Supervised by Dr. David Coker and Dr. Kristen Ritchey through the Writing Across Levels of Language project.Collect, score, and enter data from over 300 first grade students to access writing performance.Conduct classroom observations and measure teacher intervention implementation fidelity.Create manuals for and train others on assessment administration scoring as well as entering data.

Advised by Dr. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff through the Child’s Play, Learning, and Development Lab.Create innovative research designs and materials for research investigating how children learn and engage with storybooks and digital media.Conduct participant recruitment, data collection, data entry, and data analyses.Communicate findings to broad audience of researchers, educators, and families through newsletters, blog posts, scientific posters, and symposiums.Mentor, instruct, and train 3-5 undergraduate research assistants each semester.Lead group discussions about scientific articles with undergraduate research assistants.Draft, submit, and manage IRB protocols.Create study material in Spanish.Contribute to 5+ grant proposals.

Supervised by Dr. Joshua WilsonUsed quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods to analyze data for a project exploring middle school teachers' perceptions and use of an automated writing evaluation program.Trained elementary students and teachers on an automated writing evaluation software.Coded articles for a systematic review exploring formative assessment practices.

Supervised by Dr. Leigh McLean through the Teacher Emotions, Characteristics, & Health Lab.Trained on an observation measure to code videos of elementary classrooms for various elements of classroom quality and student engagement.Assisted in data collection, including distributing electronic surveys via email, tracking participant responses, and coordinating participant payments.

Develop qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research protocols, which include activities such as playtesting, interviews, surveys, and online parent community panels.Analyze findings and generate actionable products to ensure that Noggin and Nick Jr. content is engaging, supports families’ needs, and is educationally valuable.Co-lead an ongoing initiative to investigate and analyze the specific needs and expectations of Hispanic caregivers and children concerning the representation, content, and cultural relevance of children-targeted media.

Advised by Dr. Lorraine E. Bahrick Conducted daily data collection and facilitated data management and data analysisTrained and supervised 10-15 undergraduate research assistantsAdministered and scored standardized assessmentsOversaw scheduling, training, data collection, and data management for the lab’s study on adult intersensory perceptionOrganized community outreach events

Advised by Dr. Lorraine E. Bahrick Recruited participants, collected data, and entered data for research investigating perceptual, cognitive, and social development of infants and young childrenOversaw scheduling, training, data collection, and data management for the lab’s study on adult intersensory perceptionPresented honors thesis on individual differences in adults’ intersensory processing as a predictor of performance on standardized cognitive tests