The CEDAR Lab conducts research on creativity, teaching and learning, emotions and affect, and the role of wakeful rest periods for creativity, learning, and student wellbeing. Our lab uses experimental methods, observational data, learning analytics, and qualitative methodologies in an effort to improve STEM education and better understand students' experiences in education.
Fall 2025
CEDAR Lab welcomes Emma Toohey as a new research assistant!
An article has been published in the Journal of College Student Development that explores undergraduate students experiences and attitudes about leisure and rest.
An online first article has been published in Scatterplot that describes how AI tools can be used in conjunction with learning science principles to facilitate teaching and learning in statistics.
A preprint has been posted describing results from 100 Likert scale items about rest.
Stacy will be co-moderating a discussion with New York Time's Bestselling Author Susan Magsamen on her book "Your Brain on Art" for WPI Arts and Science Week, Tuesday September 30th, 12-1PM.
Spring 2025
The CEDAR and VIEW lab were awarded a Dr. John F. Manning, Jr. and Catherine C. Leser WPI Arts and Sciences Faculty Research Grant to fund their work on Plotwise, a new visualization technology for statistics learning.
Wilson wins the WPI Computer Science Outstanding Junior Award!
Anna wins the 2025 WPI Teaching Assistant of the Year!
Stacy wins the Romeo L. Moruzzi Young Faculty Award for Innovation in Undergraduate Education at WPI!
McKenzie wins the WPI Salisbury Prize!
Mikayla and McKenzie win the 2025 Provost MQP Award in Psychology!
Alena successfully passed her defense, and is now Dr. Egorova!
Andrew successfully passed his competency with research on ADHD & ASD college students!
Anna presented their research on wakeful rest in physics classrooms at WPI's Day of Scholarship and Excellence!
Kaitlyn and Daisha join the CEDAR lab as undergraduate research assistants!
Wilson Gramer and Mikayla Prue join CEDAR as a masters students!
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