Dr. David Shernoff
Assistant Professor
Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations
DAVID SHERNOFF IS AN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST broadly interested the relationship between human development and education. He is originally from Claremont, California. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Chicago and the Sloan Center for Working Families, where he applied Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's theory of flow and Experience Sampling Method (ESM) to the study of engaging educational contexts. From 2000 - 2003, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His present research interests include student engagement and motivation, adolescent development, and mentoring. His long-term interest includes the application of Positive Psychology to the field of education. On the lighter side, he is on the look-out for partners in raquetball and waterskiing. He and his wife, Elisa Shernoff, reside in Geneva, IL.
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Contact Information:
Dr. David Shernoff
Assistant Professor
leadership, educational psychology, and foundations
College of Education
Northern Illinois University
Graham Hall 410
Dekalb, IL 60115
office: 815.753.8435
fax: 815.753.8750
mobile: 630.418.0162
email: dshernoff@niu.edu
Web site: http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~shernoff/
contact us: lepf@niu.edu