Faculty Directory

Ido Davidesco

Assistant Professor

Director, Lab-to-Classroom Research Group

Department

CDEP Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology

Select Publications

Davidesco, I., Glaser, N., Stevenson, I. H., & Dagan, O. (2023). Detecting fluctuations in student engagement and retention during video lectures using electroencephalography. British Journal of Educational Technology, 54(6), 1895-1916.

Davidesco, I., Laurent, E., Valk, H., West, T., Milne, C., Poeppel, D., Dikker, S. (2023). The Temporal Dynamics of Brain-to-Brain Synchrony Between Students and Teachers Predict Learning Outcomes. Psychological Science, 34(5), 633-643.

Davidesco, I., Bevilacqua, D., Poeppel, D., & Dikker, S. (2021). Neuroscience Research in the Classroom: Portable Brain and Eye Tracking Technologies in Educational Research. Educational Researcher, 50(9), 649-656.

Davidesco, I. (2020). Brain-to-Brain Synchrony in the STEM Classroom. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 19(3).

Keller, A.S., Davidesco, I., & Tanner, K.D. (2020). Attention Matters: How Orchestrating Attention Relates to Classroom Learning. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 19(3).

Grants & Fellowships

2022-2027 CAREER DBER: The Role of Internal Attention in Undergraduate Biology Learning. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

2021-2025 Fostering Computational Thinking Through Neural Engineering Activities in High School Biology Classes. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

2022-2026 Utilizing Neurophysiological Measures to Better Understand and Improve Engagement and Learning with Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

2022-2027 Brain Healthy: Engaging Students in Citizen Science Brain Health and Wellness Investigations to Promote Data Science Literacy. Funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Honors & Awards

2022 International Mind, Brain, and Education Society, Early Career Award

2022 National Science Foundation, Faculty Early Career Development Award

2017 Society for Neuroscience, Next Generation Award