About Dr. Seth Langley

Dr. Seth Langley is a graduate of Howard University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Psychology. Upon the completion of his BS degree, Dr. Langley earned his Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Educational Psychology, with a specialty in learning and cognition from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

Dr. Langley has taught psychology courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels for over 20 years. He has also served as an educational psychology consultant for K-12, college, graduate students, medical students, and physician residents throughout his career. Additionally, Dr. Langley has been actively involved in quantitative and qualitative research over the course of his career. His research has covered diverse subject matters from examining psychophysiological stress responses, to educational topics including identifying self-regulatory factors that influence the academic achievement motivation of underprepared college students.

Dr. Langley has published in the Journal of Research and Teaching in Developmental Education on topics pertaining to academic achievement motivation. His scholarly work reflects an ongoing interest in examining how individuals learn and retain knowledge (including emotional, social, and cognitive learning processes).

As an Educational Psychology Consultant, Dr. Langley tailors interventions to maximize learners’ achievement motivation by helping to develop knowledge organization, elaboration, and rehearsal self-regulatory skills. His strength-based approach highlights students’ intrinsic motivation to foster rapport, self-efficacy, and self-regulation to increase learners’ understanding of the learning process. In efforts to accomplish this goal, Dr. Langley’s approach to consultation utilizes a problem-solving and team-based approach that maximizes learner success.