NEWS
April 2024
Kataleeya's Senior Honors Thesis Defense!
Kataleeya successfully defended her seniors honors thesis!! We are so proud of you, Kataleeya, and can't wait to see all of the other amazing accomplishments you will have!
April 2024
New paper publication!
Jessica's work on student in-the-moment learning in LA-student interactions was published in Science Education! This work developed a framework to study in-the-moment learning through the lens of continuity and discourse change. Congratulations to all who contributed to this extraordinary work! Check out the paper here.
March 2024
NARST 97th Annual Conference
Ira, Jessica, and Nicolette all attended and presented at NARST in Denver, CO! They explored local museums and spent some quality time with each other and friends new and old.
March 2024
The group is excited to welcome a new postdoctoral scholar, Julia!! 🥳
December 2023
Fall Semester Research Group Picture
November 2023
Invited Talk - Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction (IRLI)
Ira was invited by The Tufts Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction (IRLI) to give a seminar talk on her work on valuing multiplicity in learning in undergraduate STEM courses. Pictured from left to right: Ira, Jess, Chinwendu, Nicolette, Anais, and Lee. The group was super excited to support our PI!
November 2023
The group is thrilled to welcome TWO new graduate students to the group, Anais and Lee!! 🥳
August 2023
Summer Research Group Picture
July 2023
Gordon Research Conference - Chemistry Education Research and Practice
Ira, Jessica, and Nicolette all presented posters at the GRC at Bates College in Maine!
June 2023
New Paper Publication!
Carina's work on LA facilitation practices expanded the binary of authoritative and dialogic and was published in the International Journal of Stem Education! Congratulations to all who contributed to this extraordinary work! Check out the paper here.
May 2023
Group Picnic
The group ate burritos and tacos and sat outside in the beautiful weather on campus. We laughed and shared stories to send off our lovely seniors who graduated! We wish you all nothing but the best on your next adventures Fatima, Krystal, Sedrah, and Jennifer. We are so proud of all that you have accomplished during your time at Tufts and can't wait to see what else you do!
April 2023
NARST 96th Annual Conference
Jessica and Nicolette both attended and presented at NARST in Chicago, IL! They drank chocolate cake shakes and tried deep dish pizza like true tourists.
2023
November 2022
ILAC - University of Colorado - Boulder
Nicolette attended and presented her work on LA facilitation in a hybrid course at the International Learning Assistant Conference at the University of Colorado - Boulder! She learned a lot about LAs and hiked the Boulder Flatirons.
November 2022
The group is enthusiastic to welcome Chinwendu as a graduate student! 🥳
August 2022
BCCE - Purdue University
The Caspari group attended BCCE with 5 presentations! Pictured from left to right: Jessica, Nicolette, Andrew (Ira's husband and the group dad), Ira, and Carina! Lots of memories were made with new and old friends at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN.
July 2022
Summer Research Group Picture
May 2022
Backyard BBQ at Ira's House!
Ira and Andrew so graciously hosted the Caspari group for a grill out and bonfire. We ate burgers, lots of kettle cooked chips, desserts, and s'mores!
May 2022
Carina's Senior Honors Thesis Defense!
Congratulations to Carina for successfully defending her senior honors thesis!! The group celebrated with blueberry pie.
March 2022
NARST 95th Annual Conference
Jessica and Carina both presented at NARST in Vancouver, Canada!
January 2022
Spring Semester Research Group Picture
2022
November 2021
The group is so excited to welcome Nicolette as the first graduate student! 🥳
June 2021
The group is eager to welcome Jessica as a postdoctoral researcher! 🥳
2021