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Biography
Dr. Misook Heo is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics & Computer Science. She earned both her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Information Science from University of Pittsburgh. Her teaching portfolio includes prior experience in information technology and educational technology programs, and she currently teaches courses in data science and statistics.
Dr. Heo’s research examines how social, cognitive (especially spatial ability) and motivational factors interact to affect learning in multimedia environments. She is a Fulbright Scholar.
Education
- Ph.D. Information Science, University of Pittsburgh
- M.S. Information Science, University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests
- Social student modeling
- Spatial ability
- Multimedia learning
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Teaching Portfolio
- Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award (ResearchGrant). 2014-2015.
- Heo, M. (2025). Other-self similarity, motivation, emotion, and learning. Learning and Instruction, 95, Article 102026.
- Heo, M., & Toomey, N. (2020). Learning with multimedia: The effects of gender, type of multimedia learning resources, and spatial ability. Computers & Education, 146, Article 103747.
- Heo, M., & Toomey, N. (2016). Supporting sustained willingness to share knowledge with visual feedback. Computers in Human Behavior, 54, 388–396.
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Award #2426556. Catalyst: An institutional self-assessment of service equity and impact of service on underrepresented faculty in STEM at Duquesne University , 2024-2025.