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Ocular, G., Metlicka, M., & Haden, C. A. (2026, April). Making sense of a warming ocean: How STEM-related talk and gesture combine to support students’ understanding of climate data. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Montreal, Canada. Ocular et al. CDS 2026 Poster

Pagano, L. C., Metlicka, M., Johnson, A. C., Ocular, G., Uttal, D. H., & Haden, C. A. (2026, April). Marking up maps: How drawing enhances middle school students’ engagement with spatial data. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Montreal, Canada. Pagano et al. CDS 2026 Poster

Ocular, G., Hertzman, E., Metlicka, M., Pagano., L.P., Uttal., D., & Haden, C.A. (2025). "I don't think it affects lobster." Middle school students' engagement with data visualization. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. Ocular et al. SRCD 2025 Poster

Pagano, L. C., Metlicka, M., Hertzman, E., Johnson, A. C., Ocular, G., Uttal, D. H., Wakefield, E. M., & Haden, C. A. (2025). The Role of Imagistic Gestures in Supporting Middle School Students’ Scientific Understandings about Climate Change. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Hertzman, E., Ocular, G., Pagano, L., Uttal, D., & Haden, C.A. (2025, April). From stomach dissections to STEM discussions: The power of annotation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Hertzman et al. MPA 2025 Poster

Mirdadi, S., Pagano, L., & Haden, C. A. (2024, April). Emotional climate change conversations during a middle school field trip. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.  Mirdadi MPA 2024 Poster

Hertzman, E., Pagano, L., Uttal, D., & Haden, C. (2024, April). Drawing conclusions: Annotating visualizations supports middle school students’ STEM talk. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL. Hertzman et al. MPA 2024 Poster

Pagano, L., Ocular, G., Rothschild, D., Nsier, H., Denis, K., Hertzman, E., Uttal, D., & Haden, C. (2024, March). Writing and reflecting: how middle school students learn from data visualizations during field trips. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. Pagano, CDS 2024 GMRI

Ocular, G., Metlicka, M., & Haden, C. A. (2026, April). Making sense of a warming ocean: How STEM-related talk and gesture combine to support students’ understanding of climate data. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Montreal, Canada. Ocular et al. CDS 2026 Poster

Pagano, L. C., Metlicka, M., Johnson, A. C., Ocular, G., Uttal, D. H., & Haden, C. A. (2026, April). Marking up maps: How drawing enhances middle school students’ engagement with spatial data. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Montreal, Canada. Pagano et al. CDS 2026 Poster

Ocular, G., Hertzman, E., Metlicka, M., Pagano., L.P., Uttal., D., & Haden, C.A. (2025). "I don't think it affects lobster." Middle school students' engagement with data visualization. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN. Ocular et al. SRCD 2025 Poster

Pagano, L. C., Metlicka, M., Hertzman, E., Johnson, A. C., Ocular, G., Uttal, D. H., Wakefield, E. M., & Haden, C. A. (2025). The Role of Imagistic Gestures in Supporting Middle School Students’ Scientific Understandings about Climate Change. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Hertzman, E., Ocular, G., Pagano, L., Uttal, D., & Haden, C.A. (2025, April). From stomach dissections to STEM discussions: The power of annotation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Hertzman et al. MPA 2025 Poster

Mirdadi, S., Pagano, L., & Haden, C. A. (2024, April). Emotional climate change conversations during a middle school field trip. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL.  Mirdadi MPA 2024 Poster

Hertzman, E., Pagano, L., Uttal, D., & Haden, C. (2024, April). Drawing conclusions: Annotating visualizations supports middle school students’ STEM talk. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago IL. Hertzman et al. MPA 2024 Poster

Pagano, L., Ocular, G., Rothschild, D., Nsier, H., Denis, K., Hertzman, E., Uttal, D., & Haden, C. (2024, March). Writing and reflecting: how middle school students learn from data visualizations during field trips. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Pasadena, CA. Pagano, CDS 2024 GMRI