Assistant professor of Psychology @UWEauClaire. Researching kid's cognitive development & math learning. ‘22 PhD @UWMadison. She/her
Eau Claire, WI
Joined September 2017
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I've just accepted a tenure-track faculty job starting August 2023 in Educational/Developmental Psychology @UWEauClaire!! I am so excited to get back to teaching and feel very grateful to be moving so close to family! 🧵1/x
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My first publication with my amazing advisor, @c_barbieri_d ! If you’re interested in worked examples and their impact on algebra knowledge, check this out!
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Apply to spend 2-days with us @CEL_Purdue @LifeAtPurdue & advance your early STEM learning & development knowledge! Ideal for advanced grad students and postdocs. Workshops on developing your research agenda, a live @Within_Between episode & more! We pay travel/hotel & feed you!
✨ECRs in STEM Learning, Dev., & Ed ✨
@CEL_Purdue will host a 2-day professional development workshop for early career researchers (advanced doc. students and postdocs) this fall feat. @davidjpurpura @saraannhart @jarlogan
Learn more and apply here: tiny.cc/CELworkshop
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Congratulations to my advisee Dr. Haobai Zhang for successfully defending her amazing dissertation today and to our awesome committee Ana Whitaker @ana_auger Christina Barbieri @c_barbieri_ and Zachary Collier!!
Proud of Eva for giving an awesome presentation at her first conference!
I had the BEST time attending my first conference at #MCLS2023! Massive thanks to the project team (@dr_nancyjordan @NoraNewcombe @AlexViegut @TamaraTurski @c_barbieri_d & Ilyse Resnick), @taylorpaigeguba, and @MCLStrainee for making all us newbies feel welcome!!
Enjoying great conversations in Loughborough! #MCLS2023
Having a great time at #MCLS2023. Thanks @MCLStrainee for hosting fun events and making all of us feel welcome!
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Postdoc opportunity at UW-Madison! We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow for an NSF-funded project on fractions understanding and algebra knowledge! Our team is led by @AnaStephens123, & also includes @AlexViegut and @PercivalMatthe2. More info here: drive.google.com/file/d/1jft…
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Seeking a project manager for an NSF-funded project focusing on the development of fractions understanding and algebra knowledge! Our team is led by @AnaStephens123, & also includes @AlexViegut and @PercivalMatthe2. Full job posting is here: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/research-…
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Dissertation Research Opportunity: @CenterforFM @NAFSCE is offering a $10k, 18-mo dissertation fellowship for doc candidates conducting family math research aligned to its priorities. Applications due May 29th. Learn more: nafsce.org/page/FMFellowship
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Congratulations to Ana Stephens on her $2,499,995 @NSF grant, with @mwalibali, Daniel Bolt & Percival Matthews, for “A Longitudinal Exploration of Relations Between Fractions and #Algebra Knowledge: An Interdisciplinary Approach” through June 30, 2028. @PercivalMatthe2 #Math
Really thrilled that our project was funded! It will extend my dissertation work and investigate longitudinal connections between students’ fractions & algebra knowledge 🎉 This is a great team to work with!
Would also like to add that a key member of this research team is our consultant @AlexViegut! Also, PI Ana Stephens is on Twitter at @AnaStephens123. We'll be looking for a postdoc, so stay tuned if you might be interested!
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How do you say “0.68”? Does it matter for learning? We taught 5th & 6th graders to use either decomposed labels (six tenths and eight hundredths), common-unit labels (sixty-eight hundredths), or point labels (point six eight).
@_TIANJing @Ren_Kexin doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.202… (1/x)
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If you’re interested in fraction learning and development, make sure to stop by our #AERA2023 session tomorrow morning for a great group of presentations (9:50AM at the Hyatt Regency, Ballroom Level-San Francisco) @dr_nancyjordan @AlexViegut @taylorpaigeguba
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Please share widely! R-Ladies: Louisville will host a FREE **virtual** workshop: "Introduction to Data Wrangling and Plotting in R". This workshop will cover cleaning and moving data using R packages and basic plotting in ggplot2. Wed. April 26th, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 PM EST.
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Interested in why people chose certain strategies over others to solve problems? We look at this in a new paper out with Sarah Brown and @mwalibali! Official: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Pre-print: osf.io/mep8f/
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Two minutes on why imagination is a skill we develop, not a trait we inherit fully formed.
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I'm grateful to SO many other folks too for sharing materials, giving feedback, and helping me navigate this process! @PercivalMatthe2 @AnaStephens123 @mwalibali @MenendezCastano @corrald4 @Sam_Prough and many others
In case it's helpful for others applying to primarily undergraduate institutions/teaching-focused positions, I've made all my materials (statements, research talk, teaching demo) available on OSF: osf.io/mnz3j/