MARI STRAND CARY, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae. EDUCATION University of Minnesota, Twin cities, Minneapolis, MN Ph.D. in Child Psychology

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1 MARI STRAND CARY, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue, BH 354 Pittsburgh, PA Phone: Fax: EDUCATION University of Minnesota, Twin cities, Minneapolis, MN Ph.D. in Child Psychology University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA B.S. in Biology, Minor: Professional Writing RESEARCH AND EVALUATION EXPERIENCE Senior Research Psychologist Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University APA/IES Postdoctoral Education Research Training Fellow Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University. Exhibit Design and Evaluation Intern Science Museum of Minnesota RESEARCH FUNDING, AWARDS, AND HONORS $1.5 million, Goal 2 IES Cognition and Student Learning grant (#R305H060034) Training in Experimental Design Developing Scalable and Adaptive Computer-based Science Instruction (PI: David Klahr & ) APA/IES Postdoctoral Education Research Training Fellowship Center for Cognitive Sciences / NIH National Research Service Award Fellowship Center for Cognitive Sciences Mini-grant 2002, 2003 Institute of Child Development Supplemental Funding Conference funding Research funding for dissertation and other independent projects Block Grant Fellowship NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention 2000 Chapters PUBLICATIONS Strand Cary, M. (under review). Navigating Institutional Review Boards when Conducting School- Based Research. In L. M. Dinella (Ed.), Conducting Psychology Research in School-Based Settings: A Practical Guide for Researchers Conducting High Quality Science within School Environments. Washington, DC: APA Books. Bauer, P.J., Cheatham, C.L., Strand Cary, M., & Van Abbema, D. (2002). Short-term forgetting: Charting its course and its implications for long-term remembering. In S. Shohov (Ed.) Perspectives on cognitive psychology (pp ). Huntington, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers.

2 2 of 5 Reprinted (2002) in S. Shohov (Ed.) Advances in psychology research: Vol. 9 (pp ). Huntington, N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers. Articles Strand Cary, M. & Klahr, D. (in press). Short-term and Long-term Effectiveness and Path-independence in Elementary School Science Instruction. (To appear in 2008 special issue of Cognitive Development.) Bauer, P.J., Abbema, D.L., Wiebe, S.A., Cary, M.S., Phill, C., & Burch, M.M. (2004). Props, not pictures, are worth a thousand words: Verbal accessibility of early memories under different conditions of contextual support. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18 ( ). Bauer, P.J., Burch, M.M., & Strand Cary, M. (2005). Can I help my baby remember? Questions About Kids Pamphlet Series. Irving B. Harris Training Center for Infant and Toddler Development. Articles in preparation Siler, S. A., Klahr, D., Strand-Cary, M., Magaro, C., & Willows, K. (in preparation). Preconceptions and misconceptions in experimental design. Silk, E., Schunn, C. & Strand Cary, M. (in preparation) The Impact of an Engineering Design Curriculum on Science Reasoning in an Urban Setting. Strand Cary, M. (in preparation) Approaches to individual and joint inquiry: Effects of partner identity, expertise, and interactions on museum exhibit exploration Bauer, P.J. & Strand Cary, M. (in preparation) Teachers, trauma, and trigonometry: College students' autobiographical math memories. Invited Symposia Presentations CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Klahr, D., Li, J., Strand Cary, M., Siler, S. & Triona, L. (2007). On the Importance of Defining Before Maligning. Invited presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco, CA. Klahr, D.; Strand Cary, M., Li, J., & Siler, S. (2005). Traversing the interface between basic research and the classroom in elementary science instruction. Invited presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society in San Diego, CA. Snyder, K.A. & Strand Cary, M. (2002). Lessons on early learning from cognitive and neuroscientific theory and research. Invited symposium conducted presentation at the Zero to Three National Training Institute, Washington, D.C. Refereed Symposia Presentations and Posters Klahr, D., Triona, L., Strand-Cary, M. & Siler, S. (Accepted, 2008). Virtual vs. Physical Materials in Early Science Instruction: Transitioning to an Autonomous Tutor for Experimental Design. Paper to be presented at the SIG 7 and SIG 6 Conference (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction) in Salzburg, Austria. Siler, S. A., Cary, M. S., Magaro, C., Willows, K. & Klahr, D. (Accepted, 2008). Training in Experimental Design (TED): Developing Scalable and Adaptive Computer-based Science Instruction. Poster to be presented at the annual Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

3 Silk, E. M., Schunn, C. D., & Strand Cary, M. (2007). The impact of an engineering design curriculum on science reasoning in an urban setting. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching in New Orleans, LA. Strand Cary, M. & Klahr, D. (2007). Teaching the Control of Variables Strategy (CVS): A closer look at student performance. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction in Budapest, Hungary. Strand Cary, M., Klahr, D., Siler, S., Magaro, C. & Li, J. (2007). Training in experimental design (TED): Developing scalable and adaptive computer-based science instruction. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society in Nashville, TN. Strand Cary, M., Siler, S., Magaro, C. & Klahr, D. (2007). Working toward robust knowledge of experimental design: Development of the TED Tutor. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society in Santa Fe, NM. Strand Cary, M., Siler, S., Magaro, C. & Klahr, D. (2007). Training in experimental design (TED): Developing scalable and adaptive computer-based science instruction. Poster presented at the annual Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference in Washington, D.C. Strand Cary, M. (2006) The effectiveness of two instructional methods on children s acquisitions of CVS: Definition, delay, and task interact in determining path independence. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Francisco, CA. Strand Cary, M. & Klahr, D. (2006). Being told conveys an advantage over exploring when it comes to experimental design: Expanding definitions, delays, and relevance to standardized tests. Poster presented at the annual Institute of Education Sciences Research Conference in Washington, D.C. Strand Cary, M. & Cappella, E. (2005). Research with schools: It can be a mutually beneficial endeavor. Presentation in the symposium, APA/IES Postdoctoral Education Research Training: Challenges and Reciprocal Benefits for Psychologists and Schools at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Strand Cary, M. & Klahr, D. (2005). Two roads diverged in the classroom, but did it make a difference? Path independence in learning & transfer. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society in San Diego, CA. Strand Cary, M. & Klahr, D. (2005). Is CVS explicit instruction or exploration more effective? Defining effective and testing a path-independence hypothesis. Poster presented at the pre-conference meetings of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C. Larkina, M., Strand Cary, M., & Tian, A. (2003) Linkages between maternal conversational techniques and children s performance on a sort-recall task. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development in Tampa, FL. Strand Cary, M. & Bauer, P.J. (2003). Teachers, trauma, and trigonometry: College students' autobiographical math memories. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society in Park City, UT. Strand Cary, M. (2001) Continuity of Children s Memory Contributions Over Time and Conversational Partners. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society in Virginia Beach, VA. Strand Cary, M., Van Abbema, D.L., Lynch, J., Stark, E., & Bauer, P.J. (2000) Across the Great Divide: Older Children s Reports of their Recent and Distant Past. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development in Minneapolis, MN. 3 of 5

4 Strand Cary, M., Van Abbema, D.L., Stark, E., McKnight, H. & Bauer, P.J. (2000) On the Edge, Delay Matters: Short-Term Remembering and Forgetting in 16- and 20-month-olds. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development in Minneapolis, MN. 4 of 5 Ad-hoc Reviewer Cognitive Science Society PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES College Board Science Journal of Cognitive Development Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Professional Society Membership American Psychological Association (APA) American Educational Research Association (AERA) Cognitive Development Society (CDS) Cognitive Science Society (CSS) Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Teaching Tutor, TED research project Guest lecturer, Scientific Research in Education, Department of Psychology 2005 Teaching Assistant, C-MITES gifted/talented program 2005 Introduction to Child Psychology, Institute of Child Development Instructor for 125 students (Fall 2002) Instructor for 12 students, (Spring 2002) Teaching Assistant ( , ) Mentor, Mentor Connection program, Jefferson High School 2001 University Service Organizer and facilitator of EdBag discussion series, Department of Psychology Community Service Committee, Institute of Child Development Graduate Student Representative, Institute of Child Development Chair, Prospective Student Visit Committee, Institute of Child Development Member, Prospective Student Visit Committee, Institute of Child Development Internal Colloquium Committee member, Center for Cognitive Sciences Training Committee member, Center for Cognitive Sciences Community Involvement and Service Take Your Child to Work Day, Department of Psychology 2008 Club Mentor, Toastmasters International

5 Club President, Toastmasters International Member, Toastmasters International present Judge, SciTech Spectacular: Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair After-school science fair program teacher, St. James Elementary 2006 Field trip chaperone, Sacred Heart Elementary 2005 School Presenter, Brain Awareness Week 2004 Job Bank Host, Association of Science-Technology Centers Annual Conference 2003 Managing Teams Leadership and Management Project Management MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING 5 of 5 REFERENCES David Klahr, Ph.D. (Collaborator; APA/IES Fellowship Mentor) Walter van Dyke Bingham Professor of Cognitive Development and Education Sciences Psychology Department Baker Hall Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania klahr@cmu.edu Junlei Li, Ph.D. (Collaborator) Director, Division of Applied Research and Evaluation Office of Child Development - School of Education University of Pittsburgh LL104 LXONE Pittsburgh, PA jli@ocd.pitt.edu Jeanine C. Cogan, Ph.D. (Assistant Director, APA/IES PERT Program) The IES/APA PERT Program & The Other 3 R's: Reasoning, Responsibility & Resilience Education Directorate American Psychological Association (202) JCogan@apa.org Patricia Bauer, Ph.D. (Graduate Advisor) Senior Associate Dean for Research and Asa Griggs Candler Professor Psychology Department Emory University - Administration Building 1649 N. Decatur Road Atlanta GA patricia.bauer@emory.edu