Alexis Richmond is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests include self-regulated learning, student motivation, and promoting overall student well-being in the classroom. Outside of school, Alexis enjoys long walks, reading books, and spending time with family and friends.
Veronica Yan (Supervisor)Studies the cognitive underpinnings of learning and instruction (memory & metacognition), integrated with social-psychological processes (motivation & mindset), in direct applications to classroom practices, online instruction, and self-regulated learning.
Patricia Chen (Supervisor)Self-regulation, Motivation, Social psychological interventions
(More specifically: studies the mindsets and behaviors that motivate learning, achievement, and well-being; develops and tests psychologically precise interventions to empower people at scale)