{"id":164,"date":"2020-10-05T14:21:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T19:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/slam\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:53:59","slug":"lab-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edb.utexas.edu\/slam\/lab-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Members"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Veronica Yan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P. I., SLAM Lab
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
Department of Psychology (courtesy appointment)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Interests: Effective, motivated self-regulated learning \u2014 the cognitive underpinnings of effective learning strategies and the socio-psychological motivation beliefs that enhance academic achievement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Erdem Onan, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alexis Richmond<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd year Ph.D. student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interests: self-regulated learning, student and teacher motivation, and promoting learning strategies in the midst of competing priorities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stephanie Noel Johnstone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd year Ph.D. student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interests: transfer of knowledge, memory, problem-solving,  expertise, and general cognition and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Connie Fralick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd year Ph.D. student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interests: strategies for effective and efficient self-regulated learning, student and teacher goals and motivation, and the role and effects of generative AI use in educational contexts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Corayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd year Master’s student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interest: strategies for effective teaching & learning, memory & mnemonic techniques, expertise<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Undergraduate Research Assistants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Aidan Cournoyer
Griva Patel
Anika Koppula
Aimaan Maredia
Derek Kouch
Leyan Zhou
Shivani Ojha
Riya Kannan
Campbell Albers
Adah Skaff<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lab Alum<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n