Lisa Raphael
Research Associate

Lisa Raphael is a Research Associate with SEDL's Research and Evaluation (R&E) program. Currently, she evaluates the work of the Southeast Comprehensive Center and Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle (PTLC) projects in Louisiana and South Carolina.

Contact Information
You may contact Lisa Raphael at 512-391-6546

or by using SEDL's contact form.

Areas of Expertise
Dr. Raphael’s research interests include motivation and engagement, K–12 content areas (especially literacy), and the transition from elementary to middle school. Dr. Raphael has investigated how teachers motivate their students, why highly engaging teachers motivate their students, and the motivational characteristics of successful schools. She has also studied the literacy practices of K–12 teachers. Dr. Raphael has looked at college student motivation and recently wrote an article for graduate students on strategies for staying motivated and engaged throughout graduate school.

Experience
Prior to joining SEDL in September 2007, Dr. Raphael worked at the University of Illinois at Chicago examining math, science, and literacy initiatives and teacher professional learning in the Chicago Public Schools. With a team of evaluators, she provided ongoing formative feedback to the Chicago Public Schools’ Department of Program Evaluation and Office of Math and Science.

Education
Dr. Raphael holds a BA in psychology from SUNY Albany, an MA in developmental psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and a PhD in educational psychology from Michigan State University.

SEDL Publications

• Professional Teaching and Learning Cycle, Lancaster School District (2011)
• Southeast Comprehensive Center Annual Evaluation Report for the period July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009 (2009)
• Briefing Report: Evaluation of SEDL Services Provided to Recovery School District Literacy Coaches (2008)
• Jazzin’ It Up: A Medley of Notes for Creating a Culture That Supports English Language Learners (2008)
• Southeast Comprehensive Center Annual Evaluation Report for the period July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008 (2008)
• Texas Comprehensive Center Annual Evaluation Report for the period July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008 (2008)

Selected External Publications

• Pressley, M., Duke, N., Gaskins, I. W., Fingeret, L., Halliday, J., Park, Y., . . . Raphael, L. M., . . . Collins, S. (2009). Reading remediation: Why we must get beyond the simple view of reading and visions of how it might be done. Handbook of School Psychology, 522–546. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
• Raphael, L. M. (2009). Motivation and engagement. Retrieved from http://grad.msu.edu/wellness/intellectual/motivation.aspx
• Raphael, L. M., Pressley, M., & Mohan, L. (2008). Engaging instruction in middle school classrooms: An observational study of nine teachers. Elementary School Journal, 109(1), 61–81.
• Pressley, M., Mohan, L., Raphael, L. M., & Fingeret, L. (2007). How does Bennett Woods produce such high language arts achievement? Journal of Educational Psychology, 99(2), 221–240.
• Pressley, M., Raphael, L. M., Gallagher, D., & DiBella, J. (2004). Providence-St. Mel School: How a school that works for African-American students works. Journal of Educational Psychology, 96, 216–235.
• Pressley, M., Dolezal, S. E., Raphael, L. M., Mohan, L., Bogner, K., & Roehrig, A. D. (2003). Motivating primary-grade students. New York: Guilford.
• Pressley, M., Dolezal, S., Raphael, L. M., Mohan, L., Roehrig, A. D., & Bogner, K. (2003). Increasing academic motivation in primary-grades classrooms. Catholic Education, 6, 372–392.

• Raphael, L. M., Pressley, M. P., & Kane, J. M. (2003). The Latino(a) experience at Notre Dame: Challenging but positive . . . and intensely Catholic. Catholic Education, 7, 197–218.
• Bogner, K. M., Raphael, L. M., & Pressley, M. P. (2002). How Grade 1 teachers motivate literate activity by their students. Scientific Studies of Reading, 6, 135–365.

Selected Presentations

• Raphael, L., Costello, L., Lumbley, J., Dodson, M. (2012, October). Collaborative capacity building: A positive psychology perspective for evaluation. Paper session presented at the Annual Conference of the American Evaluation Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Raphael, L. M., Burke, M., & The PRAIRIE Group. (2008, March). Balancing academic and socioemotional needs: Departmentalizing the middle grades in an urban district. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
• Raphael, L. M. (2007, April). Motivation and engagement in the classroom: Why do two highly engaging teachers do it? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
• Raphael, L. M., Burke, M., Wenzel, S., Fendt, C., Mazboudi, M., Feranchak, B., & Price, K. (2006, November). Formative evaluation at its finest: A historical analysis of evaluation reports. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.
• Wenzel, S., Raphael, L., Burke, M., Mazboudi, M., Fendt, C., Feranchak, B., & Price, K. (2006, November). Engaging evaluators and clients around findings: Tracking changes in communication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.
• Pressley, M., Raphael, L. M., Mohan, L., & Fingeret, L. (2005, November). A literacy effective elementary school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.
• Raphael, L. M., & Pressley, M. (2005, November). Communicating motivational goals that support engaging literacy instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.
• Pressley, M., Raphael, L., & Dolezal, S. (2005, May). Literacy motivation and education. Invited talk presented at the annual meeting of the International Reading Association, San Antonio, TX.
• Pressley, M., Raphael, L. M., Gallagher, D., & DiBella, J. (2004, April). Providence-St. Mel School: How a school that works for African-American students works. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
• Raphael, L. M., Pressley, M., & Mohan, L. S. (2004, April). What are middle school teachers actually doing to motivate their students? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
• Raphael, L. M., Kane, J. M., & Pressley, M. (2002, April). Latino(a) undergraduates in an elite institution: Interconnections between family, interpersonal relationships, and the role of cultural background. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
• Raphael, L. M., Bogner, K. M., Pressley. M., Masters, N., & Steinhofer, A. (2001, April). Case studies of exemplary first grade teachers that motivate student literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.