Principal Investigator
Elayne Vollman is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Lake Forest College. She received her B.A. from Carleton College and her Ph.D. from University of Chicago where she was a Predoctoral Fellow for the National Institute for Educational Sciences. Broadly, her researchexamines how children’s social context influences the development of their complex thinking and reasoning skills. Dr. Vollman investigates the role of individual differences, such as students’ cognitive capacity and emotional factors, that often contribute to differences in learning potential in mathematics. She also examines factors that influence children to engage in higher order thinking. Her work in the classroom explores effective teaching practices in the US and internationally to support higher order thinking and improve student outcomes.
Current Research Assistants
Emily Alejandro ’24
Emily Allsbury ’24
Lab Alumni
Mallory Lenzi ’23
Alin Hernandez-Sanchez ’24
Marissa Linares ’24
Serenah Quiroga ’23
Jia Zheng ’25
Ben Braganca '23
Stanzin Zasal '24
Minori Aoki '24
Katelyn O'Callaghan '25
Deniz Akpinar '22
Grace Michel ’22