Caroline Hornburg

Caroline Hornburg is an assistant professor of Human Development and Family Science at Virginia Tech, and director of the Learning and Development Lab. Dr. Hornburg also is affiliate faculty in the Department of Psychology and the School of Education.

Dr. Hornburg's work focuses on children’s understanding of core mathematical skills within early childhood and middle childhood that provide the foundation for later learning. Specifically, her main lines of research are (1) What is the impact of prior knowledge on later learning? and (2) How can the learning environment be optimized to improve children’s understanding of key concepts? Her current research projects focus on children's math identity, problem-solving skills, EF skills, math vocabulary, and the home math environment.

Accepting new grad students: Yes
In need of students for research team: Yes
Name of research team: Learning and Development Lab