Dana Miller-Cotto, Ph.D.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University. I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Temple University and my Bachelors in Psychology from the City University of New York (CUNY) Lehman College. The goal of my research is to improve instruction and learning environments for children to learn and thrive, regardless of where they come from. In particular, I am interested in the role of executive functions, a self-regulatory process that regulates our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, in math learning and achievement. My aim is to use learnings from this work to design effective math learning opportunities. Embedded in this work is a desire to improve contexts for Black and Latine students where their experiences are not only valued but centered in their educational opportunities. I conduct this research through various methods, including secondary longitudinal analyses, experimental designs, and meta-analyses. |
Please note: I am not accepting PhD students to work with me at Kent State University for the 2023 - 2024 application cycle. Please contact me directly at dmillerc@kent.edu if you have questions about current and ongoing projects for future (i.e., 2024 - 2025) admission cycles. Relatedly, I strongly advocate for undergraduate research experiences and welcome opportunities to work with undergraduates in my research either for credits (with options to register for 1-3 credits) or through the Office of Research and Economic Development at Kent State University. If you are an undergraduate student who hopes to gain research experiences in my lab, please send me an email indicating your interest.
"I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops".
- Stephen Jay Gould, Historian of Science
Upcoming Presentations
"Determining predictors of school readiness and academic
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"Testing the role of executive functions in fraction magnitude comparisons"
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"Understanding ethnic/racial differences in executive function
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