Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications 

Jaeger, A. J., Weisberg, S. M., Nazareth, A., & Newcombe, N. S. (2023). Using a picture (or a thousand words) for supporting spatial knowledge of a complex virtual environment. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8(1), 48.

Brucato, M., Nazareth, A., & Newcombe, N. S. (2022). Longitudinal development of cognitive mapping from childhood to adolescence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 219, 105412.

Brucato, M., Frick, A., Pichelmann, S., Nazareth, A., & Newcombe, N. S. (2022). Measuring spatial perspective taking: Analysis of four measures using item response theory. Topics in Cognitive Science, 15(1), 46-74.

Zhao, J., Sensibaugh, T., Bodenheimer, B., McNamara, T. P., Nazareth, A., Newcombe, N., Minear, M., & Klippel, A. (2020). Desktop versus immersive virtual environments: effects on spatial learning. Spatial Cognition & Computation, 20(4), 328-363.

Bartley, J.E., Riedel, M.C., Salo, T., Boeving, E.R., Bottenhorn, K.L., Bravo, E.I., Odean, R., Nazareth, A., Laird, R.W., Sutherland, M.T., Pruden, S.M., Brewe, E., Laird, A.R. (2019). Brain activity links performance in science reasoning with conceptual approach. Npj Science of Learning.4(1), 1-8.

Gonzalez, A., Bottenhorn, K.L., Bartley, J.E., Hayes, T., Riedel, M.C., Salo, T., Bravo, E.I., Odean, R., Nazareth, A., Laird, R.W., Sutherland, M.T., Brewe, E., Pruden, S.M. & Laird, A.,, Laird, A.R. (under review2019). Sex differences in brain correlates of STEM anxiety. Npj Science of Learning.4(1), 1-10.

Nazareth, A., Huang, X., Voyer, D., & Newcombe, N.S. (2019). A meta-analysis of sex differences in navigation skills. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 26(5), 1503-1528.  

Nazareth, A., Newcombe, N.S., Shipley, T. F., Velazquez, M., & Weisberg, S. M. (2019). Beyond small-scale spatial abilities: Navigation skills and geoscience education. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 4(4), 1-17.

Nazareth, A., Killick, R., Dick, A. S., & Pruden, S.M. (in press). Strategy selection versus flexibility: Using eye-trackers to investigate strategy use during mental rotation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition (Impact Factor: 2.667).

Nazareth, A., Weisberg, S. M., Margulis, K., & Newcombe, N. S. (2018). Charting the development of cognitive mapping. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 170, 86-106. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2018.01.009 (Impact Factor:  2.602)

Vieites, V., Nazareth, A., Reeb-Sutherland, B.C., & Pruden, S.M. (2015) A new biomarker to examine the role of hippocampal function in the development of spatial reorientation in children: a review. Frontiers in Psychology. 6:490 doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00490 (Impact Factor: 2.323)

Odean R., Nazareth, A., & Pruden S.M. (2015). Novel methodology to examine cognitive and experiential factors in language development: combining eye tracking and LENA technology. Frontiers in Psychology. 6:1266. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01266 (Impact factor: 2.323)  

Nazareth, A., *Herrera, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2013). Explaining sex differences in mental rotation: role of spatial activity experience. Cognitive Processing, doi: 10.1007/s10339-013-0542-8 (Impact Factor: 0.974) 

Nazareth, A., Newcombe, N.S., Weisberg, S. M., Velazquez, M., & Shipley, T. (under review). Beyond Wayfinding: Navigation Skills and Geoscience Education.  

Nazareth, A., *Ramos, M., Waheed, I., & Pruden, S.M. (under review). Are women playing the right games? Male sex-typed spatial activities mediate sex differences in mental rotation performance.

Book Chapters

Brewe,E., Bartley, J.E., Riedel,M.C., Sawtelle, V., Salo, T., Boeving, E.R., Bravo,E.I., Odean, R., Nazareth, A., Bottenhorn,K.L., Laird, R.W., Sutherland, M.T., Pruden, S.M., Laird, A.R. (in press). Toward a neurobiological basis for understanding learning in university modeling instruction physics courses. In J.D. Slotta, N. Lasry, & E.S. Charles (Eds), Active learning: theoretical perspectives, empirical studies and design profiles. Frontiers in ICT, section Digital Education.

 Nazareth, A., Odean, R., & Pruden, S.M. (2017). The use of eye-tracking in spatial thinking research. (pp.239-260). In C. Was, F. Sansosti, & B. Morris (Eds.), Eye-tracking technology applications in educational Research (pp. 239-260). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Pruden, S. M., Nazareth, A., Odean, R., Abad, C., Bravo, E., & Garcia, N. (under review). Movement and space: On the development of spatial thinking. In The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development. 

Presentations / Invited Talks

Brucato, M., Nazareth, A., & Newcombe, N.S. (2017, December). Investigating the Reciprocal Relation between GIScience Education and Spatial Thinking. Presented at the Thinking Within Symposium, Penn State University, PA. 

Nazareth, A. (2016, October). Examining strategy selection and flexibility during mental rotation using eye-movement analyses Presented at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), CA.

Nazareth, A., Sutton, J., & Uttal, D. (2016, September). Developmental origins of cognitive mapping. In N. S. Newcombe (Chair), Spatial thinking and STEM education. Symposium conducted at the 2016 International Mind, Brain and Education Society (IMBES) Conference, Toronto, Ontario.

Nazareth, A. (2016, April). What can eye-movement patterns tell us about mental rotation? Invited talk at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, April). Beyond the playground: the role of spatial activity experience in mental rotation. Presented at Florida International University’s Annual Scholarly Forum, Miami, FL.

*Waheed, I., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, March). Does spatial content exposure affect cognitive strategy selection? Presented at the FIU Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC), Miami, FL.

*Waheed, I., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2014, November). Are women more spatially anxious than men? Presented at the 15th Annual Women, Sexuality, and Gender Studies Association Conference Miami, FL.

*Ramos, M., Nazareth, A., and Pruden S.M., (2014, October) Examining stereotype threat in mental rotation performance. Presented at the McNair Scholars Research Conference, Miami, FL.

Nazareth, A. (2014, May) Cognitive strategy selection during mental rotation based on eye movement analyses. Presented at the First Annual Southeast Cross-University Mentoring Conference, Miami, FL.

Nazareth, A. (2014, April) Cognitive factors affecting adult mental rotation performance: an eye-tracking study. Presented at Florida International University’s Annual Scholarly Forum, Miami, FL.

*Ramos, M., Nazareth, A., and Pruden S.M. (2014, March) Sex differences in adult mental rotation ability: examining the role of perceived gender role. Presented at the 11th Annual Advanced Research and Creativity in Honors Conference (ARCH), Miami, FL.

Nazareth, A. (2013, September) Factors affecting mental rotation performance: an eye-tracking study. Invited talk to the Center for Children and Families (CCF), Florida International University, Miami, FL.

Nazareth, A. & Pruden, S.M. (2013, March) Sex differences in mental rotation: are women playing the right games? Presented to the 2013 Women, Sexuality and Gender Student Association (WGSA) Annual Student Conference, Miami, FL.

Nazareth, A. (2012). Language and spatial development. Presented at the Psychology Undergraduate Research Forum, Miami, FL.

Conference Papers / Posters

Nazareth, A., Jaeger, A., Newcombe, N.S. (2018, July). Sketches and verbal descriptions: Indices of knowledge and spatial environments? Prompts to refine knowledge? Poster presented at the 40th annual cognitive science society meeting, Madison, Wisconsin.

*Xing, F., *Haj, R., *Nair, R., *Lin, Y., Nazareth, A., Jaeger, A., Newcombe, N.S. (2018, April). Sketching versus summarizing: Interventions to improve navigation proficiency. Poster presented at the 2018 Temple Undergraduate Forum and Creative Works Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.

 *Nair, R., *Lin, Y., *Xing, F., Nazareth, A., Newcombe, N.S. (2018, April). Effects of ageing on navigation skills. Poster presented at the 2018 Temple Undergraduate Forum and Creative Works Symposium, Philadelphia, PA.

*Lin, Y., Nazareth, A., *Do, A., *Haj, R., and Newcombe, N. S. (2017, April). The Developmental Origins of Cognitive Mapping: Age-Related Changes in Spatial Navigation Studied in a Virtual Environment. Poster presented at the 2017 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX

Nazareth, A., Weisberg, S. M., Margulis, K., *Do, A., *Haj, R., & Newcombe, N. S. (2016, November). Age-related differences in cognitive mapping during spatial navigation. Poster presented at the Psychonomic Society 57th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

Nazareth, A., Odean, R., Bartley, J., Brewe, E., Laird, A., & Pruden S. M. (2016, August). Role of physics pedagogy in mental rotation performance: lecture versus modeling classes. Poster presented at Spatial Cognition 2016, Philadelphia, PA

Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S. M., (2016, August) Sex differences in mental rotation performance: the self-fulfilling prophecy of gender stereotypes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Philadelphia, PA

*Ahmed, A., Nazareth, A., *Burnetta, D., *Abozeed, M., & Newcombe, N.S., (2016, August). Does GIScience training enhance spatial navigation ability? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Philadelphia, PA

Odean, R., Nazareth, A., Bartley, J., Brewe, E., Laird, A., & Pruden S. M., (2016, August). Does experience with physics concepts improve mental rotation performance? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Philadelphia, PA

*Abozeed, M., Nazareth, A., *Burnetta, D., & Newcombe, N. S., (2016, April). Investigating the relation between GIScience education and spatial thinking. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Philadelphia Area Psi Chi Research Day, Philadelphia, PA

Marquez, S., Odean, R., Nazareth, A., Bartley, J., Brewe, E., Laird, A., Pruden, S.M., (2016, March) Mental rotation in undergraduate physics students. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual FIU Undergraduate Research Conference, Miami, FL. 

Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2016, February). The role of cognitive strategy selection in mental rotation performance. Poster presented at the Network for the Science of Learning Awardees’ meeting 2016, Arlington, VA

Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, Oct). Cognitive strategy selection in mental rotation: a latent profile analysis. Poster presented at the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society (Pre-Conference), Columbus, OH

Nazareth, A., *Waheed, I., *Matos, N., *Ramos, M., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, Oct). Early spatial activity experience influences cognitive strategy selection during mental rotation. Poster presented at The Society for the Study of Human Development’s 9th Biennial Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX

*Waheed, I., Nazareth, A., *Matos, N., *Ramos, M., Bravo, E., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, Oct). Examining the role of spatial content exposure in mental rotation performance. Poster presented at The Society for the Study of Human Development’s 9th Biennial Scientific Meeting, Austin, TX.

Nazareth, A., *Matos, N., *Ramos, M., *Waheed, I., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, May). Early spatial activity experience partially mediates adult mental rotation performance. Poster presented at the 2015 South Florida Child Psychology Research Conference, Miami, FL.

*Ramos, M., *Matos, N., *Waheed, I., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, April). Susceptibility to gender stereotypes: an indicator of adult mental rotation performance. Poster presented at the 2015 National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR 2015) Cheney, WA.

*Matos, N., *Gallo, M., Nazareth, A., *Ramos, M., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, March). Memory for spatial locations: an eye-tracking study. Poster presented at the FIU Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Miami, FL.

*Barriga, T., *Humes, W., Nazareth, A., & Pruden S.M. (2015, March). A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies of mental rotation. Poster presented at the FIU Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Miami, FL.

*Waheed, I., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2015, March). Examining the role of spatial content exposure in mental rotation performance? Poster presented at the FIU Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Miami, FL.

*Matos, N., *Waheed, I., *Ramos, M., Nazareth, A., *Gallo, M. & Pruden, S.M. (2015, February). An eye tracking study examining spatial working memory in infants. Poster presented at the 2015 Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC), Daytona Beach, FL.

*Matos, N., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2014, November). Sex differences in self-reported levels of confidence on a mental rotation task. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Women, Sexuality, and Gender Studies Association Conference Miami, FL.

*Ramos, M., Nazareth, A., and Pruden S.M., (2014, October). Examining stereotype threat in mental rotation performance. Poster presented at the McNair Scholars Research Conference, Miami, FL.

*Waheed, I., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2014, October). The role of participant confidence in mental rotation performance. Poster presented at the McNair Scholars Research Conference, Miami, FL.

*Matos, N., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2014, October). Spatial anxiety in mental rotation performance. Poster presented at the McNair Scholars Research Conference, Miami, FL.

Nazareth, A., *Ramos, M., *Labi, A.S., *Humes, W.J., & Pruden, S. M. (2014, November). Raw data analyses overcome fixation filter constraints in eye tracking. Poster presented at the 26th Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.

*Ramos, M., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S. M. (2014, April). Effect of non-spatial cues on adult mental rotation performance. Poster presented at the 2014 Life Sciences South Florida (LSSF) STEM Undergraduate Research Symposium, Miami, FL.

*Labi, A.S., Nazareth, A., *Ramos, M., *Humes, W.J., & Pruden, S.M. (2014, March). Adult mental rotation performance: examining individual gaze-patterns to identify cognitive strategy use. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), Boston, MA.

*Humes, W.J., Nazareth, A., *Labi, A.,*Ramos, M., & Pruden, S.M. (2014, March). Examining spatial anxiety in mental rotation ability: an eye-tracking study. Poster presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), Boston, MA.

*Ramos, M., Nazareth, A., & Pruden, S. M. (2014, February). Perceived gender role: a predictor of adult mental rotation abilities. Poster presented at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC), Miami, FL.

Nazareth, A., Bradley, C., Name, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2013, November). Examining sex differences in mental rotation strategy: an eye-tracking study. Poster presented at the 8th Biennial meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development (SSHD), Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Nazareth, A., *Herrera, A., & Pruden, S.M. (2013, April). Role of spatial activity experience in mental rotation ability. Poster presented at the 2013 Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Seattle, WA.

Nazareth, A., Finley, G., (2012, August). Desired parental involvement and troubled ruminations about parents. Poster presented at the 120th Annual American Psychological Association (APA) Convention, Orlando, FL.

* Undergraduate students mentored