Sara Speybroeck

I received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Experimental and Theoretical Psychology from the University of Ghent (Belgium), and a PhD in Educational Sciences from the Universities of Leuven and Antwerp (Belgium). I also obtained a Master of Teacher Training in Psychology from the University of Leuven (Belgium). More recently, I completed an undergraduate certificate program in violence prevention at the University of Cincinnati. Before joining UC, I worked as a researcher at the University of Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Bristol (UK). At UC, I am teaching Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Development and an honors course on Death and Dying.

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B.S.: Ghent University, Belgium, 2002 (Psychology)

M.S.: Ghent University, Belgium, 2005 (Experimental and Theoretical Psychology)

M.A.: University of Leuven, Belgium, 2007 (Teaching Program in Psychology)

Ph.D.: University of Leuven and University of Antwerp, Belgium, 2013 (Educational Sciences)

Certificate Program: University of Cincinnati, USA, 2021 (Violence Prevention in Families, Schools, and Community)

My research interests focus on improving educational outcomes for underprivileged and disadvantaged children.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Hartsuiker, R., Bernolet, S., Schoonbaert, S., Speybroeck, S., Vanderelst, D. (2008. ) Syntactic priming persists while the lexical boost decays: Evidence from written and spoken dialogue.Journal of Memory and Language, , 58 (2 ) ,214–238. More Information

Brysbaert, M., Speybroeck, S., Vanderelst, D. (2009. ) Is there room for the BBC in the mental lexicon? On the recognition of acronyms.Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, , 62 (9 ) ,1832–1842. More Information

Vanderelst, D., Speybroeck, S., Speybroeck, N. (2011. ) The perceived impact of publications on Neglected Tropical Zoonoses as measured by their impact factor.Scientometrics, , 90 (2 ) ,331–342. More Information

Speybroeck, S., Kuppens, S., Van Damme, J., Van Petegem, P., Lamote, C., Boonen, T., de Bilde, J. (2012. ) The role of teachers' expectations in the association between children's SES and performance in kindergarten: A moderated mediation analysis.PLoS One, , 7 (4 ) ,e34502. More Information

Lamote, C., Van Damme, J., Van Den Noortgate, W., Speybroeck, S., Boonen, T., de Bilde, J. (2012. ) Dropout in secondary education: An application of a multilevel discrete-time hazard model accounting for school changes.Quality and Quantity, , 47 (5 ) ,2425–2446. More Information

Vandecandelaere, M., Speybroeck, S., Vanlaar, G., De Fraine, B., Van Damme, J. (2012. ) Learning environment and students’ mathematics attitude.Studies in Educational Evaluation, , 38 ,107–120. More Information

Lamote, C., Speybroeck, S., Van Damme, J., Van Den Noortgate, W. (2013. ) Different pathways towards dropout: The role of engagement in early school leaving.Oxford Review of Education, , 39 (6 ) ,739–760. More Information

Boonen, T., Speybroeck, S., de Bilde, J., Lamote, C., Van Damme, J., Onghena, P. (2014. ) Does it matter who your schoolmates are? An investigation of the association between school composition, school processes and mathematics achievement in the early years of primary education.British Educational Research Journal, , 40 (3 ) ,441–466. More Information

De Bilde, J., Boonen, T., Speybroeck, S., De Fraine, B., Van Damme, J., Goos, M. (2015. ) Experiential education in kindergarten. Associations with school adjustment and the moderating role of initial achievement.The Elementary School Journal, , 116 (2 ) ,173–197. More Information

Book Chapter

Speybroeck, S. (2023 ) Reducing stigma through awareness: A psychology awareness project. In H. Scherschel & D. S. Rudmann. Teaching tips: A compendium of conference presentations on teaching, 2022-2023 .(pp. 91-92).Society for the Teaching of Psychology.

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Invited Presentations

Speybroeck, S. (2004. ) The computer as a dialogue partner: Evidence from syntactic priming .Conference for Psycholinguistics in Flanders, Antwerp, Belgium.

Speybroeck, S., Hartsuiker, R., Vanderelst, D. (2005. ) The time course of syntactic priming in simulated written dialogue .Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing, Ghent, Belgium.

Glänzel, W., Janssens, F., Speybroeck, S., Schubert, A., Thijs, B. (2006. ) Towards a Bibliometrics-Aided Data Retrieval for Scientometric Purposes .Science and Technology Indicators Conference, Leuven, Belgium.

Vanderelst, D., Speybroeck, S., Brysbaert, M., Forster, K. (2008. ) Somme effects of post-masks on prime processing .Belgian Psychological Society, Leuven, Belgium.

Speybroeck, S., Kuppens, S., Van Damme, J. (2010. ) The overestimated effect of teachers’ expectations .Biannual Meeting of the Special Interest Group 18 of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI SIG 18), Leuven, Belgium.

Speybroeck, S., Van Damme, J., Kuppens, S. (2011. ) Teachers’ expectations in kindergarten .Conference of the policy research Centre for Study and School Careers, Leuven, Belgium.

Speybroeck, S., Kuppens, S., Van Damme, J. (2011. ) A Mediation Model of Teachers’ Expectations in Early Education .European Educational Research Association (EERA) Spring School on Advanced Methods in Educational Research, Dortmund, Germany.

Vandecandelaere, M., Speybroeck, S., Vanlaar, G., De Fraine, B., Van Damme, J. (2012. ) The attitude towards mathematics: A multilevel analysis on the effect of the learning environment .International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Malmö, Sweden.

Vandecandelaere, M., Vanlaar, G., Speybroeck, S., De Fraine, B. (2012. ) The effect of students’ perceptions of the learning environment on the mathematics attitude .Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada.

Speybroeck, S., Kuppens, S., Van Damme, J. (2012. ) Teachers’ Expectations as a Mediator of the Relation between Children’s SES and Achievement .Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada.

Speybroeck, S., Kuppens, S., Lamote, C., Van Droogenbroeck, I. (2012. ) Child and Teacher Characteristics associated with Teachers' Expectations in Kindergarten: A Multilevel Analysis .Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, Canada.

Lamote, C., Speybroeck, S., Van Den Noortgate, W., Van Damme, J. (2012. ) Different pathways towards dropout; the role of engagement in early school leaving .Biannual Meeting of the Special Interest Group 18 of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI SIG 18), Zürich, Switzerland.

Lamote, C., Van Den Noortgate, W., Speybroeck, S., Van Damme, J. (2012. ) Do different trajectories of engagement lead to a different chance to dropout? .European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Cadiz, Spain.

Speybroeck, S. (2023. ) Addressing the Attainment Gap Using Open Educational Resources .Learning and Teaching at UC Conference (LT@UC), Cincinnati, USA.

Speybroeck, S. (2023. ) Reducing Stigma Through Awareness .Psychology One Conference, Durham, USA.

Speybroeck, S. (2023. ) Using Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in a Hybrid Psychology Classroom .STEM Educators Conference, Virtual.

2017 CET&L Active Learning Fund Award

2017 Psychology Department Travel Fund Award

2018 Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program Faculty Recognition at the Breakfast of Champions

2019 Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program Faculty Recognition at the Breakfast of Champions

2020 Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program Faculty Recognition at the Breakfast of Champions

2023 Faculty Development Fund Award

African Initiatives (Global Education Project ) Type:Community Service 05-2015 -08-2015

University of Cincinnati (General Education Committee ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service 2018 -To Present

University of Cincinnati (Boxing Club Advisor ) Other Type:Service to Student Groups 2021 -To Present

University of Cincinnati (University Conduct Board ) Committee Member Type:University/College Service 2024 -To Present

College of Arts and Sciences (Faculty Senate ) Elected Member Type:University/College Service 2017 -2023

Psychology Department (Travel and Technology Committee ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service 2017 -2018

Psychology Department (Honors and Awards Committee ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service 2019 -2020

Psychology Department (Educator Luncheon ) Coordinator Type:Departmental Service 2021 -2023

Psychology Department (Track in Developmental Science ) Co-Coordinator Type:Departmental Service 2019 -To Present

Psychology Department (Undergraduate Curriculum Committee ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service 2020 -To Present

Psychology Department (Search Committee for Assistant Professor Educator position ) Committee Member Type:Departmental Service 2023 -2024

Department of Business Management/Marketing, Leuven University College (Belgium) (Undergraduate Student Mentor ) Mentor Type:Other Educational Service 02-2008 -06-2008

Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol (UK) (Graduate Student Mentor ) Mentor Type:Other Educational Service 2014 -2016

Psychology Department (Undergraduate Teaching Assistants Supervisor ) Other Type:Service to Student Groups 2017 -To Present

Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program ) Mentor Type:Service to Professional Development Programs 2023 -To Present

-PSYC-1001 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY

-PSYC-2015 SOCIAL PSYCH

-PSYC-2040 DEVEL PSYCH

-PSYC-2090 DEATH & DYING

-PSYC-2096 TEACHING PRACTICUM

-PSYC-3033 DEVELOPMENTL ISSUES

-PSYC-3044 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

-PSYC-4043 FIELDWORK PRACTICUM IN DEVEL SCIENCE

Professional Development: Courses & Workshops
- Human Subject Research Certificate, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), 05/2024
- University Conduct Board Training, Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, University of Cincinnati, 02/2024
- Equitable Hiring Training, Office of Equal Opportunity & Access, University of Cincinnati, 11/2023
- Honors Seminar Proposal Development, University Honors Program, University of Cincinnati, 09/2022
- How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles, University of Cincinnati, 01/2022 – 05/2022
- Virtually Flipping Your Course For Online Delivery, University of Cincinnati, 11/2021
- Building a Strong Dossier: RPT Preparation, University of Cincinnati, 05/2021
- Mental Health First Aid Certificate, National Council for Behavioral Health, 10/2020
- Active Learning Online, University of Cincinnati, 10/2020
- Build Your Course in Canvas Sessions, University of Cincinnati, 11/2019
- Canvas on Campus: Canvas fundamentals, University of Cincinnati, 08/2019
- Peer Education in a Flipped Classroom, University of Cincinnati, 03/2019
- Teaching Engaging Courses Series, University of Cincinnati, 02/2019
- Designing Engaging Courses Course Design Institute, University of Cincinnati, 05/2018
- GATE: Capturing Your Student's Attention, University of Cincinnati, 03/2018
- The Active Classroom: Managing Student Groups, University of Cincinnati, 02/2018
- GATE: Models of Teaching Excellence, University of Cincinnati, 01/2018
- StrengthsQuest Workshop, University of Cincinnati, 12/2017
- Active Learning Course Design Institute, University of Cincinnati, 08/2017
- Junior Faculty Learning Community, University of Cincinnati, 08/2017 – 04/2018
- Introduction to Multilevel Modelling Using MLwiN, University of Bristol (UK), 01/2016
- EERA Spring School on Advanced Methods in Educational Research, University of Dortmund (Germany), 02/2011
- Academic Writing Course, University of Leuven (Belgium), 10/2010 – 12/2010

Professional Development: Conferences
- STEM Educators Conference, Virtual, 08/2023
- Psychology One Conference, Durham, 06/2023
- The Teaching Professor Conference, Atlanta, 06/2018
- Top Hat Interact 2018 Conference, Phoenix, 04/2018
- Learning and Teaching at UC Conference, University of Cincinnati, 10/2017, 10/2018, & 06/2023
- Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver (Canada), 04/2012
- European Educational Research Association Spring School on Advanced Methods in Educational Research. Dortmund (Germany), 02/2011
- Conference of the policy research Centre for Study and School Careers. Leuven (Belgium), 02/2011
- Biannual Meeting of the Special Interest Group 18 of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. Leuven (Belgium), 08/2010
- Belgian Psychological Society. Leuven (Belgium), 05/2008
- Science and Technology Indicators Conference. Leuven (Belgium), 09/2006
- Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing. Ghent (Belgium), 09/2005
- Conference for Psycholinguistics in Flanders. Antwerp (Belgium), 06/2004,