Affiliated Department or Office
Learning Science & Technology
Education
BA California State University, East Bay 2012
MA University of California, Los Angeles 2016
PHD University of California, Los Angeles 2020

Stacy Shaw’s research focuses on understanding creative thinking in mathematics, how anxiety and other threat experiences affect mathematical cognition and reasoning, as well as how classroom experiences can affect performance and learning in STEM. Recently she has become interested in the role of rest for academic achievement, burnout, and student wellbeing. She graduated with her Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA in 2020, and is an Ambassador for the Center for Open Science, Catalyst for the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences, and a part of the Better Book research team for the Coursekata project. 

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Email
sshaw@wpi.edu
Affiliated Department or Office
Learning Science & Technology
Education
BA California State University, East Bay 2012
MA University of California, Los Angeles 2016
PHD University of California, Los Angeles 2020

Stacy Shaw’s research focuses on understanding creative thinking in mathematics, how anxiety and other threat experiences affect mathematical cognition and reasoning, as well as how classroom experiences can affect performance and learning in STEM. Recently she has become interested in the role of rest for academic achievement, burnout, and student wellbeing. She graduated with her Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA in 2020, and is an Ambassador for the Center for Open Science, Catalyst for the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences, and a part of the Better Book research team for the Coursekata project. 

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The Worcester Guardian
‘Rest Matters’: WPI podcast wins national Episode of the Year award

The Worcester Guardian reported on a national recognition for The WPI Podcast, produced by the Division of Marketing Communications. The podcast won "Episode of the Year" at the inaugural HigherEd PodCon Awards in Cleveland which recognize creativity excellence in higher education podcasting. The winning episode, "Rest Matters" features a conversation with Stacy Shaw, assistant professor in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies on how rest influences learning, creativity, focus and well-being.

The Conversation
Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch

Stacy Shaw, assistant professor in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies, authored a piece in The Conversation about the importance of rest. The article also suggests people reconsider what they define as rest. The piece has been republished by more than 25 news outlets.

 

 

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