Joe N. Crank, Ph.D.

Affiliations: 

• Professor, Educational Psychology Department - University of Nevada-Las Vegas
• SIM Professional Developer - University of Kansas, Center for Research on Learning

Background and Interests:

My life began in a small town in the Midwest, and I moved to suburban western life as an adolescent. Though I was successful in school, I did have some challenges, and I was well aware that some youngsters were less adept than others at their studies and had struggles in the social/emotional arena. I knew relatively early that I wanted to find a career through which I could help children do well in their lives. Thus, when I attended college, I found majors and degrees that led me to a career in public schools and then to higher education where I’ve been teaching about child development, instructional and learning methods/strategies, and the measurement of children’s skills and abilities.