Primary Research Advisor or Co-Advisor
N/A
N/A
N/A
- Rian Drexler (Ph.D., Psychology; 2022–present)
- Hannah Lloyd (Ph.D., Psychology; 2022–present)
- Yerkezhan Tokbergen (M.A., Education; UCR; 2018–2020)
Main
Celeste Pilegard
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of California, Santa Barbara
N/A
2016
M.A., Psychology
University of California, Santa Barbara
N/A
2013
B.A., Psychology (minor Cognitive Science)
California State University, Fresno
N/A
2011
Professional Appointments
Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology
University of California, San Diego
N/A
Present - 2023
Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology
University of California, San Diego
N/A
2023 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Education
University of California, Riverside
N/A
2019 - 2016
Publications
Midterm oral exams add value as a predictor of final written exam performance in engineering classes: A multiple regression analysis
Kim, M., Pilegard, C., Lubarda, M., Schurgers, C., Baghdadchi, S., Phan, A. M., & Qi, H. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education. 10.18260/1-2–41102.
N/A
2022
Using gestures to signal lesson structure and foster meaningful learning
Pilegard, C. & Fiorella, L., Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35(5), 1362-1369.
N/A
2021
Learner-generated explanations: Effects on restudying and learning from a multimedia lesson
Fiorella, L. & Pilegard, C. Educational Psychology, 41(1), 45-62.
N/A
2021
Game over for Tetris as a platform for cognitive skill training
Pilegard, C. & Mayer, R. E. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 54, 29-41.
N/A
2018
Helping students help themselves: Generative learning strategies improve middle school students’ self-regulation in a cognitive tutor
Pilegard, C. & Fiorella, L. Computers in Human Behavior, 65, 121-126.
N/A
2016
Evaluating the cognitive consequences of playing Portal for a short duration
Adams, D. M., Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 54, 173-195.
N/A
2016
Improving academic learning from computer-based narrative games.
Pilegard, C. & Mayer, R. E. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 44-45, 12-20.
N/A
2016
Within-subject and between-subject conceptions of metacomprehension accuracy
Pilegard, C. & Mayer, R. E. Learning and Individual Differences, 41, 54-61.
N/A
2015
Adding judgments of understanding to the metacognitive toolbox
Pilegard, C. & Mayer, R. E. Learning and Individual Differences, 41, 62-72.
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2015
Principles for managing essential processing in multimedia learning: Segmenting, pre-training, and modality principles
Mayer, R. E. & Pilegard, C. In R. E. Mayer (Ed.), Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning (2nd ed., pp. 316-344). New York: Cambridge University Press.
N/A
2014
Grant Support
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education ($399,953)
National Science Foundation
N/A
2026 - 2023
- “Empowering Engineering Students to Become More Effective and Self-Regulated Learners: A Course-Integrated Intervention to Promote the Transfer of Learning Skills”
- PI: H. Qi; co-PIs: C. Schurgers, C. Pilegard, S. Baghdadchi, A. M. Phan
Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program ($30,956)
UC San Diego
N/A
2024 - 2023
- “A Modern Guide to Understanding and Conducting Research in Psychology”
- PI: E. Geller; co-PI: C. Pilegard
Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program ($29,030)
UC San Diego
N/A
2023 - 2022
- “Collaboratively-Authored Open Interactive Textbook for Cognitive Psychology”
- PI: C. Pilegard
California Education Learning Lab ($1,000,000)
State of California
N/A
2023 - 2020
- “Enhancing Student Success via Active Adaptive Learning and Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning”
- PI: S. Venkatadriagaram; co-PIs: A. Fuchs, M. Li, E. Mahmoud, M. Mason, C. Pilegard, M. Princevac, C. Robinson, B. Saller, N. Wildes
Board of Educational Affairs for Precollege and Undergraduate Teaching Conferences ($1,000)
American Psychological Association
N/A
2021
- “A California Virtual Conference on Equitable Teaching Practices in Psychological Research Methods and Statistics”
- PIs: N. Albada, V. Woods; co-PIs: V. Cross, A. S. Ditta, E. H. Geller, M. Paquette-Smith, C. Pilegard
Course Development and Instructional Improvement Program ($36,000)
UC San Diego
N/A
2021 - 2020
- “Enhancing the Psychology Core Methods Curriculum: A New Emphasis on Computational literacy, Open-Science Practices, and Project-Based Collaboration”
- PI: J. E. Fan; co-PIs: E. H. Geller, C. Pilegard
Instructional Resource Grant ($1,500)
American Psychological Association Division 2
N/A
2020
- “A Metacognitive Writing Intervention for Effective Communication and Scientific Tone”
- PI: C. Pilegard
Affordable Course Materials Initiative ($3,000)
UC Riverside
N/A
2018
- “EDUC 160: Cognitive Development and Education”
- PI: C. Pilegard
Awards and Fellowships
Distinguished Teaching Award
Academic Senate, UC San Diego
N/A
2024
Outstanding Mentor Award
Undergraduate Research Hub, UC San Diego
N/A
2023
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Runner-Up Award
National Institute of the Teaching of Psychology
N/A
2020
Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation
N/A
2016 - 2013
Dissertation Research Award
American Psychological Association
N/A
2015
Dissertation Writers Professional Development Award
Graduate Division, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2015
SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind Graduate Student Fellowship
UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2015 - 2011
Predoctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention
Ford Foundation
N/A
2013 - 2012
Graduate Teaching Fellowship
School for Scientific Thought, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2012
Smittcamp Family Honors Scholarship
California State University, Fresno
N/A
2011 - 2007
Volunteer of the Year Award
California State University, Fresno
N/A
2010
Conference Activity
The impact of lapses in coherence on student’s mind wandering in a cumulative lesson
Allison, J. D., Kuppa, S., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 36th annual Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
N/A
2024
Investigating individual differences in the effectiveness of causal reasoning diagram training
Sheng, Z., Lloyd, H., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 36th annual Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
N/A
2024
Using gestures to signal a causal lesson structure: Effects on meaningful learning
Lopez, A., Fiorella, L., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 36th annual Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
N/A
2024
What can eye movements tell us about spatial contiguity and expertise in a multimedia lesson?
Tang, A. & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 36th annual Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.
N/A
2024
Increased rate of mind wandering following lapse in lesson coherence
Pilegard, C. Talk presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, San Francisco, CA.
N/A
2023
Getting by with a little help from your friends (who have jobs like yours): Cultivating an inter-campus community of practice
Pilegard, C., Woods, V. E., Ditta, A. S., Cross, V. L., Albada, N. A., Paquette-Smith, M., Geller, E. H., & Rinehart, J. K. Talk presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 22nd Annual Conference on Teaching, Portland, CA.
N/A
2023
Who researches this stuff, anyway? Humanizing psychological science for introductory research methods students with scientist videos
Pilegard, C. Teaching demonstration presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 22nd Annual Conference on Teaching, Portland, CA.
N/A
2023
Overcoming the paradox: What should training look like for a teaching-intensive position when the focus of graduate school is research?
Ditta, A. S., Woods, V. E., Albada, N. A., Paquette-Smith, M., Pilegard, C. Roundtable discussion presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 22nd Annual Conference on Teaching, Portland, CA.
N/A
2023
Models of supporting graduate student teacher use of evidence-informed, inclusive practices
Cross, V. L., Gurung, R. A. R., Ditta, A. S., Woods, V. E., Pilegard, C., Albada, N. A., Paquette-Smith, M. Talk presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 22nd Annual Conference on Teaching, Portland, CA.
N/A
2023
Pretraining based on causal structure improves learning from a multimedia lesson
Liu, S., & Pilegard, C. Paper presented at the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
N/A
2023
Instructional lessons’ contribution to students’ mind wandering
Kuppa, S., Kamura, K., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.
N/A
2023
Lapses in lesson coherence cause students’ minds to wander
Kamura, S. K., Santiago, R., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 63rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.
N/A
2022
Video introductions from scientists to help students see what’s behind the research
Pilegard, C., Santiago, R. E., Zhang, D., & Nguyen, N. Talk presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 21st Annual Conference on Teaching, Pittsburgh, PA.
N/A
2022
Equitable teaching practices in psychological research methods and statistics
Woods, V. E., Albada, N. A., Ditta, A. S., Geller, E., Paquette Smith, M., & Pilegard, C. Symposium presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 21st Annual Conference on Teaching, Pittsburgh, PA.
N/A
2022
Behind the research: Implementing scientist videos in an introductory research methods class
Pilegard, C. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Seminar on the Teaching of Psychological Science, Paris, FR.
N/A
2022
Insights from the First Year of Project # 2044472: Improving the Conceptual Mastery of Engineering Students in High Enrollment Engineering Courses through Oral Exams
Qi, H., Lubarda, M., Schurgers, C., Sandoval, C. L., Klement, L., Ghazinejad, M., Relaford-Doyle, J., Kim, M., Minnes, M., Baghdadchi, S., Phan, A. M., Liu, H., Gedney, X. E., Pilegard, C., & Delson, N. Poster presented at the 129th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.
N/A
2022
Can the testing effect reduce the negative influence of stereotype threat on learning?
Washington, S. & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at the 102nd Western Psychological Association Convention, Portland, OR.
N/A
2022
Learning with electronic devices: The effect of taking tablet-based and longhand notes on academic performance
Liu, Y., Goldschmidt, A., Gomatam, K., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 62nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. Virtual.
N/A
2021
Converting your research proposal assignment into a preregistration assignment
Pilegard, C., Geller, E. H., & Fan, J. E. Talk presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 20th Annual Conference on Teaching. Virtual.
N/A
2021
Please help! Equity implications of student requests for assistance or exceptions
Cross, V., & Pilegard, C. Talk presented at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s 20th Annual Conference on Teaching. Virtual.
N/A
2021
Teaching open science principles in intro-level research methods courses
Pilegard, C. Talk presented at the 3rd Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Conference. Virtual.
N/A
2021
Formalizing the informal: Universal extensions, exam feedback, and improvement incentives
Pilegard, C. Talk presented at the 3rd Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Conference. Virtual.
N/A
2021
Do lapses in lesson coherence cause students’ minds to wander?
Kamura, S. K., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 33rd Annual Association for Psychological Science. Virtual.
N/A
2021
Learning with electronic devices: The effect of taking notes with iPad and Apple Pencil on academic performance
Liu, Y., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at 33rd Annual Association for Psychological Science. Virtual.
N/A
2021
Synchronous storytelling: Ideas for large lecture courses
Geller, E. H., & Pilegard, C. Talk presented at the 2nd Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Conference. Virtual.
N/A
2020
3 Ss: Syllabus, structure, and support
Cross, V., & Pilegard, C. Talk presented at the 2nd Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Conference. Virtual.
N/A
2020
What should I do with my hands? Using gesture to facilitate meaningful learning
Pilegard, C., & Fiorella, L. Poster presented at the 42nd Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL.
N/A
2020
Using instructional support to eliminate the seductive details effect
Pilegard, C. Poster presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, CAN.
N/A
2019
Can instructional support mitigate the negative effect of seductive details?
Pilegard, C. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.
N/A
2018
Gestures as a signal of lesson structure
Fiorella, L., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
N/A
2018
Using gestures to signal lesson structure and foster meaningful learning
Pilegard, C., & Fiorella, L. Poster presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Vancouver, Canada.
N/A
2017
Effects of writing explanations on subsequent restudying and learning
Fiorella, L., & Pilegard, C. Poster presented to the 57th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Boston, MA.
N/A
2016
Can instructional support during Tetris training help facilitate transferable spatial skills?
Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Poster presented at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D. C.
N/A
2016
A cognitive consequences approach to game research: What is learned from playing video games?
Pilegard, C., Adams, D. M. & Mayer, R. E. Paper presented at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D. C.
N/A
2016
Adding instructional supports to train transferable skills with games
Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Poster presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, IL.
N/A
2015
Adding worksheets to improve learning from a computer-based narrative game
Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Paper presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
N/A
2015
Can playing Portal affect spatial thinking and physics intuitions?
Adams, D. M., Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Poster presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
N/A
2015
Improving academic learning from a computer-based narrative game
Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Poster presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.
N/A
2014
Study strategies improve metacomprehension accuracy
Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Paper presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.
N/A
2014
Metacomprehension accuracy of judgments of understanding during multimedia learning
Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Paper presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
N/A
2013
Judgments of understanding predict transfer performance in a multimedia lesson
Pilegard, C., & Mayer, R. E. Poster presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.
N/A
2012
Generalizing the betting technique for increasing metacognitive accuracy
Oswald, K. O., Gonzalez, J., Pilegard, C., & Blake, A. Poster presented at 92nd Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association. Burlingame, CA.
N/A
2012
Evaluating betting as a tool for enhancing metacognitive calibration
Gonzalez, J., Pilegard, C., Blake, A., & Oswald, K. O. Poster presented at 31st Annual Central California Research Symposium, Fresno, CA.
N/A
2012
Neural correlates of time perception in an oddball task: An ERP study
Pilegard, C., Hernandez, C., & Shapiro M. S. Poster presented at 22nd Annual Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
N/A
2010
Short interval time perception in an oddball task: An ERP study
Pilegard, C., & Shapiro, M. S. Oral presentation given at 29th Annual Central California Research Symposium, Fresno, CA.
N/A
2010
Comparing facial composite software effectiveness in correct target identification
Xavier, N. M., Bassi, A., Pilegard, C., & Oswald, K. O. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Central California Research Symposium, Fresno, CA.
N/A
2010
Teaching
PSYC 3: General Psychology: Cognitive Foundations
FA19; SU20; FA20; SP21; SU21; FA21; SP22; FA22; SP23*; FA23*; SP24*
UC San Diego
Present - 2019
- *PSYC 3R: online course offering
PSYC 70: Research Methods in Psychology
WI20; FA20; SP21; FA21; SP22; FA22; SP23; FA23; SP24
UC San Diego
Present - 2020
PSYC 71: Laboratory in Psychological Research Methods
WI20; WI21; SU21; WI22; WI23; WI24
UC San Diego
Present - 2020
PSYC 193: Educational Psychology
SP20; WI21; WI22; WI23; WI24
UC San Diego
Present - 2020
- Original course
PSYC 87: The Science of Self-Regulated Learning
WI23; SP23
UC San Diego
2023
- Original freshman seminar
PSYC 87: The Science of Learning with Technology
SP21
UC San Diego
2021
- Original freshman seminar
PSYC 105: Cognitive Psychology
SP20
UC San Diego
2020
EDUC 160: Cognitive Development and Education
WI18; SP18; WI19
UC Riverside
2019 - 2018
EDUC 200: Human Differences
SP17; SP19
UC Riverside
2019 - 2017
EDUC 269I: Cognitive Principles of Instructional Design
SP19
UC Riverside
2019
- Original course
EDUC 211A: Cognitive Development
WI17; FA17; FA18
UC Riverside
2018 - 2017
EDUC 110S: Learning Theory and Psychology in Education
SP17
UC Riverside
2017
PSY 108: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
SU15
UC Santa Barbara
2015
PSY 124: Educational Psychology
SU14
UC Santa Barbara
2014
Teaching Assistant
N/A
UC Santa Barbara
2013 - 2011
- PSY 1: Introduction to Psychology (2013)
- PSY 117: Human Memory (2011)
- PSY 117L: Laboratory in Human Memory and Cognition (2013)
- PSY 120L: Laboratory in Advanced Research Methods (2013)
- PSY 124: Educational Psychology (2012)
School for Scientific Thought: “This Is Your Mind On School”
Center for Science and Engineering Partnership
UC Santa Barbara
2012
- Graduate teaching fellow
- High school outreach program
Volunteer English Teacher
N/A
N/A
2012 - 2010
- La Patera Elementary School, English Language Development, Goleta, CA (2011–2012)
- Sunshine School, Vientiane, Laos (2010)
- Social and Economic Developers Association, Vientiane, Laos (2010)
- Lao Union of Science and Engineering Associations, Vientiane, Laos (2010)
Mentorship
Service on Graduate Student Committees
N/A
N/A
N/A
- Ben Cornell, Education (M.A., UCR; 2017)
- Amirali Darvishzadeh, Computer Science (quals; UCR; 2017)
- Dania Ibrahim, Psychology (quals; 2022–)
- Robert Imel, Education (quals through Ph.D.; UCR; 2017–2018)
- Adam Koehler, Computer Science (quals through Ph.D.; UCR; 2017–2020)
- Xingfeiyue Liu, Education (M.A.; UCR; 2018)
- Ainsley Losh, Education (quals/dissertation proposal; UCR; 2021)
- Alexandra Rett, Psychology (dissertation proposal; 2022)
- Jared Saunders, Education (dissertation proposal; UCR; 2017)
- Sara Taylor, Education (quals through Ph.D.; UCR; 2017–2019)
- Maribeth Trego, Psychology (quals; UCR; 2024–)
- Matthew Ung, Mechanical Engineering (quals; UCR; 2017)
- Inez Zung, Psychology (quals; 2022–)
Graduate Teaching Mentor
N/A
N/A
N/A
- Pria Daniel, Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar (2023)
- Stefanie Holden, Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar (2022)
- Debra Lindsay, Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar (2023)
- Chloe Shields, Summer Graduate Teaching Scholar (2021)
Undergraduate Research Program Mentor
N/A
N/A
N/A
- Jaylen Allison, McNair Program (2023)
- Keeshia Kamura, Eleanor Roosevelt College Honors (2019–2020)
- Shanthi Kuppa, Eleanor Roosevelt College Honors (2022–2023)
- Alan Lopez, Psychology Department Honors (2023–2024)
- Yang Lu, Psychology Department Honors (2019–2020)
- Siyuan Liu, Psychology Department Honors (2021–2022)
- Rob Santiago, Eleanor Roosevelt College Honors (2021–2022)
- Zhihui Sheng, Psychology Department Honors (2023–2024)
- Giulia Silver, Psychology Department Honors (2021–2022)
- Savannah Sprague, University Honors (UCR; 2017–2018)
- Annie Tang, Faculty Mentor Program (2023–2024)
- Yuhan Tao, Faculty Mentor Program (2022–2023)
- Megan Tavares, Psychology Department Honors (2022–2023)
- Sydney Washington, STARS (2021)
Undergraduate Research Advisor not otherwise listed
N/A
N/A
N/A
- Bobbette Alexander, Olivia Cetin, Aamyah Davis, Jessica Denny, Abby Despain, Ignacio Espinoza, Cecilia Fridge, Kyle Fune, Abigail Goldschmidt, Krishna Gomatam, Grace Hong, Ki-Yeon Kim, Emily Liu, Alan Lopez, Justin Moran, Nathan Nguyen, Yuxin Lu, Shivani Nandakumar, Titus Ng, Evan Schwager, Yakuan Wang, Derek Ye, Dongbowei Zhang
- At UCR: Daniel Choi, Jose Cruz, Kaela Holmes, Courtney Kelly, Markalee Ortiz, Zehra Qazi, Katherine Ramirez, Emily Su, Jillian Surdzial, Curtis Tsoi, Fiorella Valles
Undergraduate Instructional Apprentices
N/A
N/A
N/A
- 2023–2024: Danielle Ballesteros, Sophia Daluraya, J Hernandez, Shanthi Kuppa, Philip Li, Alan Lopez, Brenda Martinez, Emma Penev, Xiaofan Shi, Kevin Soto, Shyla Sullivan, Sol Vashez, Yakuan Wang, Gabriel Zamora
- 2022–2023: Mack Caldwell, Kevin Deng, Siyi He, Hani Kang, Christine Kwon, Haowei Li, Yixuan Li, Zaza Nguyen, Andrea Ortiz, Mariana Reyes Sandoval, Annie Tang, Yuhan Tao, Ellie Wang, Junzhi Wei, Justin Wu, Angie Zhao
- 2021–2022: Emma Bjoernholt, Ariana Calderon, Olivia Cetin, Cindy Chen, Yutong Guo, Ellen Ko, Van Noon, Jessa Ponce, Ritisha Ramesh, Pallavi Saksena, Margaret Satchwell, Dani Silsbee, Kari Siu, Skylar Winckler
- 2020–2021: Jenniver Alvarez, Irene Chung, Jessica Denny, Vanessa Do, Keeshia Kamura, Rebecca Lim, Valarie Millward, Audrey Nichols, Nathan Nguyen, Anissa Owen, Allan Sanchez, Rachel Weber, Erick Valencia
- 2019–2020: Sophia Huang, Kaylee Kantorowski, Jianyi Liu, Yang Lu, Yuxin Lu, Erick Sandoval, Cheng Xu
Invited Talks, Teaching Talks, and Workshops
Psychological Science Vs. Pop Psychology, Or, Teaching Students That Scientific Uncertainty Is A Good Thing, Invited Talk
Society for the Teaching of Psychology Teaching Institute, Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA
N/A
2024
Cognitive Learning Theories, participant workshop
Virtual Education Research in STEM Academy (NSF REU), UC San Diego
N/A
2023
Workshop Series on Teaching and Mentoring in Psychology
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2023 - 2019
- Assessment
- The Science of Learning
- Teaching Strategies
- Supporting Students
- Being a Teacher
Formalizing Informal Processes in the College Classroom, Invited lecture
PSY 590: Teaching of Psychology; UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2022
Workshop Series on Teaching Careers in Psychology
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2022 - 2021
- Careers in Teaching (co-lead with psych dept teaching faculty)
- Drafting your Teaching Philosophy Statement
- Peer Editing your Teaching Statement
Invited speaker for Teaching Career Speaker Series
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2021
Keynote speaker for Psi Chi Honors Society induction ceremony
UC San Diego
N/A
2021
Creating Online Courses–Resources, Policies and Best Practices Panelist
Educational Innovation Expo, UC San Diego
N/A
2020
Media vs. Methods: Technology, Metacognition, and Active Learning in the Classroom, Invited talk
CAMSEE (Center for Advancing Multidisciplinary Scholarship for Excellence in Education), UC San Diego
N/A
2019
The Science of Learning, Invited talk
zyBooks Lunch and Learn, Riverside, CA
N/A
2018
Are Video Games The New Homework?, Invited talk
Living the Promise UCR Chancellor reception, Thousand Oaks, CA
N/A
2018
Facilitating Meaningful Learning with Games, Invited talk
Developmental Psychology research series, UC Riverside
N/A
2017
Teaching Assistant Pedagogy Workshop Series
Office of Instructional Development, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2016 - 2015
- Accommodating Multiple Prior Knowledge Levels in Math and Science
- Debunking Learning Myths and Misconceptions with Science
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Study Skills
Teaching Associate Panelist, Teaching Assistant Advisory Panel
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2015
This is Your Mind on School, Invited Talk
Early Academic Outreach Program, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2014
Research-based Guidelines for Effective Instruction, Invited Talk
Teaching Assistant Advisory Panel, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2013 - 2012
Study Strategies for Meaningful Learning, Invited Talk
Anacapa High School Speaker Series, Santa Barbara, CA
N/A
2012
Professional Service
Membership in Professional Societies
N/A
N/A
N/A
- American Educational Research Association
- Psychonomic Society
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)
Ad hoc reviewer
N/A
N/A
N/A
- Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Computers in Education
- Educational Psychology
- Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
- Memory
- Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities (grant reviews)
- American Educational Research Association, Division C (conference reviews)
- American Educational Research Association, TICL SIG (conference reviews)
Conference co-organizer, 5th Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Virtual Conference
Teaching to Enhance Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology (PsychTERMS)
N/A
2023
Conference co-organizer, 4th Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Virtual Conference
Teaching to Enhance Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology (PsychTERMS)
N/A
2022
Grant Review Panel, Research Grants on Education: Small
Spencer Foundation
N/A
2021
- Spring, summer, and fall cycles
Conference co-organizer, 3rd Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Virtual Conference
Equitable Teaching Practices in Psychological Research Methods and Statistics
N/A
2021
Conference co-organizer, 2nd Annual University of California Psychology Teaching and Learning Virtual Conference
N/A
N/A
2020
Grant Review Panel, Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier
National Science Foundation
N/A
2019
Department and University Service
Academic Senate Department Representative
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
Present - 2023
Climate Committee member
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
Present - 2023
Instructional Assistant Faculty Advisor
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
Present - 2021
Faculty Tech Advisor
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
Present - 2020
Undergraduate Affairs Committee member
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
Present - 2019
Department Commencement Representative (Warren College)
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2022
Teaching and Technology Committee member (ad hoc)
Academic Senate, UC San Diego
N/A
2022
Committee on Academic Information Technology member
Academic Senate, UC San Diego
N/A
2022 - 2020
Educational Continuity Committee member (ad hoc)
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2020
Faculty research advisor, Psi Chi Research Committee
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2020
Faculty search committee co-chair, Clinical/Community Teaching Professor
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2020 - 2019
Faculty advisor, Psi Chi research journal
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2020 - 2019
Department Convocation Representative
Department of Psychology, UC San Diego
N/A
2019
Executive Committee member
Graduate School of Education, UC Riverside
N/A
2019 - 2018
Ad Hoc Faculty Personnel Committees
Graduate School of Education, UC Riverside
N/A
2018
Faculty search committee member, Teaching Professor
Graduate School of Education, UC Riverside
N/A
2018 - 2017
- Position 1: Learning and Behavioral Sciences
- Position 2: Education, Society, Culture, or Higher Education/Policy
Staff search committee member, Business Technology Support Analyst
Graduate School of Education, UC Riverside
N/A
2017
Faculty search committee member, STEM Teaching and Learning
Graduate School of Education, UC Riverside
N/A
2017 - 2016
- Cluster hire
Outreach
Psi Chi/Psychology Club Professor Spotlight Hour
UC San Diego
N/A
2023
Professor Panel, Psi Beta
UC San Diego
N/A
2022
Research Degree Panel, Psi Chi
UC San Diego
N/A
2019
Science Women Achieving Greatness (High school outreach group)
Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2016 - 2015
ScienceLine Designated Scientist in the Life Sciences
Materials Research Laboratory ScienceLine, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2016 - 2013
Seeing With Your Brain, Invited Talk at the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships
UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2015
Other Professional Experience
Textbook Material Reviewer
W. W. Norton & Company
N/A
2020
- Cognition
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Statistics for Everyone
Research Consultant
zyBooks
N/A
2019 - 2018
- Department of Education SBIR project, Structured adaptivity for computer science coding
Program Coordinator, Teaching Assistant Development Program
Office of Instructional Development, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2016 - 2015
Teaching Consultant, Teaching Assistant Development Program
Office of Instructional Development, UC Santa Barbara
N/A
2016 - 2014
Research Consultant
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, University of California, Los Angeles
N/A
2015