Professional Projects
Professional Projects
(in order of relevance)
See Fraction Solutions
See Fraction Solutions is not just a regular calculator. It is an interactive, visual learning tool that shows the why behind the answer. Instead of only giving a result, it offers step-by-step visuals and multiple solution strategies (Cuisenaire® rods, decimal grids, number lines, and arithmetic) so learners can see how operations work and build deep understanding.
The tool is designed for use in the classroom and at home. Teachers and parents can reveal steps one at a time and use replay animations to pace lessons and support discussion, helping students understand the reasoning behind solutions rather than memorizing procedures.
See Fraction Solutions fills a gap in current learning tools by combining step-by-step visuals with multiple solution strategies in one place, so learners can compare approaches and find the one that makes the most sense to them.
🌐 Website: www.seefractionsolutions.com
📧 Email: seefractionsolutions@gmail.com
📸 Instagram: @seefractionsolutions
💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/see-fraction-solutions
VegLookUp®: One Click. Countless Vegan Alternatives.
VegLookUp® is an interactive website designed to make plant-based eating more accessible and intuitive. It features two core features: a Product Search and a Recipe Builder. The full website will be launching soon!
The Product Search allows users to find vegan alternatives for all their favorite foods by entering keywords or browsing by category, with filtering options for dietary preferences like gluten-free or organic. The Recipe Builder lets users paste a list of ingredients and receive a customized vegan version.
View a short video walkthrough!
Pokémon Card Price Tracker
A fun web app I created for my husband to track his personal want list for Pokémon cards. You browse cards in three groups (Master Set, Display Singles, Other Singles), see market prices by condition, mark cards as collected (purchase or trade), and optionally filter to still need only like a shopping list. On load (and when you refresh a tab), the app scrapes current Ungraded pricing from PriceCharting.com. Tapping a price row opens the right place: Ungraded → PriceCharting; Near Mint, Lightly Played, and other graded-style conditions → TCGplayer with the matching Condition query parameter.
Video walkthrough on mobile:
Projects with Instructional Research Group
Project Manager, Appendices Lead, & Study Reviewer, IES practice guide on Preparing Young Children for School, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2020–2024). Wavell was project manager, appendices lead, and a study reviewer. She led the drafting of the technical appendices, including:
- Calculated the fixed-effects meta-analyses of 49 studies to inform the evidence levels for the 7 practice guide recommendations
- Synthesized the evidence across studies by independently calculating a weighted mean effect size and z-test of statistical significance for each relevant outcome domain
Wavell also conducted WWC study reviews, drafted reports and memorandums to project officers, monitored the timely submission of 150+ deliverables, finalized and published 96 study reviews, and hosted a series of 8 panel meetings and 3 dissemination webinars for an audience of 500+ registrants.
Project Coordinator, efficacy trial for the TransMath small-group fractions intervention for struggling students, funded by the National Science Foundation (2015–2018). Wavell managed data collection and clean-up efforts, conducted preliminary data analysis, and contributed to the development of a technical report and research articles published in Exceptional Children and Learning Disabilities Research & Practice. She also presented the study findings at the 2019 STEM for All Video Showcase. For these publications, she:
- Tested for statistically significant differences between intervention and comparison students on demographic variables and baseline and outcome measures by producing Chi-square tests of independence, t-tests, p-values (corrected for multiple tests with the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure where appropriate), and Hedges’ g effect sizes
- Conducted a psychometric analysis of the student measures, including test reliability statistics (Cronbach’s alpha) and estimates of item difficulty and discrimination
- Assessed procedural fidelity and the quality of implementation of the intervention lessons, as well as inter-rater reliability of the fidelity data
- Produced correlation coefficients between measures of the quality of the intervention instruction and student baseline and outcome measures
- Tabulated and summarized data from teacher, tutor, and student surveys
Project Manager, project on improving algebraic reasoning for students with mathematics learning disabilities via evidence-based practices, professional development, and data-based instruction, funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (2018–2022). Wavell contributed to the development of a research article published in Learning Disabilities Research & Practiceand authored a technical report. Her research responsibilities included:
- Managed all data collection, database creation, and clean-up efforts
- Conducted gain score analysis to measure the target sample’s performance from fall to spring on a set of mathematics assessments, in comparison to the growth of typically achieving peers
- Summarized project activities, challenges, and results in research reports
She also served as a liaison between study participants and research staff, co-developed and co-led teacher professional development trainings, trained field staff on proper data collection procedures, and conducted fidelity observations of classroom instruction.
Project Coordinator, randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of professional development in academic vocabulary on eighth-grade teachers and students, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2015–2020). Wavell ran weekly meetings, drafted weekly updates, served as a liaison between research and field staff, managed data collection and clean-up efforts, conducted preliminary data analysis, and is contributing to the development of a technical report and a research article for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. For these papers, she:
- Tested for statistically significant differences between intervention and comparison students on demographic variables and baseline measures by producing Chi-square tests of independence, t-tests, p-values, and effect sizes
- Tested for statistically significant differences between intervention and comparison students on outcome measures by producing ANCOVA-adjusted means and unadjusted standard deviations, p-values, and Hedges’ g effect sizes
- Conducted a psychometric analysis of the student measures, including test reliability statistics (Cronbach’s alpha) and estimates of item difficulty and discrimination
- Assessed procedural fidelity and the quality of implementation of the professional development sessions, as well as inter-rater reliability of the fidelity data
Research Associate, study of reliability and consequential validity of a mathematics diagnostic assessment system in Georgia, funded by the Regional Education Lab–Southeast (2019–2020). Wavell assisted with analysis and development and editing of the report and corresponding appendices for this project. For the publication, she:
- Calculated the inter-assessor reliability of a mathematics diagnostic assessment system
- Evaluated the fidelity of assessment administration
- Performed a psychometric analysis of a teacher survey
- Conducted a qualitative analysis of teacher survey responses
- Created visuals to represent teacher survey data responses
Senior Project Manager, project on investigating the use of worked examples to improve verbal and written explanations for grade 5 students with mathematics difficulties, funded by the National Science Foundation (2020–2023). Wavell supported the principal investigator with the management of the project timeline, budget, and task delegation for this study involving 600+ students in 2 school districts across 2 states. She also assisted with field staff training, conducted quality assurance checks of program materials developed by the principal investigator, managed data collection, data entry, and clean-up efforts, and assisted with preliminary data analysis.
Project Manager & Study Reviewer, IES practice guide on Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4–9, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2019–2022). Wavell managed the research efforts, assisted with drafting the technical appendices, monitored the submission of deliverables, communicated with panel members, organized meetings, and drafted reports and memorandums. She also conducted study reviews and reconciliations using WWC Version 4.0 standards. Additionally, she hosted a series of dissemination webinars to an audience of 1,300+ registrants.
Project Manager & Study Reviewer, IES practice guide on Mathematics Interventions for Students in the Elementary Grades, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2018–2021). Wavell coordinated panel activities and team meetings, took meeting notes, and assisted with drafting deliverables, reports, and memorandums to project officers. She also conducted study reviews using WWC Version 4.0 standards.
Senior Project Manager & Audit Reviewer, project supporting the WWC Statistics, Website, and Training (SWAT) contract with conducting peer review audits of study reviews and intervention reports, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2018–2023). Wavell identifieed and summarized discrepancies in study reviews and intervention reports across WWC topic areas based on web-based Study Review Guides (SRGs). She also supported team leads with the management of the project timeline, budget, and task delegation, including coordinating study review tasks across a team of 45+ research staff.
Senior Project Manager & Study Reviewer, project involving conducting study reviews for the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) program, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2018–2023). Wavell conducted study reconciliations using WWC Version 4.0 standards. She also supported team leads with the management of the project timeline, budget, and task delegation, including coordinating study review tasks across a team of 45+ research staff.
Senior Project Manager & Study Reviewer, project supporting the development of two IES practice guides on college and career readiness for secondary school students, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2022–2026). Wavell supported team leads with the management of the project timeline, budget, and task delegation, including coordinating study review tasks across a team of 45+ research staff.
Senior Project Manager, project on developing and evaluating a professional development program on rational numbers for educators providing intervention to students with mathematics disabilities and difficulties in Grades 4–5, funded by the National Science Foundation (2020–2024). Wavell supported team leads with the management of the project timeline, budget, and task delegation.
Research Associate, project with the Mississippi Department of Education on providing in-depth consultation, training, and follow-up coaching to support literacy intervention teachers in grades 4–8, funded by the Regional Education Lab–Southeast (2022–2026). Wavell supported team leads with the management of the project timeline and task delegation.
Research Associate, impact evaluation of training in multi-tiered systems of support for reading in early elementary school, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2018–2028). Wavell supported team leads with the management of the project timeline and task delegation.
Research Associate, meta-analysis project on instructional practices that enhance learning for students struggling with rational numbers, funded by the National Science Foundation (2017–2020). Wavell assisted with the data collection, coding, and analysis for this project.
Research Assistant, conference on STEM education, learning disabilities, and the science of dyslexia, funded by the National Science Foundation (2017). Wavell assisted with hosting this conference, held in Washington, D.C. The audience included researchers involved in dyslexia and learning disability research and those connected with science, engineering, mathematics, or technology.
Research Assistant, research synthesis on the effectiveness of reading intervention for grades 1–3, funded by the Regional Education Lab–Southeast (2014–2016). Wavell assisted with several aspects of the research synthesis, including reviewing the literature, coding the studies, and ensuring that the summary of findings and technical appendices accurately represented the data from the studies.
Research Assistant, randomized controlled trial to study the impact of a mathematics professional development program for fourth-grade teachers, funded by the Regional Education Lab–Southeast (2012–2016). Wavell assisted with the development and editing of the report (Jayanthi, M., Gersten, R., Taylor, M. J., Smolkowski, K., & Dimino, J. [2017]. Effectiveness of Developing Mathematical Ideas [DMI] professional development in fractions for grade 4 teachers and students [REL 2017–256]. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast).
Research Assistant, efficacy study of a teacher study group professional development program in vocabulary on first-grade teachers and their students, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (2009–2013). Wavell assisted with the development and editing of the journal article (Jayanthi, M., Dimino, J., Gersten, R., Taylor, M. J., Haymond, K., Smolkowski, K., & Newman-Gonchar, R. [2017]. The impact of teacher study groups in vocabulary on teaching practice, teacher knowledge, and student vocabulary knowledge: A large-scale replication study. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 11(1), 83-108. doi:10.1080/19345747.2017.1327625).
