Selected Honors

  • (2023) Dex Whittinghill III Award for the Best Contributed Paper on Statistics and Data Science Education, Mathematical Association of America, MathFest

  • (2022) Project NExT Fellow, Red ‘22 Cohort, Mathematical Association of America

  • (2021) Young Alumni Award, Olivet Nazarene University

  • (2017 - 2020) Multi-disciplinary Program in Education Sciences (MPES) Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.

Grant Funding

External Funding

2024 - 2027

  • Co-Principal Investigator, Developing and evaluating tools for communicating statistical evidence to education decision-makers. Institute of Education Sciences, with Elizabeth Tipton (PI, Northwestern University) and Alexander Kale (Co-PI, University of Chicago). Award Number: R305D240023. Funding: $899,973.

2023 - 2025

  • Co-Principal Investigator, HSI Pilot Project: Impact of Learning Assistants on STEM Identity for Students Historically Underrepresented in STEM. National Science Foundation, with Bradley McCoy (PI) and Elijah Roth (Co-PI). Award Number: 2247670. Funding: $199,991.

Internal Funding

2024

  • Co-Principal Investigator, NSF IUSE HSI Planning Grant: Impact of Learning Assistants on STEM Identity for Students Historically Underrepresented in STEM. Faculty Research Council Planning Grant, Azusa Pacific University, with Bradley McCoy (PI) and Elijah Roth (Co-PI). Funding: $3,687.

2022 - 2024

  • Principal Investigator, Statistical cognition and visualization of meta-analytic data for education research. Faculty Research Council Grant, Azusa Pacific University. Funding: $6,000.

Publications

This paper presents methods for using extant data to improve properties of estimators of the standardized mean difference effect size. …
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The evidence-based decision-making movement often assumes that once evidence is available (e.g., via the What Works Clearinghouse), …
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As the body of scientific evidence about effective policies and practices grows, so does the need to effectively communicate that …
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Several programs of research have sought to assess the replicability of scientific findings in different fields, including economics …
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As a result of the evidence based decision making movement, the number of randomized trials evaluating educational programs and …
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Geophagy, the craving and purposive consumption of earth, is commonly reported during pregnancy. To date, most studies of geophagy have …
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Working Papers & Books

  • Fitzgerald, K.G., Khella, D., Charles, A., & Tipton, E. Meta-Analytic Rain Cloud Plots: Improving Evidence Communication Through Data Visualization Design Principles. Under review.

  • Fitzgerald, K.G., Gurrola, J., Hsieh, J., & Tran, T. SCORE Module: Volleyball NCAA Division I. Under review.

  • Ismay, C., Kim, A., Kuyper, A., Tipton, E. & Fitzgerald, K. G. Introduction to Statistics and Data Science: A moderndive into R and the tidyverse. https://nustat.github.io/intro-stat-ds/

Contact

  • kfitzgerald@apu.edu
  • Azusa Pacific University
    Department of Mathematics, Physics & Statistics
    901 E. Alosta Ave
    Azusa, CA 91702