Katherine A. Karayianis
Researcher ~ Advocate ~ Teacher
PhD Student, Department of Psychological Science, UC Irvine
I am a PhD student at the University of California, Irvine specializing in Developmental Psychology and Quantitative Methodology. My research interests include understanding why certain groups of children learn differently and how to improve learning and later-life outcomes for underserved populations via policy change. I currently work with Dr. Mark Warschauer and other brilliant scientists at the UCI Digital Learning Lab
My upcoming dissertation will focus on examining associations between children's attention and their learning from dialogic television programming.
My hobbies include jigsaw puzzles, rollerskating, and relaxing at the beach with food and a good book.
Education
PhD in Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine. Expected Graduation: 2025
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park. Graduation: 2020
Publications
- Yang, D., Ge. Y., & Karayianis, K. A. (in preparation). ADHD and comprehension in shared-reading: The moderating effect of verbal interactions and e-book discussion prompts.
- Karayianis, K. A. & Lukowski, A. F. (in preparation). Understanding ethnic disparities in sleep and well-being for female undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Lukowski, A. F., Karayianis, K. A., & Eales, L. (in preparation). Examining the independent and combined contributions of preschooler sleep location and maternal preferences for where children sleep on mother and child functioning.
- Lukowski, A. F., Karayianis, K. A., Kamilot, D., & Tsukerman, D.(2022). Undergraduate student stress, sleep, and health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Projects
- Converse to Learn: Embedding conversational agents like Siri or Alexa into educational children's media to improve attention, engagement, and learning outcomes.
- Sleep, Stress, and Health During COVID-19: Online data collection via undergraude student self-reports during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Memory and Generalization Abilities in Typically Developing and Children with Down Syndrome: Examines cognitive differences across two child groups and language used in parent-child dyads.
- Memory of Important Life Events by Parents of Children with Down Syndrome: Assesses if timing of diagnosis relates to recall of child's early life events and later outcomes for both parent and child.
Skills
Statistical Programs: Stata, MAXQDA, R, SPSS
Quantitative and qualitative analysis
Contact
kkarayia@uci.edu