Lois A. Yamauchi
Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
College of Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1776 University Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96822
Office: Wist Hall 214A
Phone: (808) 956-4294
Fax: (808) 956-6615
Email: yamauchi@hawaii.edu
Education
PhD in psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1993
MA in psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1991
BA in psychology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1986
Research Interests
cultural influences on learning and development, educational experiences of indigenous teachers and students, sociocultural theory, community involvement in education, qualitative research methods
Courses Taught in the Department
EDEP 311 Psychological Foundations
EDEP 611 Inquiry Approach to Educational Psychology
EDEP 631 Adolescence and Education
EDEP 768C Seminar in Educational Psychology: Learning (Culture and Education)
EDEP 768H Seminar in Educational Psychology: Research Methodology (Qualitative Research Methods in Education and Psychology)
Selected Publications
O’Donnell, C., & Yamauchi, L. A. (Eds.). (2005). Culture and context in human behavior change: Theory, research, and practical application. New York: Peter Lang.
Tharp, R. G., Estrada, P., Dalton, S., & Yamauchi, L. A. (2000). Teaching transformed: Achieving excellence, fairness, inclusion, and harmony. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Yamauchi, L. A., Lau-Smith, J., & Luning, R. (in press). Family involvement in a Hawaiian language immersion program. School Community Journal.
Yamauchi, L. A., & Brown, L. R. (2007). Promoting personal and career development among at-risk Hawaiian youth: The effects of the Hawaiian Studies Program on program graduates. Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2, 45-64.
Yamauchi, L. A., Billig, S. H., Meyer, S., & Hofshire, L (2005). Student outcomes associated with service-learning in a culturally relevant high school program. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 32, 149-164.
Yamauchi, L. A., Wyatt, T. R., & Carroll, J. H. (2005). Enacting the Five Standards for Effective Pedagogy in a culturally relevant high school program. In A. Maynard & M. Martini (Eds.), The psychology of learning in context: Cultural artifacts, families, peers, and schools (pp. 227-245). New York: Kluwer.
Yamauchi, L. A., Wyatt, T. R., & Taum, A. K. (2005). Making meaning: Connecting school to Hawaiian students’ lives. Hulili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-Being, 2, 161-178.
Yamauchi, L. A. (2003). Making school relevant for at-risk students: The Wai‘anae High School Hawaiian Studies Program. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 8(4), 379-390.
Yamauchi, L. A., & Wilhelm, P. (2001). E ola ka Hawai‘i i kona ‘olelo: Hawaiians live in their language. In D. Christian & F. Genesee (Eds.), Case studies in bilingual education (pp. 83-94). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
Yamauchi, L. A., Ceppi, A. K., & Lau-Smith, J. (2000). Teaching in a Hawaiian context: Educator perspectives on the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program. Bilingual Research Journal, 24, 385-403.
Yamauchi, L. A., Ceppi, A. K., & Lau-Smith, J. (1999). Sociohistorical influences on the development of Papahana Kaiapuni, the Hawaiian language immersion program. Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk, 4, 25-44.
Last Update: 10/23/07