People

I'm interested in all things related to the science of learning, education, and technology. Currently, our lab is pursuing research projects in the following areas:

• Retrieval processes and retrieval-based learning
• Development of computer-based learning tools
• Complex learning, comprehension, and knowledge application
• Learning and cognitive strategies in children
• Metacognition and self-regulated learning

I am interested in how children learn and how we can apply research on learning strategies in school settings. In the Cognition and Learning Lab, I coordinate all school-based research with our collaborating schools, teachers, parents, and children. I also oversee all experiments we conduct in our collaborating schools.

My research program focuses on understanding and improving the metacognitive monitoring and control processes that people use to regulate their learning for material. Current research projects are focused on the efficacy of training students to use empirically supported cognitive strategies to regulate their study for course content and on developing educational technologies using principles from cognitive psychology to compensate for sub-optimal self-regulatory behavior.

Research Interests

My work has largely focused on understanding how information is updated in memory. This has included examining how previous experience influences more recent, novel associations, as well as how encoding during testing both helps and harms memory performance. I address the question using a combination of experimental, statistical, and computational techniques.

Broadly, I am interested in understanding mechanisms of learning and applying cognitive science principles in educational settings. In particular, my goal is to determine how to optimize the learning environment to improve children's understanding of key concepts. Much of my research focuses on concepts in the domain of mathematical cognition.

Research Interests