Assistant Professor of Education,
School of Education
She/Her/Hers
Kinnari Atit is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Riverside. She received her Ph.D. in Psychology from Temple University. After receiving her doctorate, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University and also at Northwestern University. Her areas of research include the intersection of spatial thinking and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. More specifically, her work comprises three lines of inquiry: 1) leveraging students’ spatial skills to improve their mathematics achievement, 2) supporting students’ understanding for spatial STEM concepts, and 3) examining K-12 teachers’ use of pedagogical practices that support spatial learning in the classroom.
Email: kinnari@ucr.edu
Website: https://stemteachlearn.ucr.edu/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinnariatit/