Biography
Dr. Mesa earned a doctoral degree from the Educational Psychology and Learning Systems program at Florida State University, where he also earned certificates in Statistical Measurement and College Teaching. He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Institute of Education Sciences at the Children’s Learning Institute. Prior to starting at the Children’s Learning Institute, Dr. Mesa worked for the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University and the Center for Children and Families at Florida International University. He was also the instructor of record for multiple in-person and online courses in the College of Education at Florida State University.
Education
- Graduate School
- Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 2021
- Fellowship
- IES Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, 2021-2023
Areas of Interest
Research Interests
The overarching goal of Dr. Mesa’s research program is to investigate factors that can act as facilitators and barriers to young children’s language, literacy, and behavioral skill development, particularly in the context of small-group instruction. He has conducted research investigating the influence of peers, small-group composition, behavior management strategies, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Dr. Mesa is particularly driven by the need to improve the outcomes of young children at-risk of academic failure.
Publications
Mesa, M. P., Phillips, B. M., & Lonigan, C. J. (2023) Paraprofessionals use of classroom management in a small-group intervention. Psychology in the Schools. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22959
Dahl-Leonard, K., Mesa, M. P., Hall, C., & Zucker, T. A. (2023). Understanding kindergarten teacher self-efficacy for providing reading instruction to students who experience difficulties to read. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2023.2201424
Surrain, S., Mesa, M. P., Assel, M., & Zucker, T. A. (2023). Does assessor masking affect kindergarteners’ performance on oral language measures? A COVID-19-era experiment with children from diverse home language backgrounds. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_LSHSS-22-00197
Rawls, E., Roehrig, A. D., Turner, J. E., Mesa, M. P., McClarey, M., Lewis, C., Ha, C., Auman, P., & Jones, T. B. (2023). The Freedom School way: A model for intergenerational research training partnership between universities and Freedom Schools. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859231178712
Zucker, T. A., Mesa, M. P., Crawford, A., Spear, S., & Cabell, S. (2022). Six resources for making the most of parent-teacher conferences. Young Children.
Phillips, B, M., Funari, C., Oliver, F., W., Berrien, J., Burris, P., & Mesa, M. P. (2022). Joint contributions of teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge and book reading to preschooler’s growth in language skill. Reading and Writing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-021-10249-z
Mesa, M. P., Roehrig, A. D., Funari, C., Durtschi, S., Ha, C., Rawls, E., & Davis, C. (2021). Young African American scholars make reading gains at literacy-focused, culturally relevant summer camp that combats summer reading loss. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 59(1), 252-267.
Ha, C., Roehrig, A. D., Durtschi, S., Craig, M., Mesa, M. P., & Funari, C. (2021). Promoting children’s reading motivation with culturally relevant reading education. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 59(1), 268-282.
Curriculum Vitae
Michael P. Mesa
- Michael.P.Mesa@uth.tmc.edu
- (713) 500-3891
- ORCID: 0000-0001-6858-7926
- 7000 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Citizenship Status: U.S. Citizen
Education
| PhD | Florida State University, Educational Psychology Specialization in Learning & Cognition Area of concentration: Early Childhood Education Dissertation: Behavior Management and its Relation with Self-Regulation in a Small-Group Literacy Intervention with Kindergarteners |
2021 | |
| MS | Florida State University, Educational Psychology Specialization in Learning & Cognition Thesis: Improving the Study Habits of Adolescents with ADHD |
2015 | |
| BA | Florida International University, Psychology Minor in Statistics | 2012 |
Academic Positions
| Children’s Learning Institute Assistant Professor – Tenure Track Department of Pediatrics
The University of Texas Health Science Center |
2023 – Present |
| Children’s Learning Institute
IES Postdoctoral Research Fellow Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Early Interventions Within Research-Practice Partnerships, R324B200018 The University of Texas Health Science Center Mentors: Tricia Zucker, April Crawford |
2021 – 2023 |
| Children’s Learning Institute Assistant Professor – Tenure Track Department of Pediatrics
The University of Texas Health Science Center |
2023 – Present |
| Children’s Learning Institute
IES Postdoctoral Research Fellow Postdoctoral Research Training Program in Early Interventions Within Research-Practice Partnerships, R324B200018 The University of Texas Health Science Center Mentors: Tricia Zucker, April Crawford |
2021 – 2023 |
Honors and Awards
| Learning & Cognition Research Award
$500 Research funding |
2020 |
| Thomas Wesley Byrun Endowed Scholarship
$2,000 Scholarship |
2020 |
| CORE Travel Grant
$300 Travel funding |
2016, 2020 |
| Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Academic |
2018 |
Research Interests
Early childhood education, small-group instruction, peer effects, classroom management, language and literacy development, self-regulation, culturally relevant pedagogy
Grant Funding
| Enhancing Reading Intervention with Independent Practice Activities from Accelerated Early Reading Outcomes (AERO) by Institute of Education Sciences, Small Business Innovation Research Program. Proposed amount: $250,000 (Unfunded).
Investigators, Zucker, T., Mesa, M.P. (Co-I), & Millner, K. |
2023 |
| AERO ELs: Supporting K-3 Educators to Deliver a Technology-Based Reading Intervention for EL Students at Risk for LDs by U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. Proposed amount: $500,000 (Funded). Investigators: Hall, C., Mesa, M. P. (PI; subaward), Zucker, T., Fumero, K., & Millner, K. | 2023 |
| Advancing Teaching Together: Engaging Parents and Preschoolers in STEM Through Community Partnerships by National Science Foundation, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. Proposed amount:
$3,000,000 (Submitted). Investigators: DeMaster, D. M. (PI), Zucker, T., McCallum, C., Mesa, M. P. (Co- I), Vaughn, K., Fumero, K., & Surrain, S. |
2023 |
| Grow to Learn: A Metacognition-Driven, Inquiry-Based Early Childhood Program to Enhance Rural Informal STEM Education by National Science Foundation, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. Proposed amount: $1,445,797 (Submitted).
Investigators: Chen, S. (PI), Millner, B. G., Mayes, I., Rahimi, S., Mesa, M. P. (Co-I), & Ewers, T. |
2023 |
| Supporting Kindergarten Readiness through Blended Learning Pre-K STEM Skill Development by National Science Foundation, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. Proposed amount: $3,071,426 (Unfunded).
Investigators: DeMaster, D. M. (PI), Mesa, M. P. (Co-I), Varghese, C., Zucker, T. A., Crawford, A., & Vaughn, K. |
2022 |
| Supporting Teachers in Fostering Children’s Peer-to-Peer Talk in Preschool Classrooms Using Ecologically-Valid Language Observations by Caplan Foundation for Early Learning. Proposed amount $50,000 (Unfunded).
Investigators: Mesa M. P., Surrain, S., Vaughn, K., & Fumero, K. |
2022 |
| Redesigning a Tier 2 Reading Intervention for Blended Learning & Improved Implementation by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Proposed amount: $1,999,994 (Submitted).
Investigators: Zucker, T. A. (PI), Mesa, M. P. (Co-PI), Hall, C. (Co-PI; subaward), Oh, Y. (Co-I), Millner, K. (Co-I) |
2022 |
| Supporting Teachers in Making Data-Informed Decisions about Small-Group Composition by American Psychological Association, Division 15. Proposed amount: $6,000 (Unfunded). Investigator: Mesa, M. P. | 2022 |
| Accelerating Pandemic Recovery with Early Identification and Academic EnRichment and Outreach (AERO) Reading Tutoring by U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Proposed amount: $1,883,441 (Unfunded).
Investigators: Zucker, T. A. (PI), Mesa, M. P. (Co-I), Yeomans-Maldonado, G. (Co-I), Crawford, A. (Co-I), & Varghese, C. A. (Co-I). |
2021 |
| Breaking Stereotypes through Culturally Relevant Storytelling: Optimizing Out-of- School Time STEM Experiences for Elementary-Age Girls to Strengthen their STEM Interest Pathways by National Science Foundation, Advancing Informal Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Learning program, DRK-12. Awarded amount: $2,000,000.
Investigators: Zucker, T. A (PI), Yeomans-Maldonado, G. (Co-PI), McCallum, C. (Co-PI), Menster, L. (Co-PI), DeMaster, D. (Co-I), & Mesa, M. P. (Co-I) |
2020 – 2024 |
Publications
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Mesa, M. P., Hall, C., Zucker, T. A., Oh, Y., & Dahl-Leonard, K. A pilot study of Reading Rules Kindergarten [in revision]. |
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Dahl-Leonard, K., Hall, C., Mesa, M. P., Zucker, T. A., & Peacott, D. Exploring small-group reading instruction for students at risk for reading difficulties in kindergarten classrooms [in review] |
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Zucker, T. A., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., Mesa, M. P., Assel, M., & McCallum, C. Virtual Teaching Together: Engaging parents and young children in STEM activities [in review] |
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Vaughn, K., Yeomans-Maldonado, G., & Mesa, M. P. Using paraprofessionals to support Spanish literacy development in preschool: Evidence from the Preparing Pequeños intervention [in revision]. |
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Rawls, E., Roehrig, A. D., Turner, J. E., Mesa, M. P., McClarey, M., Lewis, C., Ha, C., Auman, P., & Jones, T. B. (2023). The Freedom School way: A model for intergenerational research training partnership between universities and Freedom Schools. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859231178712 |
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Surrain, S., Mesa, M. P., Assel, M., & Zucker, T. A. (2023). Does assessor masking affect kindergarteners’ performance on oral language measures? A COVID-19-era experiment with children from diverse home language backgrounds. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_LSHSS-22-00197 |
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Mesa, M. P., Phillips, B. M., & Lonigan, C. J. (2023) Paraprofessionals use of classroom management in a small-group intervention. Psychology in the Schools. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22959 |
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Dahl-Leonard, K., Mesa, M. P., Hall, C., & Zucker, T. A. (2023). Understanding kindergarten teacher self-efficacy for providing reading instruction to students who experience difficulties to read. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2023.2201424 |
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Zucker, T. A., Mesa, M. P., Millner, K., Crawford, A., Topek, L., & Beem, M. (2023). Can anyone tutor students to read? Learn how anyone – from classroom teachers to college students – can help elementary students make gains in reading. Accelerated Early Reading Outcomes Report, Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. https://public. cliengage.org/tools/materials/aero-reading-program/ |
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Mesa, M. P. (2022, October). Meeting the needs of students in real world education settings. Inside IES Research. https://ies.ed.gov/blogs/research/post/meeting-the-needs-of-students-in-real- world-education-settings |
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Zucker, T. A., Mesa, M. P., Crawford, A., Spear, S., & Cabell, S. (2022). Six resources for making the most of parent-teacher conferences. Young Children. |
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Phillips, B, M., Funari, C., Oliver, F., W., Berrien, J., Burris, P., & Mesa, M. P. (2022). Joint contributions of teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge and book reading to preschooler’s growth in language skill. Reading and Writing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-021-10249-z |
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Mesa, M. P., Roehrig, A. D., Funari, C., Durtschi, S., Ha, C., Rawls, E., & Davis, C. (2021). Young African American scholars make reading gains at literacy-focused, culturally relevant summer camp that combats summer reading loss. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 59(1), 252-267. |
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Ha, C., Roehrig, A. D., Durtschi, S., Craig, M., Mesa, M. P., & Funari, C. (2021). Promoting children’s reading motivation with culturally relevant reading education. Florida Journal of Educational Research, 59(1), 268-282. |
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Yaun, K. M., Reiser, R. A., Walker, R. R., & Mesa, M. P. (2020). Successful strategies for increasing faculty grant activity. Research Management Review, 24(1), 75-89. |
Manuscripts in Preparation
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Mesa, M. P., Hernandez, J. A., Phillips, B. M., Lonigan, C. J., & Kim, Y. G. Peer effects in small-group language interventions [in preparation]. |
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Mesa, M. P. Peer effects in Preparing Pequeños [in preparation]. |
Funari, C., Mesa, M. P., Phillips, B. M., Ritchie, J., & Oh, Y. Time allocation in preschool classrooms [in preparation].
International & National Conferences & Presentations
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Mesa, M. P. (in review). Paraprofessionals’ use of behavior management within small-group intervention for kindergarteners. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention 2024. |
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Mesa, M. P., Wu, H., Liu, L., & Crawford, A. (2023, September). Trends in pre-kindergarten teachers’ use of progress monitoring and student outcomes. Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Conference 2023. |
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Surrain, S., Mesa, M. P., Assel, M., & Zucker, T. (2023, July). Does assessor masking affect kindergarteners’ performance on oral language measures? A COVID-19-era experiment with children from diverse home language backgrounds [Conference presentation]. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) Conference 2023. |
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Toste, J. R., Lyon, A. R., Patton-Terry, N., Zucker, T., & Mesa, M. P. (2023, May). Enhancing the impact of reading research through implementation science. Institute of Education Sciences Annual Principal Investigators Meeting. |
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Ares, N., Rawls, E., Roehrig, A., Turner, J., Mesa, M. P., Ha, C., Lewis, C., McClarey, M., Wilson, D., Jones, T. B., & Auman, P. (2023, April). Still in the struggle: Education for liberation in Freedom Schools. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. |
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Hernandez, J. A., Phillips, B. M., Roehrig, A. D., Mesa, M. P., Mattos, M., Burgos, V. R., & Salas, M. G. (2023, April). The culture in classroom management model. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. |
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DeMaster, D., Zucker, T., McCallum, C., Mesa, M. P., & Assel, M. (2023, March). Teaching Together: Pedagogical research on engaging parents and preschoolers in STEM [Conference presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting Preconference. |
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Zucker, T. A., Mesa, M. P., Logan, J. Assel, M., & Oh, Y. (2023, March). Relations between frequency of early childhood teachers’ vocabulary instruction and their own vocabulary, executive function, and stress [Symposium]. Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting. |
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Dahl-Leonard, K., Hall, C., Mesa, M. P., Oh, Y., & Zucker, T. A. (2023, March). Exploring early literacy intervention fidelity [Conference presentation]. Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention. |
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Rawls, E., Roehrig, A. D., Turner, J. E., Mesa, M. P., Lewis, C., Ha, C., McClarey, M., LaBissiere, S., Jones, T. B., & Auman, P. (2022, November). Freedom Schools as pedagogy: Toward an education for liberation [Symposium]. American Education Studies Association (AESA) Annual Conference. |
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Mesa, M. P. & Surrain, S. (2022, September). Peer effects in small-group instruction [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Conference. |
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Mesa, M. P., Phillips, B. M., Burris, P. W., Oh, Y., & Bandemer, L. (2022, July). Relation between two types of teacher training and student outcomes within a literacy intervention [Conference presentation]. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) Conference 2022. |
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Funari, C., Mesa, M. P., Ritchie, J., Oh, Y, & Phillips, B. M. (2022, April). What do preschool teachers do all day? [Roundtable presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. |
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Phillips, B. M., Mesa, M. P., Oh, Y., & Lonigan, C. J. (2021, July). Exploring opportunities for language learning: Tier 1 instruction in preschool classrooms [Poster presentation]. Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR) 2021 Conference. |
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Mesa, M. P., Hernandez, J. A., & Phillips, B. M. (2021, April). Peer effects in small-group language interventions: Accounting for metric and intervention type [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. |
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Mesa, M. P., Hernandez, J. A., & Phillips, B. M. (2021, January). Investigating peer effects in small-group language interventions [Poster presentation]. National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Learning Disabilities Research Center (LDRC) Consortium Meeting. |
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Roehrig, A. D., Craig, M., Ha, C., Durtschi, S., Rawls, E., Mesa, M. P., Funari, C., Turner, J. E., & Davis, C. (2019, December). K-8 students’ motivation to read in a culturally-relevant, literacy- focused summer camp [Conference presentation]. Literacy Research Association Conference, Tampa, FL. |
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Phillips, B. M., Oliver, F. S., Mesa, M. P., & Funari, C. R. (2019, March). The relations between preschool teachers’ background, classroom time allocation and quality of language instruction [Poster presentation]. Biannual Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, MD. |
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Turner, J. E., Lokey, C., & Mesa, M. P. (2018, May). Positive aspects of having Dyslexia [Conference presentation]. Annual British Dyslexia Association Conference, Telford, England. |
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Roehrig, A. D., Clemons, K. M., Mesa, M. P., Ha, C., Durtschi, S., Funari, C., & Norris, K. (2018, April). The fierce urgency of now: Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools and culturally relevant pedagogy [Conference presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York, NY. |
Regional Conferences & Presentations
Hall, C., Binks-Cantrell, E., Solari, E. J., Mesa, M. P., Kehoe, K. F., & Dahl-Leonard, K. (2023, February). Elementary-grade teacher knowledge of literacy constructs and evidence-based instructional practices [Panel presentation]. Pacific Coast Research Conference (PCRC), Coronado, CA.
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Mesa, M. P., Hernandez, J. A., & Phillips, B. M. (2020, February). Peer effects in a small-group, literacy intervention in pre-kindergarten [Conference presentation]. Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL. |
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Mesa, M. P., Roehrig, A. D., Robinson, C. A., Davis, C., Durtschi, S., Funari, C., Ha, C., & Craig, M. (2018, November). Changes in children’s reading skills, motivation, and prosocial beliefs following a culturally relevant summer camp [Conference presentation]. Florida Educational Research Association (FERA) Conference, St. Petersburg, FL. |
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Mesa, M. P., Funari, C., Durtschi, S., & Roehrig, A. D. (2017, November). Preventing reading loss with a culturally relevant curriculum [Poster presentation]. Florida Educational Research Association (FERA) Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL. |
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Durtschi, S. A., Funari, C., Mesa, M. P., & Roehrig, A. D. (2017, November). Encouraging a love of reading with a culturally relevant curriculum [Poster presentation]. Florida Educational Research Association (FERA) Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL. |
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Roehrig, A. D., Barnes, A., Chancy, C., Diaz, J., Grainer, M., Ha, C. Y., Hayes, S., Matthews, T. A., Maxion, A., Mesa, M. P., Pan, Y., Pressley, T., Roberts, S., Robinson, S., Rawls, E., & Smittle, M. (2017, November). Reading is cool in Freedom School: Demonstrating a collaborative model for meaningful literacy engagement with underserved populations [Panel session]. Florida Educational Research Association (FERA) Conference, Cocoa Beach, FL. |
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Mesa, M. P. & Losh, S. C. (2016, February). Improving the study habits of adolescents with ADHD [Poster presentation]. Eastern Educational Research Association (EERA) Annual Conference, Hilton Head Island, SC. |
Local Conferences & Presentations
Mesa, M. P. (2023, June) Environmental checklists [Lecture]. Texas School Ready (TSR) Early Childhood Summer Institute. Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).
Mesa, M. P. & Flores, N. Y. (2023, June) All about CIRCLE Progress Monitoring and PKG alignments [Lecture]. Texas School Ready (TSR) Early Childhood Summer Institute. Children’s Learning Institute at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston).
Zucker, T., DeMaster, D., Mesa, M. P., McCallum, C., Assel, M., Michel, S., Peralta, J., & VanderLinden, N. (2023, February). Broadening access to high-quality early STEM education in Houston to address social determinants of health [Lecture]. UTHealth Department of Pediatrics Health Disparities Symposium.
Mesa, M. P. (2023, January). Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools and culturally relevant pedagogy [Lecture]. PURPOSE Fellows Orientation.
Mesa, M. P. (2022, October). Maximizing learning and development in small-group instruction [Lecture]. University of Idaho: College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Graduate Seminar.
Mesa, M. P. (2022, October). AERO reading project [Lecture]. Children’s Learning Institute: Advisory Council Meeting. Houston, TX.
Mesa, M. P. (2022, September). A system of time management and self-monitoring [Lecture]. Florida State University: Learning and Cognition Colloquium. Tallahassee, FL.
Funari, C., Mesa, M. P., Phillips, B. M., Ritchie, J., & Oh, Y. (2022, March) Time allocation in preschool classrooms [Poster presentation]. Marvalene Hughes Research in Education Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Yaun, K. & Mesa, M. P. (2021, April). FSU College of Education pilot: Providing college-level research funding search support [Workshop presentation]. Pivot-RP User Group Webinar.
Mesa, M. P. (2021, April). A system of time management and self-monitoring [Lecture]. PURPOSE Fellows Proseminar.
Mesa, M. P., Hernandez, J. A., & Phillips, B. M. (2021, February). Peer effects in small-group language interventions [Colloquium presentation]. Florida State University: Learning and Cognition Colloquium. Tallahassee, FL.
Mesa, M. P. (2021, January). Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools and culturally relevant pedagogy [Lecture]. PURPOSE Fellows Orientation.
Blue, C. & Mesa, M. P. (2020, February). FSU and NIH K Scholar Program (Webinar). FSU College of Education’s Office of Research.
Ahrem, R. & Mesa, M. P. (2020, February). Spencer funding opportunities (Webinar). FSU College of Education’s Office of Research.
Mesa, M. P. (2019, January). Outcomes of participation in a culturally relevant summer camp [Colloquium presentation]. Florida State University: Learning and Cognition Colloquium, Tallahassee, FL.
Mesa, M. P. (2019, January). Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools and culturally relevant pedagogy [Lecture]. PURPOSE Fellows Orientation, Tallahassee, FL.
Roehrig, A. D., Auman, P., Davis, C., Rawls, E., Bertrand Jones, T., Tani, N. E., Turner, J. E., Christon, A., Hernandez, J., McClarey, M., Craig, M., Ha, C., Talpau Joos, M., Diaz, J., Durtschi, S., & Mesa, M. P. (2019, September). PURPOSE: Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to Social Justice in Education [Workshop]. Annual Meeting of Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Teaching Organization (DIRECTO), Tallahassee, FL.
Turner, J. E., Lokey, C., & Mesa, M. P. (2018, March). Positive aspects of having Dyslexia [Conference presentation]. Marvalene Hughes Research in Education Conference (CORE), Tallahassee, FL.
Roehrig, A. D., Clemons, K. M., Mesa, M. P., Ha, C., Durtschi, S., Funari, C., & Norris, K. (2018, March). The fierce urgency of now: Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools and culturally relevant pedagogy [Conference presentation]. Marvalene Hughes Research in Education Conference (CORE), Tallahassee, FL.
Mesa, M. P. & Losh, S. C. (2016, April). Self-monitoring to improve the on-task behavior of adolescents with ADHD: A comparison study [Poster presentation]. Marvalene Hughes Research in Education Conference (CORE), Tallahassee, FL.
Research Experience
| College of Education’s Office of Research
Graduate Assistant Florida State University Investigators: Katherine Yaun, Robert Reiser |
2020 –2021 |
| Florida State University
Research Coordinator, Peer Mentor Partners United for Research Pathways Oriented to Social Justice in Education (PURPOSE) Investigator: Alysia Roehrig |
2017 – 2021 |
| Florida Center for Reading Research
Graduate Research Assistant Florida State University Investigator: Beth Phillips |
2012 – 2020 |
| Center for Children and Families
Research Assistant, Summer Treatment Program Florida International University Investigators: William Pelham, Margaret Sibley, Erika Coles |
2011 – 2013 |
| Florida International University
Research Assistant, Promoting Positive Development Projects Investigator: William Kurtines |
2010 – 2011 |
Teaching Experience
| Florida State University
Instructor Courses: Classroom Assessment, Theories of Educational Psychology: Developing Learners (Online & In-Person) |
2015 – 2019 |
| Private Tutor
Miami Dade and Broward County |
2009 – 2012 |
Service
| IES Postdoctoral Research Fellow Search Committee Participant, Children’s Learning Institute at UTHealth Supervisor: Tricia Zucker | 2023 |
| Program for Instructional Excellence Teaching Conference Panelist, FSU Program for Instructional Excellence Supervisor: Lisa Liseno | 2018 |
| HOPE After School Program Volunteer/mentor, Downtown Community Church Supervisor: Devon Lynn | 2016 – 2018 |
| Children’s Defense Fund’s Freedom Schools Servant Leader Intern, Children’s Defense Fund Supervisor: Keely Norris | 2016 |
| Center for Children and Families
Lead Counselor, Summer Treatment Program Florida International University Supervisor: Erika Coles |
2011 – 2014 |
| Center for Family Studies
Volunteer University of Miami Investigator: Seth Schwartz |
2010 – 2011 |
Certifications and Training
| Human Subjects Research Certificate
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative |
2013 – Present |
| Research Training Institute on Cluster Randomized Trials
Northwestern University, National Center for Education Research |
2022 |
| Raising a Resilient Scientist Training Series
Office of Intramural Training & Education, National Institutes of Health |
2022 |
| WWC Group Design Standards Online Training
What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences |
2022 |
| Standards for Excellence in Education Research (SEER) Principles Training
Children’s Learning Institute, Institute of Education Sciences |
2022 |
| Preparing Future Faculty Certificate
Program for Instructional Excellence, Florida State University |
2021 |
| College Teaching Certificate
College of Education, Florida State University |
2021 |
| Mental Health Awareness Certificate
University Counseling Center, Florida State University |
2020 |
| Measurement and Statistics Certificate
College of Education, Florida State University |
2015 |
| Teaching Training Recognition
Program for Instructional Excellence, Florida State University |
2015 |
Reviews
- Council for Exceptional Children (2023)
- Journal of Literacy Research (2023)
- Journal of Research in Education (2023)
- American Educational Research Association (2022, 2023)
- American Psychological Association (2022)
- Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at UTHealth (2022)
- Early Childhood Research Quarterly (co-reviewer; 2019, 2020)
- Child Development (co-reviewer; 2019)
- Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment (co-reviewer, 2019)
Academic & Professional Memberships
- American Educational Research Association
- American Psychological Association
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Eastern Educational Research Association
- Florida Educational Research Association
- Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
Additional Skills
- Knowledge of Educational Psychology, Early Childhood Education, and Statistics
- Research experience in grant-funded, cluster-randomized trials
- Experience searching and applying for external grant-funding opportunities
- Experience with SPSS Statistical Software, HLM Statistical Software, SAS, RStudio, and MLwiN
- Experience with Qualtrics Survey Software
- Experience with Microsoft Office Software
- Teaching experience in Education and Educational Psychology
- Experience in using educational technology in teaching
- Mentoring and supervision experience with children, students, and research assistants
- Experience with behavior modification, social skills training, professional development, behavioral/academic assessment administration, data collection, data management, data analysis, grant database searching, and grant writing
- Fluent in Spanish
Recognition
Dr. Mesa has received various awards for his research and teaching, as well as internal and external funding for research.