Current Research

Children are presented with lots of new learning opportunities, and many of these learning opportunities happen around other children. We aim to understand how other children influence word learning.

We have digital communication at our fingertips almost constantly, and we aim to understand more about young adult communication across digital platforms, and its impacts on young adults' well-being.

Stereotypes can influence how an individual feels and subsequently impact performance on tasks. We aim to understand how the presence of stereotype information impacts learning. 

Anxiety is an emotion that all individuals experience; however, there are a number of factors that can impact people's development of anxiety. We're interested in how aspects of identity impact anxiety. 

Aging occurs across the lifespan, but the way that individuals think and feel about aging is impacted by experience. We aim to understand what types of experiences, and at what timepoints, most influence peoples attitudes towards aging.

For individuals to join and want to remain part of an organization, they must feel welcomed and that they are valued. What dynamics within an organization that can easily be adjusted to increase an individuals' sense of belonging? 

We often hear people say that they made a decision based on a "gut feeling" or based on a "hunch." In this study, we're interested in understanding how these feelings impact the way individuals make parenting decisions for their young children. 

People spend an increasing amount of time on phones, tablets, and computers as part of digital learning environments, differing from the more traditional classroom environment. Does this mean that the strategies employed are less effective? Are people learning less overall, or are specific strategies more effective for learning retention?