Robyn K. Pinilla, Ph.D., serves as an Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Teacher Education. Her teaching and research focus on early mathematics, spatial reasoning, and early childhood teaching practices. Dr. Pinilla uses sociocultural theories of learning to explore the relations between context, teaching, and learning in early childhood and elementary classrooms.

• Simmons Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award - Southern Methodist University Simmons School of Education & Human Development (05/11/2023)
• Dean's Award, Education - Southern Methodist University Graduate Research Day (03/01/2021-03/31/2021)

• Ph D in Education, Southern Methodist University (2023)
• M.Ed in Education Leadership, Southern Methodist University (2018)
• BA in Early Childhood Education, The University of Texas at Arlington (2010)

• Uncovering children’s spatial reasoning through iterative cognitive interview design Practical Assessment, Research, & Evaluation 28 12 (2023), Elizabeth R. Thomas, Robyn K. Pinilla, Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller, Cassandra Hatfield.

• Playful STEAM Learning in Early Childhood Education (2023), Volume Region 19 Service Center, Robyn K. Pinilla, Cynthia A. Wiltshire.
• STEAM ECE Learning through Play (2023), Volume Tomas Rivera Conference CenterUTEP, Robyn K. Pinilla.

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