Dr. Ken Springer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Literacy, Language, and Learning at SMU.  Dr. Springer earned his Ph.D. at Cornell University before coming to SMU in 1990.  He teaches undergraduate classes in adolescent development and educational psychology, as well as a research methods course for M.Ed. students.  Dr. Springer is active as a researcher, with more than 60 scientific publications and presentations focusing on how children acquire knowledge about biology.   He teaches EDU 2349: Psychology of Adjustment in TAG.