Dasha Gerasimova, Ph.D.

Daria "Dasha" Gerasimova, Ph.D., is currently an Assistant Research Professor at the Kansas University Center on Disabilities (KUCD), Life Span Institute, University of Kansas. At KUCD, she serves as a methodologist in the areas of quantitative methods and measurement. Her duties include consulting researchers on research design and methodology, cleaning and statistically analyzing data, writing Methods and Results sections of manuscripts as well as Methods sections of grant proposals, developing data visualizations, implementing open science practices (e.g., preparing preregistrations and open data sharing) and providing other methodological services as needed to support research projects at the center. Her research interests are in applied methodology and educational psychology. In the area of applied methodology, she is interested in improving methods for instrument development and validation, advancing open science practices, and making methodological advances more accessible to and commonly used by researchers. In the area of educational psychology, she is interested in STEM teaching and learning. Her research is particularly focused on student engagement in a classroom setting. She received her PhD in Education (with concentrations in Quantitative Research Methods and Educational Psychology) from George Mason University in 2020.