RAYCHEL BARKIN, PHD
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Maiden name: Gordon

Education

Expected 2023
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Doctoral Candidate
Human
 Development and Quantitative Methodology 
Advisor: Dr. Geetha Ramani
​Specialization: Developmental Science
   

University of Maryland, College Park
2021
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Post-Baccalaureate Certificate​
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Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation

Advisor: Dr. Gregory Hancock
University of Maryland, College Park
2016
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Psychology
Minors: Linguistics, Deaf Studies
Boston University

Publications

Hurst, M. A., Wong, A., Gordon, R., *Alam, A., & Cordes, S. (2022). Children’s gesture use provides insight into proportional reasoning strategies. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 214, 105277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105277 

Gordon, R. & Ramani, G. B. (2021). ​Integrating embodied cognition and information processing: A combined model of the role of gesture in children’s mathematical environments.​ Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 999.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.650286

 
Gordon, R., Scalise, N. R., & Ramani, G. B. (2021). Give yourself a hand: The role of gesture and working memory in preschoolers’ numerical knowledge. Journal of Experimental
Child Psychology, 208, 105145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105145

 
Chernyak, N., Turnbull V., ​Gordon, R.​, Harris P., & Cordes, S. (2020). ​Counting promotes proportional moral evaluation in preschool-aged children​. Cognitive Development, 56,
100969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2020.100969

 
Gordon, R., Chernyak, N., & Cordes, S. (2019). Get to the point: Preschoolers’ spontaneous gesture use during a cardinality task. Cognitive Development, 52, 100818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2019.100818

Under Review and in Prep

Barkin, R. & Ramani, G. B (Under Review). The Relation Between Children’s Working Memory and their Use of Gesture Strategies During Arithmetic Problem Solving.
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HONORS, AWARDs, & FUNDING

 2020-2023       Graduate Research Fellowship ($138,000)                                     National Science Foundation (NSF GRFP)
2022                 Cosmos Scholars Dissertation Grant ($4,026)
                           The Cosmos Club Foundation
2021-2022       Doctoral Dissertation Grant (SPARC; $1,000)
                           
University of Maryland, CP - College of Education
2021-2022       Social Development & Learning Scholarship
                           Fund 
($1,392)                               
                           
University of Maryland CP - College of Education
2021-2022       Bruce W. Sorter Endowed Fellowship ($2,000)             University of Maryland CP - College of Education
2020-2021       Richard L. Matteson Scholarship ($1,000)       
                           
Scholarship in Education, University of Maryland CP
2020                 Graduate Student Grant ($400)       
                           
University of Maryland CP
​2019-2020      William C. & William J. Graham ($1,000)                                       Scholarship in Education, University of Maryland CP
2018-2020      Dean’s Fellowship ($10,000/year)
                          University of Maryland CP

Selected Presentations

Gordon, R. & Ramani, G. B. (2022). Math Adventures: Exploring the Relations Between Children’s Working Memory, Age, and Gesture Use During Arithmetic Problem Solving. In Congdon, E.(Chair), Individual Differences and Children's Understanding of Gesture. Symposium presented at the 9th Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies.

Gordon, R. & Ramani, G. B. (2022). Exploring the Relations Between Children’s Working Memory, Math Knowledge, and Gestures Use During Arithmetic. In Gordon, R.  (Chair), The Dynamic Relations Between the Presentation of Math Problems, Individual Cognitive Factors, and Problem-Solving Strategies. Symposium presented at the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society 2021 Online Conference.

Gordon R., Scalise N., Ramani G. (2021, April) The Role of Gesture and Working Memory in Head Start Preschoolers' Numerical Knowledge.  In M. Libertus (Chair), How and Why are Socioeconomic Status and Young Children’s Math Skills Linked?  Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Virtual Biennial Meeting.

Gordon R.  ​So you want to run a Zoom study: Tips and tricks for online research with kids. Click to view on Youtube (2021, February) Invited Talk and panel member for The Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society Training Boards’ Virtual Workshop: Developing and implementing online studies with children.

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