Heidi Legg Burross

Heidi Legg Burross is a Professor of Practice and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology within the College of Education at the University of Arizona, where she joined the faculty in 2002 and continues as a member of the Graduate Faculty. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in Educational Psychology, B.A. in Psychology and Anthropology, and A.A. in General Studies from the University of Arizona. Burross teaches 3-4 courses per fall, spring, and summer semesters in live, online, and hybrid formats. Her courses include development (EdP 301), educational policies (EdP 405), learning (EdP 510), statistics (EdP 541), assessment (EdP 558), research methods (EdP 560), and graduate teaching (EdP 693C). Earlier in her career, she held positions at Pima Community College from 1997 to 2009 and at the Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona Medical Center from 2004 to 2005, along with various appointments at the University of Arizona spanning 2002 to present.

Burross's research focuses on adolescent and adult learning and development, improving educational practices, preparing graduate students for the workforce, preservice teaching, assessment, motivation, social relationships, student transitions, and co-regulation in classrooms. She has published extensively with colleagues, students, and former students. Selected publications include "JD-Next: A valid and reliable tool to predict diverse students' success in law school" (2023, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, with Findley et al.); "Developing Autonomy, Competence, and Relatedness at the Annex" (2022, in Educational Psychology and Transformational Classrooms, with Schutz, Pope, and Roloff); "JD-Next: A Randomized Experiment of an Online Scalable Program to Prepare Diverse Students for Law School" (2022, Journal of Legal Education, with Cheng et al.); "Preservice teachers’ perspectives of working with learners who struggle" (2017, Teacher Education and Practice, with Olson and Pope); "Research on Individual Differences Within a Sociocultural Perspective: Co-regulation and Adaptive Learning" (2011, Teachers College Record, with McCaslin); and "Change and Continuity in Grades 3-5: Effects of Poverty and Grade on Standardized Test Scores" (2008, Teachers College Record). In 2019, she earned the Leader in Classroom Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from the University of Arizona. Her work influences areas from elementary achievement to higher education and law school preparation.

Professional Email: heidi@arizona.edu