Expertise

 Areas of Research:

  • Numerical Cognition
  • Cognitive/Educational Neuroscience
  • STEM Learning

Skills and Expertise:

  • Cognitive Development
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Embodied Cognition
  • Numerical Cognition.

The current research in the ELDEN Lab mainly focuses on numerical cognition and mathematics learning, in addition to wider interests in STEM learning and computational modeling.  We conduct behavioral, neuroimaging, and design-based investigations for our research.

I am particularly interested in how bodily systems support mathematical cognition and the evolution of mathematical abilities.

Communities
Education, Psychology, Mental Health Services
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University Bloomington, Instructional Systems Technology and Cognitive Science, 2011
MSc, Indiana University Bloomington, Instructional Systems Technology, 2009
BSc, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, Computer Education and Instructional Technology, 2003
Keywords
educational neuroscience, stem learning, numerical cognition, educational technology