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Cognitive, social, emotional, and neurological foundations of learning and development across the lifespan, including motivation, individual differences, and special education.
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Cognition & Instruction
Cognitive science of learning, memory, transfer, and expertise, and cognitive load and instructional design.
Professor
Child & Adolescent Development
Developmental psychology, early childhood education, and adolescence and identity development.
Professor
Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning
Motivation and self-regulation, social-emotional learning and belonging, and mindsets and academic resilience.
Professor
Mind, Brain & Education
Educational neuroscience, language and numerical cognition, and translation of brain research to pedagogy.
Professor
Special & Inclusive Education
Learning disabilities and neurodiversity, inclusive pedagogy and UDL, and behavioral supports and intervention.
Professor
Research Methods & Statistics
Quantitative methods and multilevel modeling, qualitative and mixed methods, and measurement of psychological constructs.
