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.
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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