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Dana Miller-Cotto is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Education, specializing in educational psychology. She earned her PhD and MEd in Educational Psychology from Temple University. Her research focuses on the predictors of educational inequity, especially concerning marginalized students' learning in mathematics. She has a particular interest in understanding how cognitive processes, such as executive functions, relate to children's mathematical learning. Her work investigates theories of working memory and the design of instructional materials that support students' cognitive skills in mathematics. Dana examines the cultural context's role in interpreting assessments of executive function in Black and Latino children. Her contributions are recognized in various journals including the Journal of Educational Psychology and Developmental Review. She serves on the editorial board of Contemporary Educational Psychology and is involved with several research funding organizations.
The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.