Reva M. Fish, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, SPFE
Bacon Hall 316Q
1300 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: 716-878-5124
Fax: 716-878-5833
fishrm@buffalostate.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (2008), Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo New York
M.A. (2004), Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo New York
B.S. (1980), Consumer and Family Studies, Buffalo State College, Buffalo New York
COURSES OFFERED
EDF 202: Child Development and Education
EDF 302: Educational Psychology: Elementary Education
EDF 303: Educational Psychology: Middle and Secondary Education
EDF 503: Educational Psychology
EDF 689: Methods of Educational Research
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Achievement in Early Childhood Education
Play in Preschool Classrooms
Parent Participation in Education
Plagiarism in Higher Education
PUBLICATIONS
- Symons, A., Fish, R.M., Fox, J.D., McGuigan, D.M. (2012). Development of an instrument to measure medical student attitude toward the disabled. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 50(3).
- Fish, R. M., Finn, J. D., & Finn, K. V. (2011). The problems schools face: High school misbehavior in 1990 and 2002. Education Research and Perspectives, 38(1), 59-80.
- Lee, J., & Fish R. M., (2010). International and interstate gaps in value-added math achievement: Multilevel instrumental variable analysis of age effect and grade effect. American Journal of Education, 117 (1), 109-137.
- Singh, R., Singh, A. Fish R.M., McLean, D., Anderson, D., & Singh G. (2009). A patient safety objective structured clinical exam (OSCE). Journal of Patient Safety, 5(2), 55-60.
- Bardsley, M., Fish, R. (Winter, 2008). "Can I teach like that?" Guiding construction of geometric knowledge in a third grade classroom. Journal for the Practical Application of Constructivist Theory in Education, 3(1).
- Singh G., Singh R., Thomas E. J., Fish, R.M., Kee, R., McLean-Plunkett, E., Wisniewski, A. M., Okazaki, S., & Anderson, D. (2008) Measuring safety climate in primary care offices. In: Henriksen K, Battles J.B., Keyes M.A., & Grady M.L. (Eds.) Advances in patient safety: new directions and alternative approaches. (pp. 59-72). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- Fish, R. M., Fox, J., & Klock, J. (2008). Addressing learning and behavior difficulties: An interactive guide for elementary teachers [DVD]. United States: Full Circle Studios.
- Finn, J. D., Fish, R. M., & Scott, L. (2008). The educational sequelae of high school misbehavior. Journal of Educational Research, 101(5), 259-274.
- Fish, R. M., Lee, J., & Chilungu, E. N. (2007). Tracking Racial Achievement Gaps from K through 12: White, Black, Hispanic and Asian Trajectories of Reading and Math Achievement. (pp. 1- 20). In Lee, J. (Ed.). How national data help tackle the achievement gap. Buffalo, New York: SUNY Buffalo GSE Publications.
- Finn, J. D., Boyd-Zaharias, J., Fish, R. M., & Gerber, S.B (2007). Project STAR and beyond. Database user’s guide. Lebanon, Tennessee: HEROS Incorporated.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
- Fish, R.M. & Klenk, L.J. But it's not time to switch: The impact of academic press in Head Start. Paper accepted to the Conference on the Value of Play 2013, Clemson, South Carolina, February 2013.
- Fish, R.M. & Klenk, L.J. & Klenk, L.J. Effective instruction in Head Start classrooms. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Hartford, Connecticut, October 2012.
- Hura, G.M. & Fish, R.M. Tackling plagiarism in higher education. Paper presented at the annual International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Hamilton, Ontario, October 2012.
- Hura, G.M. & Fish, R.M. Causes of plagiarism and strategies to mitigate. Paper presented at the Adult Education Research Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, June 2012.
- Fish, R.M. & Klenk, L.J. "Wouldn’t it be nice if everybody were on the same page?"The conflict over play in preschool. Paper accepted for the Conference on the Value of Play 2012, Clemson, South Carolina, February 2012.
- Klenk, L.J. & Fish, R.M. How kindergartners distinguish work and play in school. Paper accepted for the Conference on the Value of Play 2012, Clemson, South Carolina, February 2012.
- Fish, R.M. Instruction in Head Start classrooms: Is it developmentally appropriate? Paper accepted to the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Hartford, Connecticut, October 2011.
- Fish, R. M. "Wouldn’t it be nice if everybody were on the same page?" The conflict over play in preschool. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creativity Forum at Buffalo State College, October 2011.
- Fish, R.M. Pedagogical approaches in Head Start classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2011.
- Fish, R.M. Head Start teachers’ pedagogical approaches to curriculum delivery. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Hartford, Connecticut, October 2010.
- Fish, R.M. & Hura, G.M. Tackling plagiarism in higher education. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Hartford, Connecticut, October 2010.
- Fish, R. M. Curriculum delivery in Head Start classrooms. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creativity Forum at Buffalo State College, October 2010.
- Fish, R.M. & Hura, G.M. Tackling plagiarism in higher education. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creativity Forum at Buffalo State College, October 2010.
- Fish, R.M. & Hura, G.M. Why students plagiarize. Paper accepted to the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education International Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, October 2010.
- Hura, G.M. & Fish, R.M. Student plagiarism and plagiarism detection processes. Paper presented at the Annual SUNY Fredonia Teaching and Learning Conference, August 2010.
- Fish, R.M. Education intensity and the academic benefits of attending preschool. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, Colorado, April 2010.
- Symons, A., McGuigan, D. & Fish, R.M. Development of an instrument to measure medical student attitude toward people with disabilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Teachers of Family Medicine Predoctoral Education Conference, Jacksonville, Florida, January 2010.
- Fish, R.M. Relationship between education intensity and extending the academic benefits of attending preschool. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Hartford, Connecticut, October 2009.
- Fish, R. M. Education intensity and extending the academic benefits of attending preschool. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creativity Forum at Buffalo State College, October 2009.
- Watz, M. H. & Fish, R. M. Academic entitlement of students in postsecondary education. Poster presented at the annual Research and Creativity Forum at Buffalo State College, October 2009.
- Singh R., Fish R. M., McLean-Plunkett E.A. Effects of a team resource management intervention on rates of adverse drug events in primary care. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group, Puerto Rico, November 2008.
- Anderson J., Rowe, J., Pastore, P., Cadzow, R.M., Fish, R., & Swanson, A. Changing children's lives: Overcoming systemic barriers in education administration to address childhood obesity in an urban community. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, San Diego, California, October 2008.
- Lee, J., Fish & R. M. Are Asian schools more effective than American schools?: International and interstate comparisons of school effects on math achievement. Paper presentation accepted for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, New York, March 2008.
- Finn, J. D., Fish, R. M., & Scott, L. The educational sequelae of high school misbehavior. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2007.
- Fish, R. M., Finn, J. D., & Finn, K. V. The problems schools face: High school misbehavior in 1990 and 2002. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California, April 2006.
- Fish, R. M., & Lee, J. Tracking racial achievement gaps from K through 12: Linking analysis of ECLS-K and NELS:88. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 2005.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ORGANIZATIONS
- Center for Development of Human Services Partner
- Standards for Students Committee
- Middle States Work Group
- Professional Development Schools Advisory Committee
- Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Committee
- Autism Services Board of Directors, Special Review Committee, and Quality and Compliance Committee
- National Association for Multicultural Education, Buffalo and Western New York Chapter, Board of Directors and Treasurer
- Chair of Neuroscience Working Group American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
- Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal
- Reviewer, Cengage Learning, Inc.
- Reviewer, Journal for Educational Research
- Reviewer, Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education
- Reviewer, W.H. Freeman and Co.
- Reviewer, Review of Educational Research
- Reviewer, SAGE Publications, Inc.
- Proposal Reviewer, Head Start National Research Conference
- Proposal Reviewer, Northeastern Educational Research Association
