ANDREA KUNZE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajkunze
Kunzeaj96@gmail.com
(843) 742 4461
EDUCATION

M.S. Curriculum & Instruction- Educational Psychology, May 2018

Student North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
GPA: 4.00/4.00

B.I.S. Human Learning & Development, May 2016

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
GPA: 3.83/4.00

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Research Experience
2016- Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Teacher Education & Learning Sciences,
North Carolina State University.
Primary Investigator: Dr. Teya Rutherford

2015-16 Research Assistant, Dept. of Educational Psychology, Georgia State University

Scientific Thinking Lab
Primary Investigator: Dr. Maggie Renken

2015-16 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Clinical Neuropsychology, Georgia State University
Clinical Neuropsychology Lab (Center for Advanced Brain Imaging)
Primary Investigator: Dr. Tricia King
Professional Experience
2017- Website and Data Management
Triangle Academic Coach
Supervisor: David Perez

2016- Head Assistant Swim Coach

Lake Claire Wahoo Swim Team
Supervisor: Carmen Carrion

2016 Research Scientist- Informal Science Education

Trees Atlanta, Decatur, GA
Supervisor: Carmen Carrion

2014-15 Front Desk and Sales

Americas Best Fitness, Atlanta, GA
Manager: Charles Niles
Awards and Honors
2016-17 Whos Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Award, Georgia State University

2016 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in Educational Psychology, Educational

Psychology, Special Education, and Communication Disorders Department, Georgia State
University
2016 Outstanding B.I.S.in Human Learning and Development Student Award,
Georgia State University

2014-16 Georgia HOPE Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Manuscripts
Peffer, M. E., Cohen, J. D., Renken, M., Kunze, A. Mission to Planet Markle: Elementary Students Arguments
Made Visible. Science Education Journal.

Conference Presentations
Kunze, A., Rutherford, R. Listening to their Views: Student Perceptions of Instruction within Online and
Face-to-Face Environments. Submitted to American Psychological Association Division 15, August
2017.
Carrion, C., Kunze, A., Renken, M. How participation in a semi-structured informal setting promotes science
learning in students. Submitted to American Psychological Association Division 15, August 2017.
Carrion, C., Kunze, A., Renken, M. How a nature experience helps students memory build knowledge about
environmental science. Submitted to American Psychological Association Division 31, August 2017.
Walls-Rosenstein, D., Carrion, C., Kunze, A. How a Garden Workshop Affects Preservice Teachers Ability
to Incorporate Hands-On Learning. Presented at the American Psychology Association, Aug. 2016.
Kunze, A., Renken, M., Peffer, M. E. Genetics Misconceptions in Elementary Aged Children Clarified
Through Collaborative Illustrations. Presented at the Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference,
Nov. 2015.
Peffer, M., Renken, M., Cohen, J., Kunze, A. Learning Outcomes of Genetics-Themed Problem Based
Learning Unit Delivered to Elementary School Students. Abstract presented at the Society for
Advancement of Biology Education Research, July 2015.

Current/Past Research Projects

2017- IVLE Student Perceptions Project (see conference presentation 1)
Mixed Methods Study

2017- Deductive Reasoning & SAT Achievement

Quant Study

2017- ST Math- Time Task Study

Mixed-Methods Study

2016 NC nonpublic school sector- Voucher Program

Created database for all NC private schools enrollment documentation

RELEVANT SKILLS
Website Development: HTML, CSS
Operating Systems: OSX, Windows
Numerical Software: STATA, Excel
Presentation Software Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
Courses: Instructional Design, Quantitative Methods I & II