Sherry Bain, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of School Psychology

Education                                                                         

B.A.     Texas Woman's University                                                   
M.A.     University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D.     University of Southern Mississippi  
                       
Research Interests

Characteristics of students in gifted education, perceptions and misperceptions of pre-teaching service students and school personnel regarding needs and interventions for students with special needs.

Recent Publications (2004 – 2009; Graduate Student Coauthors in bold )

Research Articles in Refereed Journals

Bain, S. K., & Bell, S. M. (2004). Social self-concept, social attributions, and peer relationships in fourth, fifth, and sixth graders who are gifted compared to high achievers. Gifted Child Quarterly, 48, 167-178.

Bain, S. K., Rheams, T. A., Lee, Y. J., & McCallum, E. B. (2004). Generalization and Maintenance Efforts in Social Interaction Interventions for Preschool and Kindergarten Aged Children. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 20, 103-130.

Rheams, T. A., & Bain, S. K. (2005). Social interaction interventions in an inclusive era: Attitudes of Teachers in Early Childhood Self-Contained and Inclusive Settings. Psychology in the Schools, 42, 53-63.

Bain, S. K., Williams, R. L., Isaacs, R., Williams, A., & Stockdale, S. L. (2006).
Undergraduates' evaluations of developmental claims and their identification of information sources. Innovative Higher Education, 30, 345-360.

Bain, S. K., Choate, S. M., & Bliss, S. L. (2006). Perceptions of developmental, social, and emotional issues in giftedness: Are they realistic? Roeper Review, 29, 41-48.

Ziegler, M., Bain, S. K., Bell, S. M., McCallum, R. S., & Brian, D. (2006). Predicting women's persistence in adult literacy classes with dispositional variables. Reading Psychology, 27, 59-85.

Bain, S. K., Bliss, S. L., Choate, S. M., & Sager, K. E. (2007). Serving Children Who Are Gifted: Perceptions of Undergraduates in Pre-Teaching Courses. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 30, 450-478.

Lee, Y. J., Bain, S. K., & McCallum, R. S. (2007). Improving creative problem-solving in a sample of third culture kids. School Psychology International, 28, 449-463.

Gray, R., McCallum, R. S., & Bain, S. K. (in press). Language-Reduced Screening for Giftedness. Journal for the Education of the Gifted.

Bain, S. K., Brown, K. S., Jordan, K. R. (in press). Pre-teaching Service Students' Accuracy of Beliefs Regarding Childhood Interventions. The Teacher Educator.

Test Reviews, Book Reviews, Research Reports, etc.

 Allin, J., & Bain, S. K. (2004). Description of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition. In Watson, T. S., & Skinner, C. H. (Eds.) Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology, 371-373 .

Bain, S. K. (2004). Gifted and Talented. In Watson, T. S., & Skinner, C. H. (Eds.) Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology, 141-142.

Bain, S. K. (2004). Description of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition. In Watson, T. S., & Skinner, C. H. (Eds.) Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology, 374-376.

Hale, A. D., & Bain, S. K. (2004). Description of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Third Edition. In Watson, T. S., & Skinner, C. H. (Eds.) Comprehensive Encyclopedia of School Psychology, 376-377.

Bain, S. K, & Allin, J. (2005). [Review of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales-Fifth Edition]. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 23, 87-95.
           
Bain, S. K., & Hawkins, J. (2005). [Review of the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts-Third Edition]. In Spies, R. A., & Plake, B. S. (Eds.) The Sixteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook, 145-148. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.

Bain, S. K., & Lee, Y. J. (2005). [Review of The Pre-School Screening Test]. In Spies, R. A., & Plake, B. S. (Eds.) The Sixteenth Mental Measurement Yearbook, 819-821. Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. 

Gray, R, & Bain, S. K. (2006). Giftedness and ADHD: Overlapping characteristics and problems in diagnosis and treatment. Gifted Education Press Quarterly. 20 (3), 10-13.

Bain, S. K., & Gray, R. (2008). [Review of Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition]. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 26, 92-101 .

Bain, S. K. (2008). [Review of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment]. Roeper Review. 30, 203-206.

Courses Taught

EP 510 Human Development Applied to Educational Settings
SP 540 Professional Issues in School Psychology
SP 542 Assessment Practicum (Fall & Spring)
EP 635 Ethical & Legal Issues in Psychology

Professional Memberships/Certifications

National Association of School Psychologists
Midsouth Educational Research Association
Nationally Certified School Psychologist

Editorial Reviewer

Journal for Education of the Gifted

Personal Interests and Hobbies

Knitting, handspinning, my granddaughter Adeline & listening to my husband play old time music!

Updated 11/18/2010

Contact EPC

535 Jane & David Bailey Education Complex
1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3452

Phone: 865-974-8145
Fax: 865-974-0135