Dr. Smith explores STEM learning across ages and contexts. She researches how to make STEM learning more accessible through teacher training and developing classroom materials such as learning games. She is currently exploring the impact of professional development programs on early childhood teachers’ confidence in and knowledge about STEAM teaching and learning. In another project, she explores the impact of gender differences and technology biases on student perceptions of computational thinking. Dr. Smith is a learning scientist.
Education Background
Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Learning Sciences & Technologies, 2023
M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Learning Sciences & Technologies, 2020
B.A., University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Psychology & Mathematics, 2018
Courses Taught
PSY 101 General Psychology
PSY 225 Research Methods
PSY 250 Perception
PSY 224 Statistics
PSY 388 Cognitive Development in Childhood