October 2025
Lab PI Ian Lyons has won the prestigious Georgetown University Magis Prize, which honors three high-impact research for recently tenured professors across dozens of departments. This grants the awardees with $100,000 and multiple research centered semesters. Congratulations, Ian!
GU Article: Georgetown Honors Early-Career Professors with High-Impact Research
September 2025
Postdoc Michael Slipenkyj is leaving the lab to pursue a postdoc at Carleton University in Canada. Follow Mike’s journey here.
August 2025
Graduate student Haya Halabieh has joined the lab. Welcome Haya!
May 2025
The Hechinger Report, a popular publication aimed at educators has featured an article by Ian Lyons and Rich Daker. OPINION: A big reason why students who are anxious about math underperform — they just don’t do enough of it
March 2025
Research Assistant Julie Lee has joined the lab. Welcome Julie!
December 2024
Raeanne Martell’s new paper, Implications of neural integration of math and spatial experiences for math ability and math anxiety, has been published in Psychological Research! Congratulations, Rae!
August 2024
Cynthia Fioriti is featured in an article by Georgetown’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, which chronicles her research and impact on the field of psychology. Read more about Cynthia’s work here: Ever Experienced Math Anxiety? This Doctoral Student is Looking Into the Problem.
Michael’s new paper, Ordinal processing differences between children with persistent dyscalculia and typically performing children, has been published in the Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology! Congratulations, Mike!
Research Assistants Andrew Kim, Mackenzie Holian, and Rachel Mokriski have joined the lab. Welcome Andrew, Mackenzie and Rachel!
Research Associate Lucas Miller has joined the lab after graduating from Haverford College. Welcome Lucas!
June 2024
Research Assistants Lauren Santoro and Heidi Paisley joined the lab. Welcome Lauren and Heidi!
May 2024
Dr. Michael Slipenkyj has successfully defended his dissertation and will be continuing in the lab as a postdoctoral researcher! Congratulations, Dr. Mike!
January 2024
Cynthia and Rae are co-first authors on a paper (Examining the interplay between the cognitive and emotional aspects of gender differences in spatial processing) in the Journal of Intelligence. Congratulations, Cynthia and Rae!
January 2024
Research Assistant Ella Lesher joined the lab. Welcome Ella!
