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• Richard Lamb j Richard Lamb joined the Department of Special Education, Foundations, and Research Methods at East Carolina University as an associate professor. He is currently the director of the East Carolina University Neurocognition Science Laboratory. He earned his Ph.D. in 2013 from George Mason University, College of Education and Human Development in science education and educational measurement. Lamb previously served as an assistant professor at Washington State University, where he taught in the elementary education program and courses on advanced quantitative methods such as multilevel modeling and structural equation modeling. His research interests focus on the identification and measurement of cognitive processes engaged while using technology in the learning of science and other STEM fields. The tools Lamb uses to complete his research are interdisciplinary and drawn from multiple fields to include neuropsychology, neuroscience, educational measurement, and computer science. Lamb has been award multiple times for his research to include the 2016 NARST Early Career Researcher Award, the 2018 AERA Best Paper Award SIG-IT, and the 2020 John C. Park National Technology Leadership Initiative Award.