Karen Brobst

Dr. Brobst is a Associate Professor of School Psychology in the Division of Psychological and Educational Services at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education.

Before joining the Fordham faculty, she worked as the Research Director for Hilson Research Inc., a test publishing company, and as Project Director of the Intergenerational Literacy Project at the Columbia University Teachers College Literacy Center.

Education

• PhD, Applied Educational Psychology: School Psychology, May 1996, Teachers College, Columbia University
• MA in Educational Psychology, May 1980 , Teachers College, Columbia University
• BA in Psychology and Biology, May 1977, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Research Interests

• Achievement Goal Theory
• Achievement Motivation

Dr. Brobst was awarded a faculty fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year. Her fellowship activities included development of a reading strategies assessment instrument for middle and high school students.