| Educational Psychology Ph.D. student • Motivation • Engagement • Motivational Climate • Complexity Theories in Education • The MUSIC Model Lab |

Virginia, USA
Joined February 2022
We were delighted to welcome Dr. Jonan Donaldson for his talk, “Embracing the Mess: Mapping Complexity Through Learning Experience Network Analysis (LENA).” Watch here: youtu.be/CGVJNXv2IFk?si=LJLB… #AERA #AERAComplexitySIG17 #LENA #ComplexityTheory #LearningSciences
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We were honored to host Dr. Diane Larsen-Freeman, a leading scholar in complexity and applied linguistics. Watch her talk her talk “Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and Second Language Development" here: tinyurl.com/DLFTalk-Oct2025 #AERA #AERAComplexitySIG17
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Upcoming Webinar! Join us for Dr. Sarah Wolff’s talk, “Modeling Complexity in Motivation: A Within-Person Approach with Lag-1 Graphical Vector Autoregression.” 📅 Wednesday, Nov 19 | 12 PM EST Register at tinyurl.com/SarahWolffTalk #AERA #AERAComplexitySIG17
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🎉 Join AERA SIG 17 Complexity Theories in Education on Fri, April 25 at #AERA25! 🥐 Brunch meetup: RSVP tinyurl.com/AERAbrunch 📄 Paper session on complexity 🎓 Grad student social 📋 Business meeting Come say hi + join us!
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Exciting talk on complexity theories in education! Join us for Cyclical dynamics of advice networks by Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Lazega! 📅 March 18, 2025 | 12:00 PM ET 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/LazegaTalk #ComplexityTheory #EducationResearch @AERA_MotSIG @MotSIG_GSC @AERA_Grads
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📢 Join us April 23-27 in Denver, CO! Stay tuned for updates on sessions, events, and socials! 🗓️ Don't forget: The Complexity Theories in Education SIG gathering is April 25th! RSVP now and connect with fellow educators and researchers!: tinyurl.com/29ynx59h #AERA2025
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🚨 Exciting Opportunity! AERA SIG 17 is seeking applications for the next Junior Graduate Student Representative! ✨ 📅 Deadline: Friday, May 2nd, 2025, at 5:00 PM ET 📩 Questions? holme104@purdue.edu or handef@vt.edu 🔗 Apply here: tinyurl.com/3we9a4c3 #GradStudents
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📢 The Complexity Theories in Education SIG January 2025 Newsletter is out! 🔗 Explore webinars, mentorship programs, writing groups, recent publications, and more: tinyurl.com/yxyfnh7h @AERA_MotSIG @MotSIG_GSC @AERATEPSIGgrad @AERA_Semiotics @AERA_Grads @AERADivCGrad
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✨ Save the date for our 3rd webinar! 🎙️ Motivational Climate as a Complex Dynamic System 👤 Speaker: Dr. Brett D. Jones 🗓️ Wednesday, December 18, 2024 ⏰ 7:00 PM ET 📍 Register now: tinyurl.com/BrettJones Join us for this engaging session on motivation and learning! 🌟
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Save the date! #AERA2026 is coming to sunny Los Angeles. 😎
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Join us, tomorrow 10/16 at 4pm EST, to kick off this year’s webinar series with @JoeyEisman The Complexity of Empathy: Reconceptualizing Empathy Using a Complex Dynamic Systems Approach Register here: tinyurl.com/JoeyTalk @AERA_Grads @ComplexitySIG @AERA_EdResearch
🎉 Complexity Theories in Education SIG Presents: 🗓️ Webinar: The Complexity of Empathy: Reconceptualizing Empathy Using a Complex Dynamic Systems Approach 👨‍🏫 Speaker: @JoeyEisman 📅 Date: October 16, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET Register here: tinyurl.com/JoeyTalk #Complexsystem
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Thrilled to share our collaborative Graduate Student Writing Group! 🎉 Excited to partner with @MotSIG_GSC, @AERADivCGrad & @AERA_TEPsig GSC to support our grad students this fall. Let's make this writing season productive and fun! #WritingCommunity Registration below!⏬
Looking for a grad student writing group to join? A place to build community with other grad students? We have you covered! We’re partnering with @MotSIG_GSC, @AERA_TEPsig GSC, & @ComplexitySIG GSC to form writing groups for the fall semester *starting next week*! 🤩✏️📕
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Calling all grad students! @MotSIG_GSC, @ComplexitySIG, @AERADivCGrad, and ourselves are hosting fall writing groups! Register below: Tuesdays 10am-12pm EST: tinyurl.com/TuesAMWG-reg Tuesdays 7-9pm EST: tinyurl.com/TuesPMWG-reg Wednesdays 9am-11am EST: tinyurl.com/WedAMWG-reg
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I’m feeling incredibly proud to collaborate closely with amazing friends and scholars at the @ComplexitySIG Join our community to learn and grow.
Meet our Co-Sr. Graduate Student Representative Hande Fenerci @handefenerci a PhD candidate and a research assistant at @virginia_tech. Hande investigates motivation and motivational climate as a complex dynamic and adaptive system. @VaTechSOE #ComplexityTheories #AERASIG17
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