Maryellen Schaub
Bacground information on Maryellen Schaub, Assistant Professor of Education
Maryellen Schaub
Assistant Professor of Education
Educational Theory & Policy
300 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802-3203
Email: mxs88@psu.edu
Phone: 814-865-2584
Fax: 814-865-1480
Introduction
Maryellen Schaub is an assistant professor of education policy studies. Originally from New York, she received a Ph.D. in sociology from Penn State in 2004. Prior to receiving a Ph.D., she lived in Washington, D.C. where she held a variety of research positions in US and comparative sociology of education.
Areas of Expertise
- Parenting
- Early Childhood Education
- School-Family Links
- Sociology of Education
- Comparative Sociology
Publications (full CV available here)
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor (full-time), The Pennsylvania State University, 2011 - Present
- Assistant Professor (half-time), The Pennsylvania State University, 2006 - 2010
- Instructor, The Pennsylvania State University, 1998 - 2006
- Consultant, Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, 1996
- Consultant, General Accounting Office, 1996 - 1997
- Project Manager, "System for Catholic Research, Information and Planning," Funded by Lilly Endowment, 1991 - 1995
- Consultant, The World Bank, Education and Social Policy Department, Washington, D.C., 1990
- Project Manager, "National Differences in Educational Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of Mathematics Using the Second International Mathematics Study," Funded by NSF, 1989 - 1990
- Project Manager, "Immigration, Church Mobilization and the Expansion of Education: U.S. Catholic Schooling 1870 - 1930," Funded by NSF, 1988 - 1990
- Analyst, Systems Consultants, Washington, D.C., 1986 - 1988
- Intern, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, D.C., 1985 - 1986
- Student Teacher, B. Banneker High School, Washington, D.C., 1985
Honors and Awards
- Editorial Review Boards. Sociology of Education. 2012 - 2015.
- Penn State Center for Sustainability Curriculum Development Grant. 2011.
- Adopt-a-Classroom. Proposal supported by Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. 2011.
- Visiting Scholar, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (Social Science Research Center of Berlin, June - July 2010).
- "Parenting Cognitive Development; Early childhood, school readiness and the social construction of parenting." RIG, College of Education, The Pennsylvania State University.
Education
- Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2004. Sociology.
- M.A., The Catholic University of America, 1991. Sociology.
- B.A., The Catholic University of America, 1985. Sociology.
