Meet Our Members

Lauren Bates, Ph.D.

she/her

Assistant Professor
Chatham University

Research: Learning & Memory, Testing Effect, Feedback

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-bates-137280283/



Alex Browman, Ph.D.

he/him

Assistant Professor
College of the Holy Cross

Research: Motivation, Intervention, Social Class, Barriers to Educational Equity

www.alexbrowman.com



Minyu Chang, Ph.D.

she/her

Assistant Professor
Trinity University

Research: Memory, Metacognition, Cognitive Aging

www.minyuchang.com

Lan Anh (Bella) Do, M.A.

she/her

Ph.D. Candidate
Tufts University

Research: Learning & Well-being, Interleaving, Collaborative Learning, Learning under Stressful Contexts

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lan-anh-bella-do-438958144/

Charles Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.

he/him

Assistant Professor
University of North Florida

Research: Numerical Cognition, Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning, Math Attitudes, Health Decision Making

www.charlesfitzsimmons.com

Ashley Hufnagle, M.A.

she/her

Doctoral Candidate & Visiting Instructor
University of Minnesota: Twin Cities; Macalester College

Research: Social-Emotional Learning, Research-Practice Partnerships, Equity, Student Well-Being, Video-Based Methodologies

https://ashufnagle.wixsite.com/ashufnagle

Megan Imundo, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Research Scientist
Learning Engineering Institute at Arizona State Univeristy

Research: Self-Regulated Learning, Metacognition, Collaborative Learning, Retrieval Practice, Learning from Online Sources

https://www.meganimundo.com/

Kelsey James, Ph.D.

she/they

Assistant Professor
University of Houston, Clear Lake

Research: Learning & Memory, Testing Effects, Memory in the Digital Age

https://kelseykjames.sites.ucsc.edu/

Meltem Karaca, Ph.D.

she/her

Assistant Professor
Assumption University

Research: Memory, Cognitive Aging, Learning Strategies

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meltem-karaca-0a39547b/ 

Yeo-eun Kim, Ph.D.

she/her

Assistant Professor
Florida State University

Research: Motivation, Self-Regulated Learning, Multiple Goal Pursuits

https://www.yeo-eunkim.com/



Amadee Martella, Ph.D.

 she/her

Assistant Professor

University of Georgia

Research: Teaching and Learning Strategies, Instructional Design, STEM Education

https://amedeemartella.wixsite.com/my-site

David Menendez, Ph.D.

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Assistant Professor
University of California, Santa Cruz

Research: Conceptual Development, STEM Education, Problem Solving, Informal Learning

www.dmenendez.com

Michelle Rivers, Ph.D.

she/they

Assistant Professor
Santa Clara University

Research: Self-Regulated Learning, Metacognition, Study Strategies, STEM Learning

https://www.michellelrivers.com/

Brendan Schuetze, Ph.D.

he/him

Assistant Professor
University of Utah

Research: Self-Regulated Learning, Motivation, Metacognition, Computational Modeling, Study Strategies

https://schu.etze.co/ 

Vishal Thakkar, Ph.D.

he/him

Biostatistician & Instructor
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Tarrant County College District

Research: Trainee Education, Cognitive Neuroscience,  Reading & Language, Dementia & Psychosis

https://www.vthakkar.com/

Ying Wang, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Postdoctoral Fellow
Georgia Institute of Technology

Research: Metacognition, Self-Regulated Learning,  STEM Education

https://w2017ying.wixsite.com/yingwang



Mary Whatley, Ph.D.

she/her

Assistant Professor
Western Carolina University

Research: Motivated Memory, Cognitive Aging, Metacognition, Motivation, Curiosity

https://marycwhatley.weebly.com/ 

Amber Witherby, Ph.D.

she/her

Assistant Professor
Creighton University

Research: Metacognition, Student Learning, Cognitive Aging

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-witherby-78581568/

Allison Zengilowski, Ph.D.

she/her

Teaching Assistant Professor
Lehigh University

Research: Online Education, Educational Technology, Discourse, Qualitative Methods

https://azengilowski.github.io/ 

Cristina Zepeda, Ph.D.

she/her

Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University

Research: Metacognition, Motivation, Learning/Study Strategies,  Self-Regulated Learning, Student & Teacher Practices

https://www.cristinazepeda.com/



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