Lawson, A. P. (in press). Exploring Graduate School: Pilot Program Supporting Neurodivergent Students’ Graduate School Preparation. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2025). Effect of pre-training and role of working memory characteristics in learning with immersive virtual reality. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 41(4), 2523-2540. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2325176
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2024). Generative learning activities for online multimedia learning: When summarizing is effective but drawing is not. Frontiers in Psychology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1452385
Martella, A. M., Lawson, A. P., & Robinson, D. H. (2024). How scientific is cognitive load theory research compared to the rest of educational psychology? Education Sciences, 14, 920. https://doi.org/10.3390/edusci14080920
Lawson, A. P.^, Martella, A. M.^, LaBonte, K., Delgado, C. Y.*, Zhao, F.*, Gluck, J. A.*, Munns, M. E., Wells LeRoy, A., Mayer, R. E. (2024). Confounded or controlled? A systematic review of media comparison studies in immersive virtual reality research in STEM education. Educational Psychology Review, 36(69). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-024-09908-8
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2024). Individual differences in executive function affect learning with immersive virtual reality. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, OnlineFirst, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12925
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2024). Role of individual differences in executive function for learning from distracting multimedia lessons. Journal of Educational Computing Research. OnlineFirst https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331231215752
Lawson, A. P., & Martella, A. M. (2023). Critically reflecting on the use of immersive virtual reality in educational settings: What is known and what has yet to be shown? Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching, 6(2), 121-133. https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2023.6.2.35
Caetano, A., Lawson, A., Liu, Y., & Sra, M. (2023). An outdoor augmented reality application for Portuguese vocabulary learning. DIS ’23: Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 1224-1235. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3596090
Pataranutaporn, P., Leong, J., Danry, V., Lawson, A. P., Maes, P., & Sra, M. (2022). AI-generated virtual instructors based on liked or admired people can improve motivation and foster positive emotions for learning. 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 1-9, https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE56618.2022.9962478
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2022). Does the emotional stance of human and virtual instructors in instructional videos affect learning processes and outcomes? Contemporary Educational Psychology, 70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2022.102080
Lawson, A. P., Mayer, R. E., Adamo-Villani, N., Bedrich, B., Lei, X., & Cheng, J. (2021). The Positivity Principle: Do positive instructors improve learning from video lectures? Educational Technology: Research and Development, 69(6), 3101-3129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10057-w
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2021). The power of voice to convey emotion in multimedia instructional messages. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 32(4), 971-990. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-021-00282-y
Lawson, A. P., & Demeke, E. (2021). Developmental mathematics students’ anxiety, mindset, and performance in algebra. MathAMATYC, 13(1), 46-53.
Lawson, A. P., Ayala, B.*, Son, J. Y. (2021). Priming students to calculate inhibits sense-making. Journal of Cognitive Science, 22(1), 41-70. https://doi.org/10.17791/jcs.2021/22/1/41
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2021). Benefits of writing an explanation during pauses in multimedia lessons. Educational Psychology Review, 33, 1859-1885. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09594-w
Lawson, A. P., Mayer, R. E., Adamo-Villani, N., Benes, B., Lei, X., & Cheng, J. (2021). Do learners recognize and relate to the emotions displayed by virtual instructors? International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10/1007/s40593-021-00238-2
Adamo, N., Benes, B., Mayer, R. E., Lei, X., Wang, Z., Meyer, Z., & Lawson, A. (2021). Multimodal affective pedagogical agents for different types of learners. In D Russo et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of IHSI 2021, AISC 1322 (pp. 1-7). Springer Nature Switzerland.
Lawson, A. P., Mayer, R. E., Adamo-Villani, N., Benes, B., Lei, X., & Cheng, J. (2021). Recognizing the emotional state of human and virtual instructors. Computers in Human Behavior, 114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106554
Lawson, A. P., Davis, C., & Son, J. Y. (2019). Not all flipped classrooms are the same: Using learning science to design flipped classrooms. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 19(5), 77-104. https://doi.org/10.14434/josotl.v19i5.25856
Lawson, A. P., Mirinjian, A.* & Son, J. Y. (2018). Preventing calculations helps students learn mathematics. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 17(2), 178-197.
A Scoping Review of the Educational Technology Field
Systematically Reviewing the Rigor of Immersive Virtual Reality in STEM Education
Understanding the Use of Learning Objectives for Students with Learning Differences
Role of Individual Differences in Learning with Digital Media
Validating the Cognitive-Affective Model of e-Learning
The Relationship Between ADHD and Autism Symptomology and Imposter Phenomenon
Role that Executive Function and Processing Play in Specific Learning Disability
Understanding How Undergraduate Research Experiences Impact Neurodivergent Students' Interest in Graduate School
Comparing Knowledge Mapping and Concept Mapping to Enhance Learning
Martella, A. M., & Lawson, A. P. (in press). Exemplary media comparison research on learning in virtual reality. In J. Plass, R. E. Mayer, & G. Makransky (Eds.), The Handbook of Learning in Virtual Reality. MIT Press
Lawson, A. P. (in press). Considering individual differences in learning with immersive virtual reality. In J. Plass, R. E. Mayer, & G. Makranksy (Eds.), The Handbook of Learning in Virtual Reality. MIT Press
McKee, T., Bartlett, M.*, Lalor, A., & Lawson, A. (2025, July). How imposter phenomenon relates to neurodivergence in post-secondary education. 2025 Landmark College Summer Institute for Educators, Putney, VT.
Buck, A., Lawson, A. P., Hayes, C., Krainz Edison, K., Bryck, R., Coplan, J., Lalor, A., Flaherty, K., Kaufman, T., & Subramaniam, A. (2024, November). Creating smooth transitions into the STEM workforce. NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES National Network 2024 Topical Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Lalor, A. R., Lawson, A. P., & Feil Z.* (2024, July). Exploring the creation and operation of disability and neurodiversity cultural centers. AHEAD 2024 Equity & Excellence Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Lawson, A. P. (2024, June). Cognitive Load: What You Need to Know to Support Your Students [Oral presentation]. 2024 Landmark College Summer Institute for Educators, Putney, VT.
Lawson, A. P. (2023, May). Is there a novelty effect in learning with Immersive Virtual reality? [Oral presentation]. 34th Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, Washington DC.
Lawson, A. P. (2022, May). Executive function in learning from distracting lessons. [Oral Presentation Competition]. 2nd Annual Pitch Perfect Competition at 34th APS Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Lawson, A. P. (2022, March). It’s not just what you say, it’s how you say it: Investigating the Positivity Principle in learning. [Oral Presentation Competition]. 2022 UCSB Grad Slam, Santa Barbara, CA.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2021, May). Inhibition skill in working memory affects learning from a distraction-filled multimedia lesson. [Flash talk]. 33rd Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, virtual.
Lawson, A. P. (2021, January 15) Explain it: Using self-explanation for deeper learning. [Oral presentation]. UCSB Lunch & Learn of Winter 2021, virtual.
Katz, T. I.*, & Lawson, A. P. (2024, October). Using learning objectives to enhance learning for neurodivergent students. 64th Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Springfield, MA.
Tankha, V.*, Ibarra, H.*, Wang, C.*, Hyde, G.*, Insauste, M.*, Lawson, A. P., Martella, A. M., & Mayer, R. E. (2023, May). Put on your learning goggles: The mediating effect of enjoyment in immersive virtual reality on learning. 35th Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2023, May). Is there a novelty effect in learning with Immersive Virtual reality? 34th Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, Washington DC.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2023, April). When productive failure fails. 2023 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2022, November). Role of executive function in learning from immersive virtual reality. Psychonomic Society 63rd Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2022, May). Role of executive function in learning from distracting lessons. 34th Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2021, November). Combining generative learning strategies in online learning. Psychonomic Society 62nd Annual Meeting, virtual.
Lawson, A. P., Wells, A., & Mayer, R. E. (2021, April). Understanding the Positivity Principle with human and animated instructors. 2021 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, virtual.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2020, June). Adding generative strategies to explanations to improve student understanding of a multimedia lesson. 32nd Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, virtual.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2020, April). A happy online instructor causes higher ratings but not better learning. 2020 Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, virtual.
Lawson, A. P., & Mayer, R. E. (2019, May). Generative learning strategies that promote understanding of a multimedia lesson. 31st Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
Lawson, A. P., Ayala, B.*, Rodriguez, D. S.*, & Son, J. Y. (2018, May). Why do students make procedural errors? 30th Association for Psychological Sciences Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Lawson, A. P., Mirinjian, A.*, & Son, J. Y. (2018, April). Blocking the compulsion to calculate. 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Demeke, E., Lawson, A. P., & Samaniego, K. (2018, February). Cooperative learning and its impact in developmental mathematics courses: A case study in a minority-serving institution. The 21st Annual Conference on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education, San Diego, CA.
Lawson, A., & Hocker, L. (2017, April). Modality effect on online learning. Western Psychological Association 97th Annual Convention, Sacramento, CA.
Hocker, L., & Lawson, A. (2017, April). The perception of trust in intimate relationships. Western Psychological Association 97th Annual Convention, Sacramento, CA.
Lawson, A., & Son, J. Y. (2017, February). The effect of conceptual and procedural explanation in mathematical transfer. 25th Annual Cal State LA Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Los Angeles, CA.
Lawson, A., Banayan, T.*, Fernandez, A.*, & Walker, J. (2016, April). Effects of explanation on learning. Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.