Assistant Professor
(319) 273-2027
Areas of Expertise:
Epistemic Cognition
Testimony as a Source of Knowledge
Science Education
Modeling and Nature of Science
Courses Taught:
Educational Psychology: Learning and Motivation
Educational Psychology: Principles of Classroom Learning
Demonstrations & Technology in Science Education
Assessment and Measurement for Secondary Science
Biology and Society
Research Interests:
Epistemic Cognition
Testimony as a Source of Knowledge
Sourcing and Use of Multiple Documents during Inquiry
Constructionist Approaches to Learning through Game Design
Teachers’ Understandings of the Nature of Science
Professional Affiliations:
American Educational Research Association
American Psychological Association Division 15
European Association of Research on Learning and Instruction
Education:
Ph.D., 2016, Rutgers University