Publications

Speed, E. A. (May 2025, Anticipated). The SNARC Effect in Mayan Numerals: Effects on Language Transparency and Reading Direction on Novel Symbolic Number Understanding [Doctoral dissertation, Utah State University]. Digital Commons @ USU

Speed, E. A. (2022, April 26). Culturally relevant place value instruction in Mayan-speaking 2nd grade classrooms in Guatemala. Paper presented at 2022 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association. https://doi.org/10.3102/1886035

Rainey, V. R., Flores-Lamb, V., Gjorgieva, E., & Speed, E. A. (2019) Language brokering and psychological adjustment in emerging adulthood: Exploring cultural values as moderators. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 41(6). https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2019.1630416

Moyer-Packenham, P. S., Lommatsch, C. W., Litster, K., Ashby, J., Bullock, E. K., Roxburgh, A. L., Shumway, J. F., Speed, E., Covington, B., Hartmann, C., Clarke-Midura, J., Skaria, J., Westenskow, A., MacDonald, B., Symanzik, J., & Jordan, K. (2018). How design features in digital math games support learning and mathematics connections. Computers in Human Behavior, 91(2019). 316-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.036

Presentations

Oral Presentations

Speed, E. A. & Yates, K. (2024, October). Math Play in Nature Spaces. Nature Play Symposium. Tracy Aviary at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

Speed, E. A. & Ames, C. A. (2024, June). Early Math at Home: How to Make Math Fun for Utah Families. STEM Best Practices Conference 2024. Layton, Utah, United States.

Ames, C. W. M & Speed, E. A. (2024, January). Early Math at Home: How to Make Math Fun for Utah Families. 2024 annual meeting of Utah Council of Teachers in Mathematics (UCTM) conference. Provo, Utah, United States.

Ames, C. W. M & Speed, E. A. (2024, January). Human Connection: The Greatest Predictor in Math Achievement. 2024 annual meeting of Utah Council of Teachers in Mathematics (UCTM) conference. Provo, Utah, United States.

Ames, C. W. M & Speed, E. A. (2024, January). Best Practices for Using Math Software in the Classroom. 2024 annual meeting of Utah Council of Teachers in Mathematics (UCTM) conference. Provo, Utah, United States.

Ames, C. W. M & Speed, E. A. (2023, December). Empowering Parents: Unlocking Early Math Potential in Children Through Play. 2023 annual meeting of Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Utah Preschool Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

Ames, C. W. M & Speed, E. A. (2023, January). MILO, Math Introductions and Learning Opportunities. 2023 annual meeting of Utah Council of Teachers in Mathematics (UCTM) conference. Provo, Utah, United States.

Ames, C. W. M & Speed, E. A. (2023, January). AmeriCorps Math Mentors Program. 2023 annual meeting of Utah Council of Teachers in Mathematics (UCTM) conference. Provo, Utah, United States.

Speed, E. A. (2022, April). Culturally relevant place value instruction in Mayan-speaking 2nd grade classrooms in Guatemala. Paper presented in roundtable session "Critical Curriculum Inquiry, Cultural Responsiveness, and 'Colorblindness'". 2022 annual meeting of American Educational Research Association (AERA). San Diego, California, United States. https://doi.org/10.3102/1886035

Speed, E. A. (2020, April). Learning two-digit numbers in a two-language school: How does the language of math class affect the development of symbolic number processing? 2020 Student Research Symposium (SRS), Utah State University. Logan, Utah, United States.

Speed, E. A., Litson, K., Covington, B., & Jordan, K. (2019, April) Development of decomposed parallel processing in Dual Language Immersion second graders. 2019 Student Research Symposium (SRS), Utah State University. Logan, Utah, United States.

Speed, E. A. (2018, June). Comparación entre los sistemas numéricos: Análisis de datos pilotos [Comparison between numerical systems: An analysis of pilot data]. 2018 Conferencia en Lingüística Maya, Universidad de la Valle de Guatemala - Campus Altiplano. Cantón El Tablón, Sololá, Guatemala. Delivered in Spanish.

Speed, E. A. (2017, June). Comparación entre los sistemas numéricos en inglés, español, kaqchikel maya, y chino [Comparison between the numerical systems of English, Spanish, Kaqchikel Mayan, and Chinese]. 2017 Intercambio Cultural con Estudiantes de Lenguas Mayas, Universidad de la Valle de Guatemala - Campus Altiplano. Cantón El Tablón, Sololá, Guatemala. Delivered in Spanish.

Poster Presentations

Ames, C. W. M. & Speed, E. A., (2024, June). Early Math at Home: The Impact of Board Games on Caregivers' Math Knowledge, Interest, and Confidence [Poster]. 2024 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS). Washington DC, United States.

Speed, E. A., Ivie, C. G., & Jordan, K. E. (2024, June). The SNARC Effect in Mayan Numerals: Effects on Language Transparency and Reading Direction on Novel Symbolic Number Understanding [Poster]. 2024 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS). Washington DC, United States.

Hartmann, C. K.*, Ewing, O., Isheqlou, L. K., Speed, E. A., Jordan, K. E. (2023, October). One Variable, Multiple Meanings: Measuring Response Time in Those with Math Anxiety [Poster]. 2023 annual conference of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA). Reno, Nevada, United States.

Speed, E. A., Pope, S. N., Hartmann, C. K., Jordan, K. E. (2022, June). The SNARC Effect in Mayan Numerals [Poster]. 2022 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS). Antwerp, Belgium.

Hartmann, C. K.*, Covington, B.P., Ewing, O. H., Speed, E. A., Jordan, K. E., (2022, June). Implicit and Explicit Measurement of Math Anxiety [Poster]. 2022 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS). Antwerp, Belgium.

Speed, E. A., Shumway, J., & Jordan, K. E. (2020, June). Mayan vigesimal numbers: An educational case study on language transparency and learning trajectories [Poster]. 2020 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS). Dublin, Ireland. (Conference canceled.)

Speed, E. A. (2020, April). Learning two-digit numbers in a two-language school: How does the language of math class affect the development of symbolic number processing? [Poster]. 2020 annual meeting of Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA). Denver, Colorado, United States. (Conference canceled.)

Speed, E. A. (2019, June). Development of decomposed parallel processing in Dual Language Immersion second graders [Poster]. 2019 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS). Ottawa, Canada.

Speed, E. A., Litson, K., Covington, B., Nield, T., Henrie, T., & Jordan, K. (2019, April). Automaticity of place value processing in Dual Language Immersion second graders [Poster]. 2019 annual meeting of Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA). Denver, Colorado, United States.

Rainey, V. R.*, Flores-Lamb, V., Gjorgieva, E., & Speed, E. A. (2017, April) Cultural protective factors for the psychological health of language brokering children and adolescents [Poster]. 2017 biennial meeting of Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). Austin, Texas, United States.

Speed, E. A., & Rainey, V. R. (2016, April). Cultural protective factors for the mental health of language brokers [Poster]. 2016 Student Scholars Symposium, University of West Florida. Pensacola, Florida, United States.

DiRienzo, M.*, Speed, E. A., Moore, R., & Rainey, V. R. (2016, April). Predictors of success: The effects of personality factors and executive function on academic achievement in college students [Poster]. 2016 Student Scholars Symposium, University of West Florida. Pensacola, Florida, United States.

DiRienzo, M., Speed, E. A., & Rainey, V. R. (2016, April). Grit and conscientiousness as predictors of academic achievement in college [Poster]. 2016 annual meeting of Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA). New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

DiRienzo, M., Speed, E. A., & Rainey, V. R. (2015, August). Predictors of success: The effects of grit on academic success in college students [Poster]. 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium: College of Science, Engineering, & Health, University of West Florida. Pensacola, Florida, United States.

Speed, E. A. (2015, April). When teens translate: A literature review of language brokering in adolescence [Poster]. 2015 Student Scholars Symposium, University of West Florida. Pensacola, Florida, United States.

Science Outreach

Event Presenter

2024 Presenter at Northern Utah STEM Expo, The Human Brain.
Northern Utah STEM Expo (2024, November 4).

2024 Presenter at USU STEAM Expo, The Human Brain.
Utah State University Uintah Basin - Roosevelt Campus (2024, October 2).

2024 Presenter at DIY Fest, Human Brains Meet & Greet.
Craft Lake City (2024, August 9-11).

2023 Presenter at Utah STEM Fest, Human Brains Meet & Greet.
Utah STEM Action Center (2023, September 19-20).

2023 Presenter at DIY Fest, Human Brains Meet & Greet.
Craft Lake City (2023, August 11-13).

2022 Presenter at Utah STEM Fest, Human Brains Meet & Greet.
Utah STEM Action Center (2022, September 27-28).

Invited Talks

6/2024 Hack the Brain.
801 Labs, Salt Lake City, UT.

3/2024 Testimony of the Brain.
Heathen Church, Logan, UT.

9/2022 This Is Your Brain on Math: Neuroscience and the Growth Mindset.
School Assembly at Whitehorse High School, Montezuma Creek, UT

6/2022 Educational Neuroscience, or How Your Students' Brains Learn.
STEM Best Practices 2022 conference, St. George, UT.

Grants Received

2024-27 Utah AmeriCorps State 2024 Grant - AmeriCorps Math Mentors Program
Utah Commission on Service & Volunteerism (UServe)
$1,200,000

2022-24 Utah AmeriCorps State 2022 Grant - AmeriCorps Math Mentors Program
Utah Commission on Service & Volunteerism (UServe)
$650,000

2022 Funding for Travel to 2022 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS), Antwerp, Belgium.
Utah State University Department of Psychology and Utah State University Office of Research and Graduate Studies
$800

2019 Funding for Travel to 2019 annual meeting of the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS), Ottawa, Canada.
Utah State University Department of Psychology and Utah State University Office of Research and Graduate Studies
$800

2019 Funding for Travel to 2019 annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA), Denver, CO.
Psi Chi International Psychology Honors Society
$400

2018 Funding for Travel to 2018 Kablajuj Ey Kaqchikel Summer Field School, Patzún, Guatemala
Utah State University Department of Psychology and Utah State University Office of Research and Graduate Studies
$800

2017-20 Utah State University Diversity Council Long-Term Grant
"Safe Passage". PI- Kaylee Litson. Co-Investigator.
Utah State University Diversity Council
$15,000 for 2017-2020

2017 Graduate Student Research Funds, Second Year Project
"Effect of Language of Instruction on Numerical Cognition in Dual Language Immersion Classrooms"
Utah State University Department of Psychology
$1000

2017 Funding for Travel to 2017 Kablajuj Ey Kaqchikel Summer Field School, Patzún, Guatemala.
Utah State University Department of Psychology and Utah State University Office of Research and Graduate Studies
$800

2016 Funding for Travel to 2016 annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
University of West Florida Office of Undergraduate Research
$620

Certificates

2/29/2024 Volunteer Management Certificate
UServe: Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism

8/22/2023 Key Concepts of Financial Grants Management Certificate
AmeriCorps

12/5/2016 Responsible Conduct of Research (RDR) - Social and Behavioral Course
CITI Program
Record ID: 44814241 (Expires 11/28/2026)

1/29/2015 Human Research; Group 1: Social, Behavioral, & Educational Researchers
CITI Program
Record ID: 55878810 (Expires 5/15/2026)

Honors, Awards, Fellowships, & Scholarships

2018-Present Member of Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology

2017-2018 Frederick Q. Lawson Fellowship
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, Utah State University.
$2500 for Fall 2017 semester, $2500 for Spring 2018 semester

Fall 2017 Center for Women & Gender Scholarship
Center for Women and Gender, Utah State University.
$1196

Spring 2016 President's List
4.0 Semester GPA Spring 2016; University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.

4/2016 Best Undergraduate Student Project: Department of Psychology
2016 Student Scholars Symposium; University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.

4/2016 2nd Place Undergraduate Presentation: College of Health
2016 Student Scholars Symposium; University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.
$50

2009-15 Florida Medallion Scholar (FMS)
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.
75% tuition award.

Service

State Service

Committees

2023 Small Group Facilitator at Active Engagement Retreat

2024 AmeriCorps Member Gathering Planning Committee

Volunteering

2023 Volunteer, Governor's Native American Summit, Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah.

University Service

Committees

2022 Mental Health Week 2022 Planning Committee

2021-22 Gender Inclusive Restroom Committee

Elected Positions

2018-20 Treasurer, Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology, Utah State University Chapter
2018-19 Graduate Student Representative, Neuroscience Program, Psychology Department, Utah State University

Panels

3/15/2022 Panelist, "Queerness and Spirituality" Panel
Mental Health Week, Utah State University

3/15/2022 Panelist, "It's Real: Surviving Suicidal Ideation" Panel
Mental Health Week, Utah State University

4/24/2021 Panelist, "Lived Experiences with Suicide" Panel
Campus Day of Action, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Utah State University

2/7/2020 Moderator of Oral Presentations, 2020 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR), Utah State University.

11/15/2019 Panelist, "Ask a Trans Person" Panel
Trans Awareness Week, Inclusion Center, Utah State University

2019-21 Panelist, "OUTspoken" Panels
Inclusion Center, Utah State University.
4/04/19, 4/10/19, 4/15/19, 10/30/19, 11/4/19, 11/14/19 (x3), 12/17/19, 2/11/20, 2/19/20 (x3), 11/16/20, 11/17/20 (x3), 3/4/2021 (x3), 3/8/2021, 3/11/2021, 3/23/2021, 4/22/21

4/6/2019 Panel Moderator, "Getting into Grad School and Surviving Once You Get There"
2019 meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

2016-19 Graduate Student Panelist
PSY2010 Careers in Psychology, Utah State University

Other

12/9/2021 Evaluator
Fall Student Research Symposium, Utah State University

4/10/19 Training Facilitator
Allies on Campus, Access and Diversity Center, Utah State University.

2017 Facilitator
Neurodiversity Group, Utah State University

2016 Co-Founder
Safe Passage for U (SP4U), Utah State University

Community Service

Continuous Volunteering

2025-present Transit Navigator Volunteer
International Rescue Committee; Salt Lake City, Utah.

2016-17 Global Village Team Member
Habitat for Humanity Guatemala; Sololá, Guatemala.
April 2-10, 2016, March 4-12, 2017

2007-09 Construction Team
Habitat for Humanity; Pensacola, Florida.

One-Time Volunteering

7/2023 Volunteer, Utah Arts Festival
Make Salt Lake; Salt Lake City, Utah.

7/2022 Volunteer, Utah Arts Festival,
Make Salt Lake; Salt Lake City, Utah.

Panels

5/17/2024 Panelist, "LGBTQ+ Rights, History, and Legislation" Panel
US Government & Citizenship Class; East High School, Salt Lake City, UT