Griffin, B. W. (2000). General/Specific Self-efficacy and Sex Role Orientations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Griffin, B.W., Griffin, M. M., & Hedrick, D. (2000, April). Retention, Academic Disidentification, and High School Dropouts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Rittschof, K.A., & Griffin, B. W. (1999, April). Perceptions of Utility of Reciprocal Peer Tutoring. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Consortium for Instruction and Cognition, Montreal, Canada.

Griffin, B.W., & Rittschof., K.A. (1998, April). Reciprocal Peer Tutoring: Re-Examining Its Effects on Achievement, Test Anxiety, and Academic Self-Efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Rea, D., Romine, B., McKenna, M., Griffin, B., & Figueiredo, E. (1997, April). A cross-cultural analysis of reading attitude development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Il. (Please note that co-authors’ names were omitted from the AERA bulletin.)

Griffin, B. W. (1996, April). The effects of reciprocal peer tutoring on graduate student performance, anxiety, and academic self-efficacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Griffin, M., & Griffin, B. W. (1996, April). An investigation of the effects of reciprocal peer tutoring on undergraduates' achievement, self-efficacy, and test anxiety. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Quinn, G. P., & Griffin, B. W. (1996, April). Personality factors affecting satisfaction and achievement in a cooperative learning setting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Rea, D. W., Come, B., McKenna, M., Griffin, B. W., Figueiredo, E., & Melo, O. (1996, April). The assessment of reading attitude development across cultures. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Griffin, B. W. (1995, April). Analysis of experimental data with Poisson regression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Griffin, B. W., & Pool, H. (1995, April). Monitoring instruction and improving students' evaluations of teachers' performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Griffin, M. M., Quinn, G. P., Griffin, B. W., McCown, R. R., & Driscoll, M. P. (1995, April). The effect of cooperative assessment on goals, perceived ability, self-regulation, and achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Griffin, B. W. & Griffin, M. M. (1994, April). Examining the effects of reciprocal peer tutoring on graduate-level performance with various question types. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Griffin, B. W. (1994, April). Analyzing experimental data with logistic regression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Griffin, M. M. & Griffin, B. W. (1994, April). Some can get there from here: Situated learning, cognitive style, and map skills. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Warkentin, R. W., Bates, J., & Griffin, B. W. (1994, April). An exploration of the role of academic self-efficacy, study activities, and knowledge structure on college students' classroom achievement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Quinn, G. P., Griffin, M. M., Griffin, B. W., & Emihovich, C. (1994, April). An evaluation of the new achievers club: A program for at-risk African-American Adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Griffin, B. W. (1993, April). Multilevel logistic regression (with random effects): An illustrated analysis of high school dropouts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Griffin, B. W. & Heidorn, M. H. (1993, April). Minimum competency testing and high school dropouts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Regional and State-Level Paper Presentations

Griffin, B. W. (1999, March). High school dropouts and academic disidentification. Paper presented at the annual Youth-At-Risk conference, Savannah, GA.

Griffin, B. W., & Douzenis, C. (1994, November). Group comparisons in logistic regression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Griffin, M. M., Quinn, G. P., & Griffin, B. W. (1993, February). New achievers: A program for reducing teen pregnancy and subsequent dropout. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Educational Research Association, Clearwater, FL.

Griffin, B. W. (1992, October). Hierarchical logistic regression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL.

Griffin, M. M., Quinn, G. P., Emihovich, C., & Griffin, B. W. (1992, October). Development of the health awareness attitude survey: A survey for adolescent African-Americans. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL.

Quinn, G. P., Griffin, M. M., Emihovich, C., & Griffin, B. W. (1992, October). An evaluation of the new achievers club: A program for at-risk African-American adolescent females. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, Orlando, FL.

Griffin, B. W. (1990, July). Student satisfaction in vocational education: A preliminary analysis using the hierarchical linear model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Association of Institutional Research, Tampa, FL.

Reports/Other Documents

College of Education Task Force on Roles and Rewards (2005). Effort Assignment and Evaluation Policy for Faculty in the College of Education. Policy manual prepared by College of Education Task Force on Roles and Rewards, Georgia Southern University (Dr. B. Griffin was lead author of this document).

Task Force on Faculty Roles and Rewards (2004). Faculty roles and rewards: Recommendations on a faculty effort assignment model. Report prepared by Task Force on Faculty Roles and Rewards, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. (Dr. Denise Battles was lead author of this document.)

Task Force on Faculty Roles and Rewards (2004). Faculty roles and rewards at Georgia Southern University: Results of data collection. Report prepared by Task Force on Faculty Roles and Rewards, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA. (Dr. Denise Battles was lead author of this document.)

Griffin, B. W., LaMontagne, M., Gilpin, L., & Trimble, S. (2002). Faculty time on work-related activities. Report prepared for Transition Committee, College of Education, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

Griffin, B. W. (2001). Pilot study of new student ratings of instruction instrument: Analysis of scores for evidence of validity. Report Prepared for Student Ratings Committee, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

Griffin, B. W. (1999). Results of the chair survey on student ratings of instruction. Report Prepared for Student Ratings Committee, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

Griffin, B. W. (1999). Results of the faculty survey on student ratings of instruction: Preliminary report. Prepared for Student Ratings Committee, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

Griffin, B. W. (1999). Internal structure of scores obtained from the student ratings of instruction instrument used at Georgia Southern University. Prepared for Student Ratings Committee, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA.

Griffin, B. W. (1990). Comparison of natural language software for use with EMIS. Prepared for Educational Management Information Systems, Blagdon, Avon, England.

Consulting

I have extensive experience serving as a resource for faculty on methodological issues in research, such as with survey development, data analysis, sampling, and similar topics. I also provide advice on a regular basis to specialist and doctoral students at Georgia Southern, and serve on dissertation committees in the role of methodologist. In addition, I consult, professionally, with researchers outside Georgia Southern, and with various organizations and groups, some of which I provide below.

Student Ratings Committee, Georgia Southern University (12/98-6/99). I developed two surveys for the ratings committee. One was used to determine faculty perceptions of the student ratings of instruction instrument and its use at GSU for evaluating instruction, and the other was used to determine departmental Chairs’ perceptions of the methods used for evaluating instruction at GSU and how they use this information for administrative decision making.

The Lawton and Rhea Chiles Center for Healthy Mothers and Babies, Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida (2/98 – 8/98). Provided consultative services to the director of evaluation of the federally funded healthy start grant. Services included: review of instruments, review of other consultants’ evaluation designs, recommendations for improvement of instruments and designs, the design of validation plans for instruments, and review of statistical techniques.

Center for Educational Technology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (1992). I developed databases that allowed for the convenient storage and analysis of data related to quality control of public schools in Florida. Principal investigator: Robert Branson.

Kids in Cooperation with Kids, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (1992). I was responsible for the statistical analysis of data pertaining to children's attitudes toward substance abuse. Principal Investigator: Steven Rollin.

Learning Systems Institute, Florida State University Tallahassee, FL (1991). Provided assistance in constructing data entry software for databases designed to store information on the educational system of Namibia. Project Director: Conrad W. Snyder.

Ag Consulting, Inc., Mt. Dora, FL (1990 – present). Provided assistance in designing experiments and analyzing data investigating the effectiveness of herbicides and insecticides.

Professional/Service Activities

Funded Research (all under $2000)

Investigator: "Grade retention, academic performance, and high school dropouts," Faculty Research Grant, Georgia Southern University. Spring 2002

Co-Investigator: "Identification of Factors that Influence Authorship Placement," GSU College of Education research stipend. With M. Moore. Fall 1999 

Investigator: "Perceptions of Faculty and Chairs Regarding Student Ratings of Instruction," Georgia Southern University funded study. Spring 1999 

Co-Investigator: "Desegregation and Self-concept in Local Schools: A 30 Year Follow-up," GSU College of Education research stipend. With J. Van Deusen. Fall 1997 

Co-Investigator: "Situated Learning and Cognitive Styles," Faculty Research Grant, Georgia Southern University. With M. M. Griffin. December 1992 - March 1993 

Reviewing

I have served as manuscript reviewer for Contemporary Educational Psychology, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Educational Technology, Journal of Educational Research, and Social Psychology of Education. I also regularly review proposals for conference presentations for the American Educational Research Association and various affiliated special interest groups. In addition, I have reviewed a number of texts from publishers such as HarperCollins, Longman, Merrill, and Allyn and Bacon.

Academic Honors

College of Education Alumni Association Scholarship, Florida State University, 1989

Charles E. Smith Memorial Scholarship, North Carolina State University, 1985

Member, Gamma Beta Phi Honorary Society, North Carolina State University

Professional Associations

Teaching Competencies

Design and Analysis of Experiments
General Linear Models (e.g., ANOVA, Multiple Linear Regression)
Hierarchical Linear Models, Multilevel Logistic Models
Introductory Statistics
Logit/Logistic Regression Models
Meta-analysis
Multivariate Statistics
Nonparametric Statistics
Research Methods
Structural Equation Models
Testing and Measurement in the Classroom

Courses Taught at Georgia Southern University*

* Through Fall 2005

University-related Service

Search Committee for Curriculum Studies (CoE Committee 2005-2006)

Faculty Service Committee (University Committee, 2005-2006)

Search Committee for Chair of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading (CoE Committee, 2005-2006)

College of Education Roles and Rewards Ad Hoc Committee (CoE ad hoc Committee 2004-2006, co-Chair)

Search Committee for Curriculum Studies (CoE Committee 2004-2005)

Faculty Research Committee (University Committee, 2003-2004; 2004-2005)

Tenure and Promotion Appeals Committee (CoE Committee, 2003-2004, Chair; 2004-2005)

University Roles and Rewards Committee (University Committee, 2002-2003; 2003-2004; fall 2004)

Departmental Chair Search Committee for Curriculum, Foundations, and Research (CoE Committee, 2002-2003)

Technology Committee (CoE Committee, 2002-2003)

Personnel Committee (CoE Committee, 2002-2003)

Ad hoc Committee on Faculty Load (CoE Committee, 2002-2003)

Election Committee (CoE Committee, 1998-1999; 1999-2000; 2000-20001, Chair)

Curriculum Studies Search Committee (CoE Committee, 1999-2000)

Student Ratings Committee (University Committee, 1999-2000)

Curriculum Studies Ed.D. Admission Committee (CoE Committee, 1996 through 1999; chair 1996-1997).

Teacher Education advisory Council (CoE Committee, 1998 to 1999)

Educational Research Search Committee (Chair, CoE Committee, 1997-1998)

Library Committee (University Committee, 1997-1998)

Awards Committee (CoE Committee, 1997-1998)

University Research Committee (University Committee, 1995-1997)

Search Committee for Special Education (CoE Committee, 1996)

Tenure and Promotion Appeals Committee (Chair; CoE Committee, 1996-1997)

CoE Realignment Committee (CoE Committee, 1995-1996)

Committee on Committees (CoE Committee, 1996)

Faculty Senate Alternate (University Level, 1996-1997)

Educational Personnel Preparation Advisory Council (CoE Council, 1995-1996)

Faculty Advisory Committee (CoE Committee, 1995-1996)

Search Committee for Educational Foundations and Curriculum (1994)

Personal/Hobbies

I am married, have two children, enjoy sports (e.g., racquetball, tennis, bicycling, basketball), and I am short, fat, and happy. Ha -- did you read this far?