Dr. Karrie E. Godwin
Associate Professor · Tenured
About
Karrie E. Godwin earned her PhD in psychology from Carnegie Mellon University, where she was also an IES fellow in the Program for Interdisciplinary Education Research, her MEd in human development and psychology from Harvard University, and a BA in psychology (with elementary education licensure) from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Godwin is an associate professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the Co-Director of BERC's Early Childhood Initiatives. Previously (2020-2023) she was also research faculty with the Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.Research interests
Dr. Godwin’s research examines how cognitive and environmental factors shape children’s development and learning in the laboratory and in the classroom. Her specific research interests include the development of attention, executive function, and reasoning. Ongoing projects include the examination of individual differences in the development of attention regulation and executive function and how learning environments and instructional materials can be optimized to promote attention and learning. Her work has been published in top peer-reviewed journals including Child Development, Learning and Instruction, Psychological Science, and npj Science of Learning. Her work has been funded by the generous support of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Society for Research in Child Development.Teaching interests
Dr. Godwin enjoys teaching students about research methodology, helping students to become thoughtful consumers and rigorous producers of research. Dr. Godwin also enjoys teaching courses on human development, cognitive psychology, and learning theories.Education
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Ph D, Psychology
— Carnegie Mellon University (2015) The Relationship Between Selective Sustained Attention and Learning in Young Children
- Other, Human Development and Psychology — Harvard University (2006)
- BA, Psychology — University of Colorado (2005)