This article presents an interview with Allan Wigfield, professor and chair of the Department of Human Development and distinguished scholar-teacher at the University of Maryland. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on children's motivation and other topics. He is a fellow of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, and a fellow of the American Educational Research Association. He has won several awards for his research and teaching. In the interview, Wigfield talks about his initial interest in education and psychology. He also describes the development of expectancy-value model of motivation.