Faculty Vita

Myrtle Scott, Ph.D.

Academic Degrees

Professional Experience

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Scott, M. . (under review). Lewin's other legacy: Oral histories of ecological psychologists. (Journal of the History of the Behaioral Sciences).

Scott, M. M. (under review). Environmental theory: Synthesis for the new millennium and research agenda. (Journal of Environmental Psychology).

Scott, M. M. (under review). Children's problems and solution strategies in the natural habitat. Child Development.

Scott, M. M. (1998). Intellectual property rights: A ticking time bomb in academia. Academe, 84 (3), 22-26.

Scott, M.M. (1993). Recent changes in family structure in the U.S.: A developmental-systems perspective. Journal of Applied Development, 14, 213-230.

Scott, M.M. (1991). Naturalistic research: Applications for research and professional practice with college students. Journal of College Student Development, 32, 416-423.

Scott, M.M. (1990). Ecological impact on human development and change. Counseling and Human Development, 22(6), 1-10.

Scott, M.M. (1989). Pupil occupancy time in classrooms across cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 20, 244-262. (Also abstracted in J. E. Trimble, & W. M. Bagwell (Eds.), (1995). North American Indians and Alaska natives: Bibliographies in Psychology No. 15. Washington: American Psychological Association.)

Eklund, S.J. & Scott, M.M. (1985). Barker's behavior setting theory: A useful conceptual framework for research on educational administration. Journal of Educational Administration, 23, 82-90.

Scott, M.M. & Hatfield, J.G. (1985). Problems of analyst and observer agreement in naturalistic narrative data. Journal of Educational Measurement, 22, 207-218.

Scott, M. (1980). Ecological theory & methods for research in special education. Journal of Special Education, 14, 280-294.

Carlson, C., Scott, M., & Eklund, S. (1980). Ecological theory and method for behavioral assessment. School Psychology Review, 9, 75-82.

Scott, M. (1977). Some parameters of teacher effectiveness as assessed by an ecological approach. Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 217-266.

Scott, M., & Grimmett, S. (Eds.) (1977). Current issues in child development. Washington, D.C.: NAEYC.

Eklund, S.J., & Scott, M. (1965). Effects of bilingual instructions on test responses of Latin American children. Psychology in the Schools, 2, 280-282.

Scott, M. (1965). The public school, a place for every child? - A case history. Psychology in the Schools, 2, 277-280.

Funded Projects

Southwestern Educational Development Laboratory, The Ecology of Learning, 1970 - 71

Ford-Foundation, Indiana International Conference on Young Children, 1973

BEH-USOE-HEW, Institutionalization of Mainstreaming (with R. Gousha), 1974-75

Proffitt Research Fund, An Ecological Study of Adult Behavior (with S. Eklund), 1977 - 78

Proffitt Research Fund, Children's Problem Solving in the Natural Habitat, 1979 - 80

Proffitt Research Fund, A Naturalistic Study of Administrative Problem Solving, 1980 - 81

Proffitt Research Fund, Development of an Environmental Analysis Instrument, 1983 - 84

Lilly Endowment, The State of the Child in Indiana (with L. Brown & G. Ingersoll), 1986 - 87

AT&T, A Naturalistic Study of Teaching, 1988 - 89

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

American Psychological Association, Division 16, Division 7, Division 34, Division 26

American Psychological Society

Society for Research in Child Development

American Association of University Professors

American Educational Research Association

Conference Presentations

Scott, M.M. (1995). Recent theories in development: A synthesis for 2000 and beyond. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN, April, 1995.

Scott, M.M. (1993, November). Improving services to children and families through use of a systems approach to child development. Paper presented at the 2nd Annual Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC. (Also in Administration on Children, Youth and Families. (1995). Translating research into practice: Implications for serving families with young chidlren. Washington: Administration on Chidlren, Youth and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.)

Scott, M.M. (1991, April). Challenges for faculty governance in the 1900s. Paper presented to the Committee on Interinstitutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Seminar on Governance, West Lafayette, IN.

Scott, M.M. (1989, August). Studying the environment in educational environments. Invited address presented to Division 15 of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Scott, M.M. (1988, August). Ecological theories and models: Pasts and Possibilities. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Scott, M.M. (1988, April). Ecological theory and research methods. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Academy of Motor Development, Kansas City, MO.

Scott, M.M. (1988, April). Analysis of the rising tide of "at-risk" students from a developmental framework. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

Scott, M.M. (1987, August). Changes in families in the U.S. and Indiana. Keynote address at the Indiana Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, West Lafayette, IN.

Scott, M.M. (1987, April). Organic reductionism: A slipper eel. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.

Rager, T. & Scott, M.M. (1987, February). An ecological comparison of the effects of mainstreamed and nonmainstreamed environments on the behavior of MiMH children. Paper presented at the meeting of the Indiana Council on Exceptional Children, Indianapolis, IN.

Scott, M.M. (1986, September). The state of families in Indiana. Invited address presented to the Conference of Lilly Fellows, Indianapolis: IN.

Scott, M. (1980, January). Problem solving in the natural habitat. Paper presented at the International Congress on Early Childhood Education, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Scott, M. (1974, October). Practical problems in R&D management. Paper presented to the AERA: SIG R&D Management Invitational Conference on F&D Management. Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

Scott, M. (1974, September). The interdisciplinary doctoral program on young children. Paper presented to the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Research Areas

Child development, ecological psychology, naturalistic research methods, theory of human development.

Service/Outreach Projects

University Service

University Faculty Council
Co-Secretary 1990-1991
Agenda Committee
Co-Chair, 1990-1991; Member, 1989-1993, 1994-1996

CIC Faculty Leaders' Group - Organized and lead renewed annual meeting, 1990

IU Trustees, worked with Faculty Affairs Committee, others, on faculty matters, 1989-1996

Intellectual Property Task Force
Chair, 1992-1995; Member 1995 - 1997

Governing Board, Institute for Advanced Study 1994-1997

Society for Advanced Study, 1990- present

Associate Dean of the Graduate School, 1980-1982

Campus Service

Bloomington Faculty Council
President, 1990-1991
Secretary, 1989-1990
Agenda Committee
Chair, 1990-1991; Member, 1989-1992, 1994-1996

IUB Tenure Committee
Chair, 1996-1997; Member 1993-1997

School of Education Service

Policy Council
President, 1986-1987; Member, 1975-76, 1979-80; 1982-83, 1985
Agenda Committee, 1986-87
Faculty Affairs/Budgetary Affairs, 1993-1997

Associate Dean for Research and Development, 1972-1975

School of Education Tenure and Promotion Committee
Chair, 1984-1985, Member, 1983-84; 1986

Departmental Service

Developmental Faculty
Chair, 1974-1988; 1995 - present; Member - all other years

Admissions Committee, Chair, 1981-1989

Chairperson's Advisory Committee, 1983-1989

Faculty Salary Merit Review Committee, 1985-1987

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program on Young Children
Chair, 1972-1978

Professional Service

National Institute of Mental Health, Development Research Committee, Reviewer, 1975 - 1978

AAUP, IUB Chapter
President, 1989-1990; Vice-President, 1988-1989, Secretary, 1987-1988; Member, 1986 - 1996

Project I-STAR (Drug Use Prevention), Indianapolis, Consultant

Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, Technical Advisory and Development System (TADS), Consultant, 1977-1982

University of North Carolina, President's Office, Program Evaluation, Consultant, 1976-1977

Honors/Awards

Herman B Wells Endowed Professorship - 2001

W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service - 1999

Distinguished Service Award, Bloomington Campus - 1998

Teaching Excellence Recognition Award - 1997-1998

President's Award for Distinguished Teaching - 1995

Gorman Outstanding Teaching Award - 1994

Invited as Scholar in Residence, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, January, 1979.

Research Appointment, Institute for Child Study, 1979-1982.

Who's Who in American Women, 1975, 1991-94

Who's Who in American Education, 1975, 1992

Outstanding Young Women of America, 1973.

NIMH Fellowship, 1966 - 1968.