Publications

Barroso, C., Yi, X, & Wang, Z. (accepted). Initial Evidence of Mathematics Interpretation Bias Intervention Effects on College Students’ Mathematics Anxiety. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

Poisall, M. B., Cook, O. K., Hart, S. A., Conlon, R. A., Barroso, C., Geer, E. A., & Ganley, C. M. (2026). Relations Between Parents’ Math Anxiety and Children's Math Learning: The Role of Homework Help. Developmental Science, 29(5), e70261. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.70261

Geer, E.A., Barroso, C. & Ganley, C.M. (2026) Bidirectional Relations between Spatial and Math Skills in Elementary School Children: The Role of Domain-Specific Anxieties. Journal of Intelligence. 14(5), 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence14050087

Pazoki, S., Kopparla, M., Kong, F., Barroso, C., & Woltering, S. (2026). Cognitive and Emotional Responses During Mathematical Problem Solving in Engineering Students: An ERP Study on Problem Size and Feedback. Neuropsychologia, 109382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2026.109382

Wang, Z., Li, T., Lyons, I., Spangler, D., Barroso, C., Brockmole, J., Quintero, M., Wang, M., Chaudhary, A., Mazzocco, M., & Hart, S. (2026). Emotion regulation and motivation modulate the associations between math anxiety, attention, and math performance. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0001025

Barroso, C., Ganley, C.M. & Casanova, A. (2025). Investigating the Link Between Negative Interpretation Bias and Anxiety in a Mathematics Context. Sage Open. 15(3). https://doi-org.srv-proxy2.library.tamu.edu/10.1177/21582440251361765

Geer, E. A., Barroso, C., Conlon, R. A., Dasher, J. M., & Ganley, C. M. (2024). A meta-analytic review of the relation between spatial anxiety and spatial skills. Psychological Bulletin, 150(4), 464–486. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000420

Chan, E. S., Barroso, C., Groves, N. B., Marsh, C. L., Black, K., Jaisle, E. M., & Kofler, M. J. (2023). A preliminary'shortlist'of individual, family, and social-community assets to promote resilience in pediatric ADHD. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 140, 104568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104568

Barroso, C., Ganley, C. M., Schoen, R. C., & Schatschneider, C. (2023). Between a growth and a fixed mindset: Examining nuances in 3rd-grade students’ mathematics intelligence mindsets. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 73, 102179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2023.102179

Conlon, R. A., Barroso, C., & Ganley, C. M. (2023). Young children's career aspirations: Gender differences, STEM ambitions, and expected skill use. The Career Development Quarterly, 71, 15– 29. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12312

Ganley, C. M., Conlon, R., McGraw, A., Barroso, C., & Geer, E. (2021). The effectiveness of brief anxiety interventions on math test performance. Journal of Numerical Cognition.

• open access link: https://jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jnc/article/view/6065/6065.pdf

• data and materials: https://osf.io/npzt7/

Conlon, R., Hicks, A., Barroso, C., & Ganley, C. M. (2021). The effect of the timing of math anxiety measurement on math outcomes. Learning and Individual Differences.

• data and materials: https://osf.io/x8dq5/

Barroso, C., Ganley, C. M., McGraw, A. L., Geer, E. A., Hart, S. A., Daucourt, M. C. (2021). A meta-analysis of the relation between math anxiety and math achievement. Psychological Bulletin.

• preprint, data, and materials: https://osf.io/szrhx/

Barroso, C., Ganley, C. M., Hart, S., Rogers, N., & Clendinning, J. P. (2019). The relative importance of math-   and music-related cognitive and affective factors in predicting undergraduate music majors’ music theory achievement. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 33, 771-783.

Book Chapters

Barroso, C., Maghami-Sharif, Z., Conlon, R.A., & Ganley, C.M. (forthcoming). Mathematics Attitudes and Motivation. In J. Bahnmueller, K. Cipora, C. Gilmore, K. Morsanyi, F. Sella, I. Xenidou-Dervou (Eds.). Handbook of Mathematical Cognition. Routledge.

Little, C.W., Barroso, C., & Hart, S.A. (2017). The Precision Education Initiative: Personalized Education. In S. Bouregy, E. Grigorenko, S. Latham & M. Tan (Eds.). Current Perspectives in Psychology: Education, Ethics, and Genetics. Cambridge. UK: Cambridge University Press.

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