JESSICA J. ANDREWS
EDUCATION
Northwestern University2014Ph.D.Learning Sciences
(Evanston, IL)
Winston-Salem State2009B.S.Elementary Education,
University(Valedictorian)Psychology (concentration)
(Winston-Salem, NC)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Research Experience
2014-Post Doctoral Fellow, Research & Development, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ
2009-2014Graduate Assistant: Dr. David N. Rapp, Associate Professor, Learning Sciences and Psychology, Northwestern University, Reading Comprehension Laboratory
2008-2009Research Assistant: Dr. Gary D. Bond, Associate Professor, Psychology,Winston-Salem State University.
2008 (Summer)Research Assistant: Dr. Uri Wilensky, Professor, Learning Sciences andComputer Science, Northwestern University, The Center for Connected Learning andComputer-Based Modeling.
Teaching Experience
2014 (Spring)Guest Lecturer, Course: Inquiry Methods and Use Analysis, College ofComputing and Digital Media, DePaul University
2014 (Winter)Guest Lecturer, Course: Inquiry Methods and Use Analysis, College ofComputing and Digital Media, DePaul University
2013 (Fall)Guest Lecturer, Course: Inquiry Methods and Use Analysis, College ofComputing and Digital Media, DePaul University
2012 (Summer)Guest Lecturer, Course: Social Science Research Presentation Skills, SummerResearch Opportunity Program, Northwestern University
2012 (Winter)Teaching Assistant, Course: Identity and Motivation, Mesmin Destin,Assistant Professor, Human Development & Social Policy, Psychology, NorthwesternUniversity
2011 (Winter)Teaching Assistant, Course: Identity and Motivation, Mesmin Destin,Assistant Professor, Human Development & Social Policy, Psychology, NorthwesternUniversity
2007 (Fall)Guest Lecturer, Course: Psychology of Cognition, Winston-Salem StateUniversity
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Supervision of Research Assistants
Northwestern University:
Katherine Sobolewski (Fall 2011, Winter 2012; undergraduate, Psychology)
Bethany Tuten (Fall 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014; undergraduate, Communication Studies)
Sei Unno (Spring 2014; undergraduate, Psychology)
Awards
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2011-2014)
Conference Travel Grant, The Graduate School, Northwestern University (Fall 2012)
Departmental Travel Award, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University (Fall 2012)
Award for Best Conference Paper Presentation (15th Annual Northwestern Black Graduate Student Association Research Conference) (April 2011)
Chancellor’s Scholarship, Winston-Salem State University (2005-2009)
Research Interests
Collaborative memory
Acquisition of accurate and inaccurate information
Educational applications of cognitive psychology
Technology-enhanced learning
Mixed-methods approaches to studying learning
Service
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Discourse Processes (2014)
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (2013)
Learning Sciences New Student Mentor – Met regularly with first-year Ph.D. and Master’s students to provide advice and feedback on research and writing (2010-2014)
Northwestern University Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Mentor (Summer 2010, Summer 2012)
Organizer – Conference welcome reception for the Black Graduate Student Association Annual Research Conference (Northwestern University) (Spring 2010, Spring, 2011)
Affiliations
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC)
Society for Text and Discourse
PUBLICATIONS
Andrews, J. J. & Rapp, D. N. (2014). Partner characteristics and social contagion: Does group composition matter? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 28(4), 505-517.
Rapp, D.N., Jacovina, M.E, & Andrews, J.J. (2014). Mechanisms of problematic knowledge acquisition. In D.N. Rapp & J.LG Braasch (eds.), Processing Inaccurate Information: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives from Cognitive Science and the Educational Sciences(pp.181-202). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Andrews, J. J., Bond, G. D., Speller, L. F., Stevenson, R. K., & Tillman, B. J. (in press). Usability of the Blackboard course management system: Student and instructor dynamics in a dynamic system. Cognitive Technology.
Andrews, J. J., Bond, G. D., &. Speller, L. F. (2009). When course management systems fail:Student and instructor ‘on-the-fly’ adaptation behaviors. Cognitive Technology, 14(1), 5-54.
Manuscripts submitted for publication
Andrews, J. J. & Rapp, D. N. (under review). Benefits and costs of collaboration for learning and memory.
Manuscripts in preparation
Andrews, J. J. & Rapp, D. N. (in prep). Situational pressure can both help and hinder learning in collaborative contexts. Manuscript in preparation.
Andrews, J. J. & Horton, W. S. (in prep). The influence of knowledge overlap on learning from collaborative discussions. Manuscript in preparation.
Andrews, J. J. & Keifert, D. T. (in prep). Productive disagreeing: Collaborators’ exploration of ideas during moments of contested knowledge. Manuscript in preparation.
Works in progress
Andrews, J. J., Theodosis, E. A., & Rapp, D. N. Effects of intergroup bias on judgments of another’s learning. Conducting experiments
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & TALKS
Andrews, J. J. & von Davier, A. A. (2015, April). Using simulation to explore gender and cultural differences during collaboration. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.
Andrews, J. J. & Keifert, D. T. (2015, April). Productive disagreeing: Collaborators’ exploration of ideas during moments of contested knowledge. Paper submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Theodosis, E., Andrews, J.J., & Rapp, D.N. (2014, November).Ingroup and outgroup perceptions affect judgments of another’s learning. Poster accepted for the 55th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Long Beach, CA.
Andrews, J.J., Sherin, B.L., & Rapp, D.N. (2014, August). The collaborative consequences of spontaneously produced inaccuracies on individual memory. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse, Chicago, IL.
Andrews, J.J., Bond, G.A., & Speller, L.F. (2014, May). Usability of the Blackboard course management system. Poster acceptedfor the Association for Psychological Science 26th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA.
Andrews, J.J., Hinze, S.R., & Rapp, D.N. (2013, November). Stereotype threat moderates the likelihood of memory contagion. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Canada.
Rapp, D.N., Andrews, J.J., Jacovina, M.E., & Hinze, S.R. (2013, November). Factors underlying problematic knowledge acquisition. Talk given for the 54th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Toronto, Canada.
Andrews, J.J., & Rapp, D.N. (2012, November). Does group composition matter? Partner characteristics and social contagion. Poster presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.
Andrews, J.J., & Horton, W. S. (2012, November). The influence of knowledge overlap on learning from collaborative discussions. Poster presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN.
Andrews, J.J., & Rapp, D.N. (2012, May). The effects of partner competence on memory contagion. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science 24th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.
Andrews, J.J., & Rapp, D.N. (2011, May). The effects of intergroup bias on memory contagion. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Andrews, J.J., & Wilensky, U. (2008, November). Evolution of knowledge structures in novices as they interact with emergent multi-agent-based models. Paper presented at Winston-Salem State University Behavioral Sciences and Social Work Research Symposium. Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Andrews, J.J., & Bond, G.D. (2008, May). When course management systems fail: Student and faculty ‘on-the-fly’ adaptation behaviors. Paper presented at Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Palo Alto, CA.
Andrews, J.J., & Bond, G.D. (2008, April).Usability of Blackboard: The good, the bad, and the (occasionally) unavailable. Poster presented at North Carolina Psychological Association Undergraduate Student Research Poster Session, Chapel Hill, NC.
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