College of Education
Emma McMain
Emma McMain
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate
Educational Psychology
WSU Pullman
Cleveland Hall 368
About Emma
Education
Ph.D. (2022) Educational Psychology – Washington State University
M.A. (2019) Educational Psychology – Washington State University
B.S. (2017) Psychology – Pacific University
Bio
Emma McMain’s teaching and scholarship are deeply rooted in relational, discursive, and affect-driven frameworks and methodologies. She brings a critical and qualitative lens to analyze how curricula, media, educational practices, and teachers’ and students’ lived experiences are shaped by gender, race, anthropocentrism, and neoliberal notions of personhood. In her teaching, Emma encourages students to engage with a pedagogy of discomfort in exploring their own habits and identities. Emma’s recent projects include a “discourse community” approach to professional development on social and emotional learning (SEL), in which teachers are invited to engage in critical, emotional, and self-reflective conversations about how SEL is implicated in social justice.
Courses Taught
- Ed Psych 507 – Introduction to Qualitative Research
- Ed Psych 401 – Classroom Assessment (Elementary)
- Ed Psych 505 – Research Methods I (Co-Taught)
- History 498/499 – Teaching the Holocaust as Part of Social-Emotional Learning and Global Citizenship (Guest Instructor)