Ph.D. in Human Development, University of Maryland, 2016
B.S. in Psychology, Ohio State University, 2010
Student academic motivation; motivational beliefs about ability and effort; growth and fixed mindset; teacher, parent, and peer effects on student motivation; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) contexts
Muenks, K. & Yan, Y. (2024). Do my peers have a fixed or growth mindset? Exploring the behaviors associated with undergraduate STEM students perceptions of their peers mindsets about intelligence. Motivation and Emotion, 48, 17–35. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-023-10049-8.
Muenks, K., Kroeper, K., Canning, E. & Murphy, M. (2024). Instructors mindset beliefs and behaviors: How do students and instructors perceive them?. Social Psychology of Education, 27, 2883–2899. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-024-09948-6.
Muenks, K., Lin, S., Rutten, L., Hecht, C. & Yan, V. (2024). Exploring students challenge frameworks: A person-centered approach. Learning and Individual Differences, 116, 102562. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102562.
Rutten, L., Zengilowski, A., Lyra, F., Woznicki, N. & Muenks, K. (2024). Only some can succeed here: A mixed methods study of how faculty unproductive mindsets relate to gender, racial, and first-gen representation in higher education. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 79, 102319. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2024.102319.
Muenks, K., Sievers, J., Kroeper, K. & Canning, E. (2024). Exploring effects of mixed mindset messages from instructors. Motivation Science. doi:https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/mot0000381.
Kroeper, K., Muenks, K., Canning, E. & Murphy, M. (2022). An exploratory study of the behaviors that communicate perceived instructor mindset beliefs in college STEM classrooms. Teaching and Teacher Education, 114, 103717. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2022.103717.
Muenks, K., Peterson, E., Green, A., Kolvoord, R. & Uttal, D. (2020). Parents beliefs about high school students spatial abilities: Gender differences and associations with parent behavior and students STEM career intentions. Sex Roles, 82, 570–583. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-019-01072-6.
Muenks, K., Canning, E., LaCosse, J., Green, D., Zirkel, S., Garcia, J. & Murphy, M. (2020). Does my professor think my ability can change? Students perceptions of their STEM professors mindset predict in-class psychological experiences. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 149, 2119–2144. doi:https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/xge0000763.
Canning, E., Muenks, K., Green, D. & Murphy, M. (2019). STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes. Science Advances, 5. doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau4734.
Muenks, K., Wigfield, A. & Eccles, J. (2018). I can do this! The development and calibration of childrens expectations for success and competence beliefs. Developmental Review, 48, 24–39. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2018.04.001.
Muenks, K.. & Miele, D.. (2017). Students thinking about effort and ability: The role of developmental, contextual, and individual difference factors. Review of Educational Research, 87, 707–735. doi:https://www.jstor.org/stable/44667672.
