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Kiley McKee
@kmckee.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at Northwestern and Education Research Intern at WestEd. Cognitive psychology, spatial cognition, measurement & assessment.

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Had a great time at #CogSci2025! Got to catch up with friends, see great research talks, and present some of my grad student work as well as some work from my internship at WestEd. Looking forward to the next one!
August 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Happy to share that the chapter that I co-authored for Advances in Child Development and Behavior is in press today! 🎉

The chapter focuses on children's spatial thinking assessments and contains a lot of the underpinnings of my dissertation work.

You can read it here:
authors.elsevier.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Very honored to have been a judge for the Northwestern Undergraduate Research Expo yesterday, and super proud of all of the STAR lab RAs who presented their awesome work. Lots of very talented future researchers!
May 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Updated Spatial & Numerical Cognition pack — still looking for more junior scientists 🔭🧪
go.bsky.app/4CXmSZM
November 11, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Having a great time at Spatial Cognition 2024 in Dublin this week hearing about some amazing research!
June 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Excited to share our latest paper - a review of technological advancements in Block Design Test measurement and analysis. Looking forward to seeing what insights will come from using AI for investigating individual differences!
Looking Ahead: Advancing Measurement and Analysis of the Block Design Test Using Technology and Artificial Intelligence
The block design test (BDT) has been used for over a century in research and clinical contexts as a measure of spatial cognition, both as a singular ability and as part of more comprehensive intellige...
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May 22, 2024 at 2:14 PM
So proud of my undergrad RAs for presenting their work at #MPA2024! Always nice to see undergrads progress and grow in the lab.
April 18, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Had a great time presenting at #CDS2024 yesterday - looking forward to seeing more amazing work at today’s sessions!
March 23, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Looking forward to #CDS2024 this week! If you are interested in assessment and measurement research, spatial cognition, or mental rotation, I would love to connect. Also be sure to check out the rest of the Northwestern STAR lab!
March 19, 2024 at 8:58 PM
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Psychology really needs to go back to square 1 on measurement. Even the major replications haven’t taken the lack of valid measures seriously. We are making up questions and questionnaires daily w/o validating constructs or tasks. This means our foundation is seriously shaky @jkflake.bsky.social
February 23, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Excited to join Bluesky! As an introduction to myself, I am a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University. My research focuses on assessing and measuring cognition, specifically spatial cognition. I have interests in psychometrics, learning + development, and cognitive science. Happy to connect! 🧠
December 8, 2023 at 5:06 PM