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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nKatie Cho<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nHyunyoung, who goes by Katie, is a doctoral candidate in the Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology program at Boston College. Her main research interests are children\u2019s cognitive development and math knowledge. She is currently studying different predictors of children\u2019s learning of arithmetic principles, specifically examining student and task characteristics. Her home is Seoul, Korea, but she has a lot of experience living in different cities growing up! She likes to travel, look for good coffee shops, and collect stationery items.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJiwon Ban<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n4th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJiwon, pronounced “G1”, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019, with her BS in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a lab manager for two years in Dr. Robert S. Siegler\u2019s lab at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she gained an interest in improving numerical magnitude knowledge in middle school students. Currently, her research interests are focused on how early education teachers influence children’s math learning. In addition to research, Jiwon enjoys going to Crossfit and spending time with her dog, Otis!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMarina Vasilyeva<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more <\/summary>\nDr. Marina Vasilyeva has expertise in the study of spatial and math skills in elementary school children. She investigates how the development of these skills is related to the input children receive from parents and teachers. She has designed assessment tools and training materials that have been used in several countries. Her research has been supported by federal and private foundations. Dr. Vasilyeva has produced more than 60 scientific publications and has organized workshops to share her findings and seek insight from educational professionals.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nElida V. Laski<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more <\/summary>\nDr. Elida V. Laski conducts studies examining the cognitive processes underlying learning, producing insights that improve instructional materials with a primary focus on mathematics learning and instruction. Her expertise is in application of cognitive science, experimental designs, and small-scale intervention studies to education. The strategies emerging from its published research have earned attention from media outlets, such as The Wall Street Journal, and contributed to the development of apps, such as the Play and Learn App from PBS.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nBeth Casey<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProfessor Emeritus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more <\/summary>\nDr. Beth Casey has conducted extensive research on individual differences in spatial skills as well as how these differences impact math achievement. She has been a recipient of numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and private foundations supporting developmental research. She has designed spatial and math interventions, developed a series of spatially based math books, and served on the Math Advisory Board of the PBS Ready to Learn NSF Initiative. Dr. Casey has disseminated her research through more than 70 publications.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGraduate researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nKatie Cho<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nHyunyoung, who goes by Katie, is a doctoral candidate in the Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology program at Boston College. Her main research interests are children\u2019s cognitive development and math knowledge. She is currently studying different predictors of children\u2019s learning of arithmetic principles, specifically examining student and task characteristics. Her home is Seoul, Korea, but she has a lot of experience living in different cities growing up! She likes to travel, look for good coffee shops, and collect stationery items.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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Read more <\/summary>\nDr. Marina Vasilyeva has expertise in the study of spatial and math skills in elementary school children. She investigates how the development of these skills is related to the input children receive from parents and teachers. She has designed assessment tools and training materials that have been used in several countries. Her research has been supported by federal and private foundations. Dr. Vasilyeva has produced more than 60 scientific publications and has organized workshops to share her findings and seek insight from educational professionals.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nBeth Casey<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProfessor Emeritus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more <\/summary>\nDr. Beth Casey has conducted extensive research on individual differences in spatial skills as well as how these differences impact math achievement. She has been a recipient of numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and private foundations supporting developmental research. She has designed spatial and math interventions, developed a series of spatially based math books, and served on the Math Advisory Board of the PBS Ready to Learn NSF Initiative. Dr. Casey has disseminated her research through more than 70 publications.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJiwon Ban<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n4th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJiwon, pronounced “G1”, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019, with her BS in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a lab manager for two years in Dr. Robert S. Siegler\u2019s lab at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she gained an interest in improving numerical magnitude knowledge in middle school students. Currently, her research interests are focused on how early education teachers influence children’s math learning. In addition to research, Jiwon enjoys going to Crossfit and spending time with her dog, Otis!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nElida V. Laski<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\nAssociate Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more <\/summary>\nDr. Elida V. Laski conducts studies examining the cognitive processes underlying learning, producing insights that improve instructional materials with a primary focus on mathematics learning and instruction. Her expertise is in application of cognitive science, experimental designs, and small-scale intervention studies to education. The strategies emerging from its published research have earned attention from media outlets, such as The Wall Street Journal, and contributed to the development of apps, such as the Play and Learn App from PBS.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nBeth Casey<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProfessor Emeritus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more <\/summary>\nDr. Beth Casey has conducted extensive research on individual differences in spatial skills as well as how these differences impact math achievement. She has been a recipient of numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and private foundations supporting developmental research. She has designed spatial and math interventions, developed a series of spatially based math books, and served on the Math Advisory Board of the PBS Ready to Learn NSF Initiative. Dr. Casey has disseminated her research through more than 70 publications.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGraduate researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nKatie Cho<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nHyunyoung, who goes by Katie, is a doctoral candidate in the Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology program at Boston College. Her main research interests are children\u2019s cognitive development and math knowledge. She is currently studying different predictors of children\u2019s learning of arithmetic principles, specifically examining student and task characteristics. Her home is Seoul, Korea, but she has a lot of experience living in different cities growing up! She likes to travel, look for good coffee shops, and collect stationery items.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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Read more <\/summary>\nDr. Elida V. Laski conducts studies examining the cognitive processes underlying learning, producing insights that improve instructional materials with a primary focus on mathematics learning and instruction. Her expertise is in application of cognitive science, experimental designs, and small-scale intervention studies to education. The strategies emerging from its published research have earned attention from media outlets, such as The Wall Street Journal, and contributed to the development of apps, such as the Play and Learn App from PBS.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJiwon Ban<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n4th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJiwon, pronounced “G1”, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019, with her BS in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a lab manager for two years in Dr. Robert S. Siegler\u2019s lab at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she gained an interest in improving numerical magnitude knowledge in middle school students. Currently, her research interests are focused on how early education teachers influence children’s math learning. In addition to research, Jiwon enjoys going to Crossfit and spending time with her dog, Otis!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nBeth Casey<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\nProfessor Emeritus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more <\/summary>\nDr. Beth Casey has conducted extensive research on individual differences in spatial skills as well as how these differences impact math achievement. She has been a recipient of numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and private foundations supporting developmental research. She has designed spatial and math interventions, developed a series of spatially based math books, and served on the Math Advisory Board of the PBS Ready to Learn NSF Initiative. Dr. Casey has disseminated her research through more than 70 publications.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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Read more <\/summary>\nDr. Beth Casey has conducted extensive research on individual differences in spatial skills as well as how these differences impact math achievement. She has been a recipient of numerous grants from the National Science Foundation and private foundations supporting developmental research. She has designed spatial and math interventions, developed a series of spatially based math books, and served on the Math Advisory Board of the PBS Ready to Learn NSF Initiative. Dr. Casey has disseminated her research through more than 70 publications.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nGraduate researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nKatie Cho<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nHyunyoung, who goes by Katie, is a doctoral candidate in the Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology program at Boston College. Her main research interests are children\u2019s cognitive development and math knowledge. She is currently studying different predictors of children\u2019s learning of arithmetic principles, specifically examining student and task characteristics. Her home is Seoul, Korea, but she has a lot of experience living in different cities growing up! She likes to travel, look for good coffee shops, and collect stationery items.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJiwon Ban<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n4th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJiwon, pronounced “G1”, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019, with her BS in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a lab manager for two years in Dr. Robert S. Siegler\u2019s lab at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she gained an interest in improving numerical magnitude knowledge in middle school students. Currently, her research interests are focused on how early education teachers influence children’s math learning. In addition to research, Jiwon enjoys going to Crossfit and spending time with her dog, Otis!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJiwon Ban<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n4th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJiwon, pronounced “G1”, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019, with her BS in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a lab manager for two years in Dr. Robert S. Siegler\u2019s lab at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she gained an interest in improving numerical magnitude knowledge in middle school students. Currently, her research interests are focused on how early education teachers influence children’s math learning. In addition to research, Jiwon enjoys going to Crossfit and spending time with her dog, Otis!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Read more<\/summary>\nHyunyoung, who goes by Katie, is a doctoral candidate in the Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology program at Boston College. Her main research interests are children\u2019s cognitive development and math knowledge. She is currently studying different predictors of children\u2019s learning of arithmetic principles, specifically examining student and task characteristics. Her home is Seoul, Korea, but she has a lot of experience living in different cities growing up! She likes to travel, look for good coffee shops, and collect stationery items.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJiwon Ban<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n4th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJiwon, pronounced “G1”, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019, with her BS in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a lab manager for two years in Dr. Robert S. Siegler\u2019s lab at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she gained an interest in improving numerical magnitude knowledge in middle school students. Currently, her research interests are focused on how early education teachers influence children’s math learning. In addition to research, Jiwon enjoys going to Crossfit and spending time with her dog, Otis!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nJulia Wang<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n5th Year Ph.D Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\nJiwon Ban<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n4th Year Ph.D. Candidate<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nRead more<\/summary>\nJiwon, pronounced “G1”, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019, with her BS in Psychology and a minor in Hispanic Studies. Prior to graduate school, she worked as a lab manager for two years in Dr. Robert S. Siegler\u2019s lab at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she gained an interest in improving numerical magnitude knowledge in middle school students. Currently, her research interests are focused on how early education teachers influence children’s math learning. In addition to research, Jiwon enjoys going to Crossfit and spending time with her dog, Otis!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Read more<\/summary>\nJulia Muanjing Wang received her BA in Psychology from New York University and an M.E. in Human Development and Psychology from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her work focuses on how contextual factors influence young children\u2019s cognitive development, such as home experiences and preschool education. Her current project looks at how specific features of a self-designed storybook influence parental math input during parent-child interaction. Julia enjoys cooking, baking, and traveling in her free time, and she is a huge coffee lover!<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n
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