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Faculty and Project Leaders
Danielle S. McNamara, Professor, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
As director of the Science of Learning and Educational Technology (SoLET) Lab, McNamara develops educational technologies and conducts research to better understand cognitive processes of comprehension, learning, comprehension strategies, text coherence, and individual differences.She and her team have developed a number of educational technologies (e.g., iSTART, iSTART-ME, Coh-Metrix, and Writing-Pal). She is particularly interested in how the effects of such tools interact with individual differences and can be optimized for individual learners.
Contact: dsmcnamara1@gmail.com
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
Mitchell Shortt, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Mitchell Shortt received his PhD in Educational Studies specializing in Learning Technologies from The Ohio State University in 2022. His research interests include online student behaviors, game-based learning, and computer-assisted language learning, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.
Contact: mbshortt@asu.edu
Andrew Potter, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Andrew Potter received his Ph.D. in literacy from the University of Delaware in 2022. His research interests include writing instruction and development, integrated reading and writing instruction, assessment, and using technology to improve literacy outcomes, particularly for students who are at-risk.
Contact: ahpotter@asu.edu
Michelle Banawan, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Michele Banawan received her PhD in computer science from the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines in 2017. Her research interests include machine learning, educational data mining/learning analytics and artificial intelligence in education.
Contact: mbanawan@asu.edu
Tracy Arner, Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University
Tracy Arner received her PhD in educational psychology from Kent State University in 2020. Her research interests include reading comprehension, instructional design, technology-enhanced instruction, game-based learning, and misconceptions.
Contact: tarner@asu.edu
Former Research Scholars
Jianmin Dai, Assistant Research Professor, Institute for the Science of Teaching and Learning, Arizona State University
Ying Fang, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Central China Normal University
Contact: yfang61@asu.edu
Tong Li, Assistant Professor of Emerging Media, Design, and Development, Ball State University
Contact: tongli4@asu.edu
