I am an Associate Professor of Education Policy and Psychology, the 21st Century Endowed Chair in Education Policy at the University of Arkansas in the Department of Education Reform, and also hold a joint (courtesy) appointment in the Department of Psychology. I am also Affiliate Faculty in educational psychology at the University of Alabama. I’ve also held positions at Duke University and Case Western Reserve University. Broadly, I study education policy through the lens of psychology.  My research program is multidisciplinary with a focus on four core areas: Spatial thinking and reasoning skills, talent development and K-12 education, higher education and policy, and science communication and public scholarship. I lead the Wai Lab. Please see my Research and Teaching and Public Scholarship pages for a summary of my work. CV here (where you can find my email). Google Scholar Profile here.