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)

• Defining Spatial Reasoning: A Content Analysis to Explicate Spatial Reasoning Skills for Early Childhood Educators’ Use Journal of Research in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education 7 SI (2024), Robyn K. Pinilla.
• Spatial Reasoning in Mathematics Standards: Identifying How Early Elementary Educators Are Systematically Supported to Teach Spatial Skills Frontiers in Education 9 (2024), Robyn K. Pinilla.
• 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.

• Opportunities to teach spatial reasoning afforded through early grades mathematics standards (2024), Volume Chicago, IL, Robyn K. Pinilla, Pratimaben Mehta.
• Researching the use of complex tasks in early childhood to promote spatial reasoning (2024), Volume Chicago, IL, Robyn K. Pinilla, Dawn M. Woods, Nicholas Johnson.
• Exploring teacher noticing frameworks to conceptualize content-based teacher noticing (2024), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Robyn K. Pinilla, Sam Prough, Murphy K. Young.
• Finding space for spatial reasoning: Integrating implicit skills into early grades mathematics instruction (2024), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Robyn K. Pinilla.
• Teaching spatial reasoning in early childhood: How current practices can inform future instructional routines (2024), Volume Orlando, FL, Robyn K. Pinilla.

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