Educational Psychology
and Methodology Division
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Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Division Orientation
Education 233, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222. (518)442-5055
What’s Inside
New Students
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Program Highlights
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Our Professors and their
Research
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Current Student
Achievements
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Professional Affiliations
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Introductions and
Program Overview
New Students, Masters and PhD
A warm welcome to
our new students!
Recent Alumni
Achievements
and Job Placements
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Graduate Student “Must
Knows”
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Regional Information
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Heidi Andrade
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Kristie Asaro-Saddler
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David Dai
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Lynn Gelzheiser
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Deborah May
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Joan Newman
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Kevin Quinn
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Bruce Saddler
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Frank Vellutino
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Zheng Yan
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Master’s Students
 Alyssa Barkley
 David Cass
 Michael Carroll
 Taja Young Cupid (St.
Vincent & Grenadines)
 Yue Lu (China)
 Jordan McComb
 Peter Phillips
 Clare Rubin
 Mengjiao Shi (China)
 Chun-Yen Tseng
Program Highlights
Some Program Statistics
Our Professors
Robert Pruzek
Doctoral Students
 Diana Akhmedjanova
(Uzbekistan)
 Lisa Chelkowski
 Joan Erickson
 Andrea Gardner-Bixler
 Karin Halderman
 Jessica Lamendola
 Kristin Lyden
 Sung Yong Park (Korea)
 Haiyang Su (China)
 55 PhD students (one
third international:
China, Japan, Turkey,
India, Korea,
Uzbekistan, Bulgaria)
 15 MS students (5
international: China,
Pakistan, Taiwan, St.
Vincent & Grenadines)
 11 faculty members
Student Engagement
 All students engage in
research
 Many presentations at
international, national &
regional conferences
 About half of graduates
find research and
evaluation careers in
AIR, ICFI or several state
education
departments, including
NYSED.
 25 students presented at
12th annual poster
 The remaining
session of the division
graduates gain
academic positions or
 About ¼ students
senior administrative
engage in applied
positions in the field of
experiences at NYSED,
education.
EC or CRSC.
 RGSO very active in
enriching the
academic, professional
and social life of
students.
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Our Professors and their Research
Heidi Andrade
My research and teaching
focus on the relationship
between learning and
assessment, with emphases on
student self-assessment and
self-regulated learning.
Andrade, H., Heferen, L. & Palma,
M. (in press). Formative
assessment in the visual arts. Art
Education Journal
Andrade, H. & Cizek, G. (Eds.)
(2010). Handbook of formative
assessment. New York: Routledge.
Remember these words
from a wise graduate of
our program as you
balance your time,
energy, and sanity: “This is
a marathon, not a sprint.”
Andrade, H. (2013). Classroom
assessment in the context of
learning theory and research. In J.
H. McMillan (Ed.), Handbook of
research on classroom
assessment. New York: Sage.
Kristie Asaro-Saddler
Dr. Asaro-Saddler researches
the writing abilities and selfregulation skills of children with
autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
and other disabilities. Her
additional areas of focus are
the types of behaviors in which
teachers of children with ASD
engage, and technological
support for written expression.
Asaro-Saddler, K. (in press). Selfregulated strategy development:
Effects on writers with Autism
Spectrum Disorders. Education
and Treatment of Autism and
Developmental Disabilities.
Asaro-Saddler, K. & Bak, N. (2013).
Persuasive writing and selfregulation training: Pairing writers
with autism spectrum disorders.
Journal of Special Education.
Published online before print
February 13, 2013, doi:
10.1177/0022466912474101
development of gifted and
talented students; teaching
and creativity enhancement
and development.
Gozza-Cohen, M. & May, D.
(2012). Individuals with Disabilities
and Internet use. In Z, Yan (Ed.).
Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior.
IGI Global: Hershey, PA.
Dai, D. Y. & Chen, F. (2013). Three
paradigms of gifted education:
In search of conceptual clarity in
research and practice. Gifted
Child Quarterly, 57, 151-168.
Asaro, K, Saddler, B. & May, D
(2008). Recreation and leisure for
people with disabilities.
Exceptional Individuals, 32, 8-11
Dai, D. Y. & Speerschneider, K.
(2012). Cope and grow: An
affective curriculum for talent
development. Talent
Development and Excellence, 4,
181-199.
Dai, D. Y. & Renzulli, J. S. (2008).
Snowflakes, living systems, and
the mystery of
giftedness. Gifted Child
Quarterly, 52, 114-130.
Lynn Gelzheiser
Dr. Gelzheiser's research
interests concern effective
instruction for students with
learning difficulties.
Gelzheiser, L. M, Scanlon, D. M.,
Vellutino, F. R., Hallgren-Flynn, L.
Schatschneider, C. (2011). Effects
of the Interactive Strategies
Approach – Extended: A
responsive and comprehensive
intervention for intermediategrade struggling readers. The
Elementary School Journal,
December 2011.
This paper was awarded the
2013 Albert J. Harris Research
award for the International
Reading Association.
Deborah May
Dr. May's research interests
include the use of technology
with students with severe
disabilities, issues related to the
education of students with
special needs, and the
preparation of special
Asaro-Saddler, K. (2012). How
prepared are New York's teachers education teachers. She
currently administers three
to work with students with Autism
different funded projects: a
Spectrum Disorders? Exceptional
Individuals, 35, 8-12.
federal special education
improvement grant; a Federal
doctoral leadership in special
David Dai
education grant; and a NY
Dr. Dai's research concerns
giftedness, talent and creativity, state graduate level clinically
rich teacher preparation pilot
with current focus on:
program.
psychology of talent
development; foundational
May, D. & Marozas, D. (1988).
issues regarding gifted
Issues and practices in special
education; early college
education. NY: Longman, Inc.
entrance programs; affective
Joan Newman
My research focuses on the
development of children and
adolescents, and the interplay
of personal, familial, cultural
and environmental factors in
development. Currently I have
two cross-cultural studies on
parenting styles and their links to
children's developmental
outcomes, with data from
China, Korea, Turkey and USA.
I am also working on data from
the Mohawk Akwesasne nation,
which is concerned about the
effects of industrial pollution
(PCBs, lead, mercury and other
toxicants) on their children. My
particular focus has been on
the cognition, memory and
ADHD of the children and
youth.
Newman, J., Behforooz, B.,
Khuzwayo, A., Gallo, M. V. Schell,
L. M., and the Akwesasne Task
Force on the Environment. PCBs
and ADHD in Mohawk
adolescents. (2013). Paper being
revised for Neurotoxicology and
Teratology
Newman, J., Gozu, H., Guan, S.,
Lee, J-E, Li, X., and Sasaki, Y.
Relationship between parenting
styles, academic achievement
and self-esteem in China, Turkey
and USA. (2013). Submitted to
Journal of Comparative Family
Studies.
Bidjerano, T. and Newman, J.
(2010). Autonomy in after-school
activity choice among
preadolescents from Taiwan and
U.S. Journal of Early Adolescence,
30(5), 733-764.
Robert Pruzek
Dr. Pruzek's interests concern
measurement, psychometric
methods and research design
as well as multivariate analysis
and regression. He has
developed two packages for
R, one for graphical methods
Our Professors and their Research, cont’d
for analysis of variance and the
other for propensity score
analysis.
Pruzek, R. M., and Helmreich, J
(2009). Enhancing dependent
sample analysis with graphics.
Journal of Statistical Education,
17,1.
[http://amstat.org/publications//j
se/v17n1/helmreich.html]
A conversation you’ll often
overhear:
Ed Psycher 1: Want to join
me in an academic
hangout? I’m going to be
at the library studying for a
while.
Ed Psycher 2: Oh yes,
there’s some work I have
to get done. I’ll bring
snacks!
Helmreich, J. and Pruzek, R. M.
(2009). PSAgraphics: An R
package to support Propensity
Score Analysis. Journal of
Statistical Software, 29, 06.
[http://www.jstatsoft.org/v29/10]
Kevin Quinn
Dr. Quinn's research interests
involve academic and other
community-based
programming for at-risk youth
with emotional or behavioral
disorders.
Quinn, K. P., and Lee, V. (2007).
The wrap-around approach for
students with emotional and
behavioral disorders:
Opportunities for school
psychologists. Psychology in the
Schools, 44(1), 101-111.
Lawson, H. A., Quinn, K.,
Hardiman, E. & Miller, R. (2006).
Mental health needs and
problems as opportunities for
expanding the boundaries of
school improvement. In R. J.
Waller, (Ed.). Fostering child and
adolescent mental health in the
classroom (pp293-309). Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage Publishers.
Bruce Saddler
I currently conduct and publish
empirical research concerning
writing and the remediation of
writing difficulties. Of particular
interest to me is sentence
combining, a writing technique
I have spent over a decade
investigating, teaching, and
discussing. My additional areas
of focus are revising and
summarizing abilities.
Saddler, B. (2012). Teacher's
guide to effective sentence
writing. What works for SpecialNeeds Learners series. New York:
Guilford Publications, Inc.
ISBN:978-1-4625-0677-4
Saddler, B., & Asaro-Saddler, K.
(2013). Response to Intervention in
writing: A suggested framework
for screening, intervention, and
progress monitoring. Reading and
Writing Quarterly, 29, 1, 20-43.
Saddler, B. (2012). Motivating
writers: Theory and interventions.
Reading and Writing Quarterly,
28, 1-4.
Saddler, B. (2012). Sentence
combining. In M. Joshi, and L.
Moats (Eds.). Expert Perspectives
on Intervention with Reading
Disabilities: An Anthology from
Publications of the International
Dyslexia Association.
Frank Vellutino
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intervention to identify children at
risk for long-term reading
difficulties. Reading and Writing
Special Issue (W. Tunmer, Guest
Editor), 21, 437-480.
Vellutino, F.R. (In Press). Theory
and research in the study of early
reading difficulties: A personal
odyssey. In K. Chung, K. Yuen, &
D. McInerny (Eds.). Understanding
disorders of auditory processing,
language, and literacy across
languages: International
perspectives. Information Age
Press: Greenwich, CT.
Vellutino, F.R. (In Press).
Diagnosing Reading Impairments.
In P. Brooks, V. Kempe, & J.G.
Golson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of
Language Development. Sage,
Thousand Oaks, CA.
Distinguished Professor
Vellutino’s research has been
concerned with reading
development, the cognitive
underpinnings of reading, and
the relationship between
reading difficulties and various
aspects of language and other
cognitive functions. This
research has generated
numerous articles in refereed
journals, in addition to a seminal
book summarizing theory and
research in the study of dyslexia
and numerous book chapters
addressing the causes and
correlates of reading difficulties
in young children. His most
recent studies have been
concerned with early
identification of children at risk
for early and long-term reading
difficulties and early
intervention on behalf of such
children, in the interest of
developing assessment and
remedial procedures for
preventing reading difficulties.
Zheng Yan
Vellutino, F.R., Fletcher, J.M.,
Snowling, M.J., & Scanlon, D.M.
(2004). Specific reading disability
(dyslexia): What have we learned
in the last four decades? Journal
of Child Psychology and
Psychiatry, 45(1), 2-40.
Yan, Z., Chen, Q., & Yu, C. (2013).
The Science of Cell Phone Use: Its
Past, Present, and Future. The
International Journal of Cyber
Behavior, Psychology and
Learning, 3(1), 7-18.
Vellutino, F.R., Scanlon, D.M.,
Zhang, H., & Schatschneider, C.
(2008). Using response to
kindergarten and first grade
Dr. Yan's research program
mainly concerns dynamic and
complex relations between
contemporary technologies
and human development ( e.g.
whether young children are
able to understand the Internet
as a complex artifact, how
school students' knowledge of
Internet safety changes over
time).
His current research programs
are focusing on two areas:
Cyber behaviors (e.g. how
people make decisions when
receiving emails, how people
develop Computer Vision
Syndrome) and mobile phone
behaviors (e.g. how to use
mobile phones to collect data,
whether cell phone use leads
to brain tumors).
Yan, Z. (Ed.) (2012). Encyclopedia
of Cyber Behavior (Volumes 1, 2,
& 3). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Yan, Z. (2006). What influences
children's and adolescents'
understanding of the complexity
of the Internet? Developmental
Psychology, 42, 418-428.
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Current Student Achievements
Congratulations to our current students for their
achievements so far!
Awards and Honors
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Shuyi Guan selected for the 2013
AERA Graduate Student Seminar.
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Kim
m Westcott awarded funding for the
International R conference in Spain..
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Nicole Bak received the National CEC
Student Research Award
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Stella Li received the Initiative for
Women’s Studies (IFW) Award
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Shuyi Guan, Angela Lui,, and Zachary
Warner were awarded 2013 School of
Education (SOE) scholarships
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Diana Akhmedjanova received the
SOE Harbison award
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Meghan Deyoe awarded the PI
Evaluation grant
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Travel Awards to present at regional
and national conferences were
awarded to:
Angela Lui
Fatima Allahverdi
Fei Chen
Jessica Lamendola
Julio McLaughlin
Justin Chase
Meghan Deyoe
Shuyi Guan
Stella Li
Zachary Warner
Students with at least One Publication
Alex Wind
Angela Lui
Anna Valcheva
Christopher Valle
Deepti Marathe
Fatima Allahverdi
Fei Chen
Georgia Brooke
Haiyan Zhang
Hamide Gozu
Jason Bryer
Justin Chase
Joan Swanson
Kim Speerschneider
Meghan Deyoe
Jessica Lamendola
Nicole Bak
Quan Chen
Shuyi Guan
Stella Xian Li
T Julio McLaughlin
Yuriko Sasaki
Yehan Zhou
Zachary Warner
Other Achievements
tips:
Eat for energy.
Sleep for focus.
Exercise for endorphins and
happiness.
Georgia Brooke, Fei Chen, Angela Lui
and Chris Valle carried out a survey of
alumni, and their report is being
published in the Rocky Mountain
Educational Research Association,
The Researcher.
NOTE: The information above is gathered from the Annual Activity Reports submitted by students.
Therefore, some information might be missing.
Professional Affiliations
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The three greatest survival
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (AERA)
AMERICAN EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (AEA)
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA)
ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE (APS)
EASTERN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (EPA)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN
PSYCHOMETRIC SOCIETY
SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHER EDUCATION (SITE
(SITE)
SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRCD)
SOCIETY FOR THE TEACHING OF PSYCHOLOGY (STP)
SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISSUES (SPSSI
(SPSSI)
Recent Alumni Achievements and Job Placements
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Recent alumni achievements (within the past year)
Josh Smith: Dean of Education, SOE Loyola University, MD
Temi Bidjerano: Tenure at Furman University in SC
Nate Gonyea: Tenure and Chancellor's teaching award SUNY Oneonta
Katerina Passa: Chosen for selective training in cluster randomized trials by the US Dept. of Ed., Institute of Ed. Sciences
John Hitchcock: Tenured associate Professor and Director of the Evaluation Program at Indiana University- Bloomington.
Danielle Kassow: Director of Strategy & Policy, NY City Department of Education Office of Early Childhood Education
Xiaoyuan Tan: University Dissertation Award
Recent Alumni Job Placements (within the last 10 years)
Assessment Specialist, Ed Research Analyst Department of Defense
Professor of Elementary Ed, St Bonaventure University
Retired, tutor and docent
Psychologist, Florida
Director of Strategy & Policy, Office of Early Childhood Ed, NYC Department of Education
Associate Personnel Examiner, NY Civil Service
Faculty & Program Director, MS Programs in Psychology Walden University
Dean, School of Education, Loyola University, MD
Faculty, College of St Rose
Department Chair, Associate Professor, Behavioral & Social Sciences, HVCC Troy
Supervisor, Prof Ed Review Unit, Office of Professions, NY SED
Director of Orthopedic Research, West Point, NY
Associate Prof, SOE Indiana U Bloomington, Director Of CEEP (Program Evaluation and Research
design)
Director, State Relations for NY City Department of Education
Coordinator for Special Needs Learners, Positive Behavior Intervention, WSWHEBOCES
Director, Division of Education, Texas A & M Central Texas
Associate Professor, Chair of Psych & Neuroscience, Mt Union University, Alliance OH
Associate Professor, SUNY Oneonta
Research Scientist 2, Health Research Inc, NYS Department of Health
Director, Office of Access & Academic Enrichment U Albany
Assistant Professor, Elizabethown College, PA
Senior Psychometrician/Statistician, American Institutes of Research, DC
Associate Professor, Education Department, Furman University, Greenville, SC
Director of Outcomes Assessment, Excelsior college, NY
Psychometrician, American Board of Pediatrics
Associate Professor & Chair, Educational Psychology, College of St Rose
Technical Specialist, Youth & Adult Division, ICF International, VA
President, ETI Los Angeles
Research Analyst, Queens college, CUNY
Senior Associate, ICF International, VA
Associate Professor, College of St Rose
Senior Faculty Associate & Director of Clinical Training U Albany
Assistant Professor, Special Education, University of Albany
School Psychologist, Fort Plain, NY
Evaluation Consultant, Adjunct professor
Assistant professor, College of St Rose
Research Analyst II, Testing & Accountability, Department of Education, Louisiana
Office of Early Learning, Assessment, NY State Ed.
School Psychologist, Special Ed Chairperson, South Colonie, Adjunct Union College
Lecturer, Zhejian U, China
Assistant Professor, Widener University, PA
Associate Dean, Regulatory & Governmental Affairs, Excelsior College
School Psychologist
Assistant Professor, Uskudar University, Turkey
Professor and Chair, Mortuary Science, HVCC
Adjunct Instructor, Sierra College, Sacramento
Visiting Assistant Professor, Special Education, University of Albany
Social Science Division Chair & Associate Prof of Psych, Adirondack Community College, SUNY
Assistant Prof Psychology Sullivan County CC
Visiting Assist Prof SUNY Oneonta
Research Scientist, Research & Evaluation, Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix
Independent Mental Health Consultant in Early Childhood, Adjunct SUNY New Paltz
Supervisor of Training, Special Education, University of Albany
Research Scientist, Department of Health, NY State
Research Fellow/Analyst Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University
Your Commitments
as an Academic:
1)
Research
2)
Teaching
3)
Service
4)
Balance
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We’re on the Web!
See us at:
http://www.albany.edu/educa
tional_psychology/
Graduate Student “Must Knows”
GSA Benefits
• OFFICE: Campus Center,
165B (office hours TBD)
• Limited free printing and
copying
• Research and travel grants
every semester
• Trips, social parties, etc.
organized throughout the
year
Library
(http://libguides.library.alban
y.edu/graduatestudents)
• Group study room
reservations (3 hours)
• Interlibrary loans
• Laptops and other
electronics to borrow
• Personal Assistance with
Searching (PAWS)
• Carrels for PhD students
• 10cts printing/free scanning
B10 (Basement of the
Education Building)
• Lounge and office area for
Ed Psych students
http://edpsygso.blogspot.com/
and on our Facebook Group:
EdPsy Students @ UAlbany
Some Regional Information
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SUNY Albany students are able to ride CDTA buses (www.cdta.org)
and UAlbany Shuttles (http://www.albany.edu/pmts/ualbany_bus_route_descriptions.php) for
free, using their student ID. The following are numerous buses which travel to, or near, campus.
Collins Circle:
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Route 12 - Walmart (uptown) and Broadyway & Peter D Kiernan Plaza (downtown) via
Washington Avenue (every 15 minutes)
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Route 114 - Crossgates mid-mall and East St. (uptown) & Herrick St. (downtown) via
Washington, altering to Western Avenue (every 35 minutes)
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Route 190 - Crossgates mid-mall (uptown) and Latham Farms (downtown), service to
Fuller and Wolf road (every hour)
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Route 712 - Walmart (uptown) and Madison Avenue & Green Street (downtown),
access to the Harriman Campus / Patroon Creek (every 30 minutes between 2 and
5PM)
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SUNY SHUTTLES: Uptown Campus, Patroon Creek, Shopping Shuttle
Science Libary:
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Route 11 - Science Library (uptown) and Draper Hall (downtown), via Western Ave
(every 24 minutes)
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SUNY SHUTTLES: Uptown Campus, Patroon Creek, University Western Avenue, East
Campus Madison Avenue, Shopping Shuttle
Other:
Route 10 - Traveling between Crossgates mid-mall (uptown) and Broadyway & Peter D
Kiernan Plaza (downtown) via Western Avenue, this bus stops at the University Plaza every 20
minutes.
NOTE: Times from Collins Circle and the Science Library are based on weekday travel.
Weekend departures are subject to change. For more information about bus times and
schedules visit the CDTA website at: www.cdta.org.
FOODIES
UPTOWN
Created by:
Angela Lui and Hirah Mir
Special Thanks to Dr. Joan
Newman, Justin Chase, and
faculty for providing
information!
Special special thanks to our
awesome secretary, Joan
Orologio!
• Hana
• Chipotle
• The Cheesecake
Factory
• The Standard
• Friday’s
• Five Guys
• Blue Spice
• Dragon Buffet
• TCBY
MIDTOWN
DOWNTOWN
• Junior’s Bar and Grill
• The Point
• Café Madison
• Vans
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• The Curry House
• Boston Market
• Uncommon Grounds
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