Dr. Connie Barroso (Garcia) is an Assistant Professor of Developmental Sciences in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Florida State University. In her work, she investigates beliefs, emotions, and attitudes in the domain of mathematics and the role of these factors in math cognition, achievement, and pathways into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) career fields. She studies the development of these factors in samples in middle childhood through young adulthood. Her goal is to contribute knowledge that elucidates the development and consequences of math affect to improve math-related educational and career outcomes overall. Dr. Barroso has been funded by fellowships and contracts funded through the American Educational Research Association and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. She has also led and co-authored several papers in high-impact journals like Contemporary Educational Psychology and Psychological Bulletin.