Alana Foley
University of Chicago
Alana Foley is a statistician in Susan Levine’s Cognitive Development Lab at the University of Chicago.
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Research & Policy
July 27, 2026
On Track Math: A System that Supports the Math Instruction of Preschool Teachers and Children’s Math Learning
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Family Math
May 23, 2017
Parents, Fear (Math) No More!
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Maternal use of math facts to support girls’ math during card play
Authors: Casey, B. M., Caola, L., Bronson, M. B., Escalante, D. L., Foley, A. & Dearing, E.
2020
The math-anxiety performance link: A global phenomenon
Authors: Foley, A., Herts, J. B., Borgonovi, F., Guerriero, S., Levine, S. & Beilock, S. L.
2017
Longitudinally adaptive assessment and instruction increase numerical skills of preschool children
Authors: Raudenbush, S. W., Hernandez, M., Goldin-Meadow, S., Carrazza, C., Foley, A., Leslie, D., Sorkin, J. E. & Levine, S.
2020 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Breaking down gesture and action in mental rotation: Understanding the components of movement that promote learning
Authors: Wakefield, E. M., Foley, A., Ping, R., Villarreal, J. N., Goldin-Meadow, S. & Levine, S.
2019 in Developmental Psychology