S. Natasha Beretvas M. K. Hage Fellow and Professor in Educational Psychology

Natasha Beretvas, professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, is a fellow in the M. K. Hage Centennial Professorship in Education. Faculty fellowships are designed to recognize faculty in the College of Education who have established a record of excellence in teaching, scholarship research and contribution to the College. Beretvas is an accomplished researcher and instructor in the CoE. Her interests center on the evaluation of statistical and psychometric models for social and behavioral science research.  In 2009, her teaching was recognized when she was honored as a recipient of The University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award.  Reflecting on her teaching, Beretvas said, “There are two kinds of rewards I enjoy as a teacher. The primary benefit involves helping students learn. This is especially the case in a topic area that seems intimidating to many.  The second reward is a purely selfish one. Teaching provides me with an incentive to learn.  The only way that I can explain a topic is if I manage to obtain a deep understanding of it.”

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