This book emphasizes the educational implications and applications of theories and principles as they influence the undergraduate college student. While substantive research has been collected on the educational psychology of the child learner and adult learner, there is a lack of research targeting undergraduate students. This book therefore fills this gap by providing instructors and trainers with an understanding of the mental models, neuroscientific changes, and assumptions about learning responsibilities and approaches specifically relating to undergraduate college students. It collects and presents theories of student development written by college instructors who have previously taught and written about the educational psychology of adults and children. These instructors have applied their subject matter expertise to their daily work and now provide important, research-based theories and approaches to help other instructors understand, appreciate, and reach undergraduate college students, with a focus on the application of educational psychology to everyday teaching. 

Dr Pat Reid has an Ed.D. from Nova Southeastern University, USA, with a focus on adult education and educational leadership. She is an expert in supporting higher education faculty in designing and teaching effective, impactful courses. Pat has presented at several ELI annual meetings, as well as many other higher education conferences. She has led instructional designers and educational technologists in identifying new methods for helping faculty in course design. With a focus on identifying and removing barriers to faculty adoption of technology, she works with faculty and administration to support pedagogy-based use of technology in teaching and learning. Pat is a workshop facilitator and a key in designing the Purdue IMPACT program as well as Purdue's Interactive Course Design model, an instructional design model specifically for faculty. She is the author of several publications about higher education faculty development.