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ANDREA KUNZE, Ph.D.

I am an Assistant Professor of Psychology & an assessment specialist with particular interest in how multimedia and hypermedia can help motivate pro-social attitudes and behavior change, such as antiracism and environmental sustainability. My research is often framed in a social justice and interdisciplinary psychology lens (e.g., education, cognitive, and social) using a combination of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation approaches. I'm particularly interested in evaluating and designing informal learning & digital environments and activities, such as games, that can promote sustained engagement with emotionally evocative topics.

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VISION STATEMENT

We spend most of our lives outside of the traditional classroom and our time in the formal classroom is rarely (if at all) allocated to real world issues such as racism, climate change, and mass incarceration. So, when do we teach about critical social issues? What pedagogical approaches and learning environments are most effective for promoting pro-social attitudes and behaviors? What attitudes are necessary to foster a more sustainable and inclusive future?
My research and evaluations often consider these broad questions and are driven from my passion to engage lifelong learners in education about critical social issues.

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MIXED-METHOD RESEARCH & EVALUATION DESIGN

Expertise in integrating qualitative and quantitative methods for social science research & evaluations

  • Thematic Analysis

  • Video Analysis

  • Grounded Theory

  • Discourse Analysis

  • PhotoVoice

  • Ethnographic Methods

  • Interview/Focus Groups

  • Survey Research

  • Regression/ANOVA

  • Statistical Measurement

  • In-lab/Online Experiments

DURING-LEARNING PROCESS DATA

Expertise in researching and evaluating processes and behaviors people engage in while learning a topic or experiencing a space

  • Cognitive processes

  • Affective/Emotional processes

  • Motivational processes

  • ​Think-emote-aloud protocols

  • Behavioral engagement in online and face-to-face environments

  • How processes relate to academic achievement and/or attitude change

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Expertise in teaching, researching, and evaluating issues of DEI within educational and workplace settings

  • Broadening participating in STEM

  • Antiracist attitudes

  • Cultural diversity

  • Social identities

  • Privilege & oppression

  • Critical Whiteness & Race Theory

  • Global perspectives (global south)

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Professional Experience

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Research

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Teaching

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Education

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Doctor of Philosophy
Cognitive Science of Teaching & Learning
August 2022

North Carolina State University
Master of Science
Educational Psychology
May 2018

Georgia State University
Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
Human Learning & Development
Magna Cum Laude, May 2016

Positions

  • Research Assistant

    • Educational Psychology

    • Veterinary Medicine

    • Bioengineering

  • External Evaluator

    • Krannert Art Museum

    • Oklahoma State University

    • AGEP

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Educational Psychology

    • Global Studies

    • Liberal Arts & Sciences

Certificates

  • Undergraduate Mentoring (2020)

Awards

  • 2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students

  • 2021 Diversity and Social Justice Education Graduate Student Award, College of Ed., UIUC

  • 2021 William Chandler Bagley Scholarship, College of Education

Research Positions

Awards

  • National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention (2018)

  • APA Division 34 Science at Sunset Poster Competition Nominee (2018)

Research Assistant Positions

  • ​Educational Psychology

  • Science Education

  • Neuropsychology

Awards

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Educational Psychology, GSU (2016)

  • Outstanding B.I.S.in Human Learning and Development Student Award, GSU (2016)

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