Daniela (Ela) Castellanos-Reyes

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dcastel2@ncsu.edu 

North Carolina State University, 2310 Stinson Dr., Raleigh, NC 27695

Education

August 2023        Ph.D. Learning Design and Technology – Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Dissertation: “The Spread of Social Presence: Network Analysis Modeling of Students’ Peer Influence in Online Learning”

2022/2023 National Academy of Education and Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow.

Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship.

Mary K. Sommers Dissertation Award.

May 2021        Graduate Certificate – Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation in Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

August 2019        M.Sc. Learning Design and Technology – Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Fall 2019                Teaching Certificate – Foundations in College Teaching, Center of Instructional Excellence, Purdue University.

March 2017        B.A. English Philology and English Education, National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.

Research Interests

Online learning and distance education, social presence, artificial intelligence in education (AIED), data science education, network analysis, networked and open learning, learning analytics, data science education.  

Academic Positions

North Carolina State University                                                     Fall 2023 - Present

Assistant Professor

Digital Transformation of Education Cluster

Learning Design and Technology Program

Publications                                                                               Citations: 530 h-index: 8

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Olesova, L. & Sadaf, A. (2025) Transforming Online Learning Research: Leveraging GPT-3.5 Large Language Models for Automated Content Analysis of Cognitive Presence. The Internet and Higher Education. 101001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2025.101001 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Camargo Salamanca, S. L., & Wiley, D. (2024). The Impact of OER’s Continuous Improvement Cycles on Students’ Performance: A Longitudinal Analysis of the RISE Framework. International Journal of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v25i4.7624 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Richardson, J. C., & Maeda, Y. (2024). The evolution of social presence: A longitudinal exploration of the effect of online students’ peer-interactions using social network analysis. The Internet and Higher Education, 61, 100939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2024.100939 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Koehler, A. A., & Richardson, J. C. (2023). The i-SUN process to use social learning analytics: A conceptual framework to research online learning interaction supported by social presence. Frontiers in Communication, 8, 1212324. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1212324

        * Outstanding Theoretical Journal Article Award – Research & Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).

Richardson, J. C., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Janakiraman, S., & Duha, M. S. U. (2023). The process of developing a digital repository for online teaching using design-based research. TechTrends. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00795-w 

        * Best Research Paper Award by AERA Design and Technology SIG

Bozkurt, A. Karakaya, K., Turk, M., Karakaya, Ö. & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on teaching and learning: A meta-narrative study. TechTrends. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-022-00759-0 

* Top 10 Good COVID Reads by National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL):  https://nidl.blog/2023/01/18/top-10-covid-19-articles-published-in-2022-several-major-literature-reviews/

Richardson, J. C., Caskurlu, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Duan, S., Duha, M. S. U., Fiock, H. & Long, Y. (2022). Instructors’ conceptualization and implementation of scaffolding in online higher education courses. Journal of Computing in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12528-021-09300-3 

Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2021). The dynamics of a MOOC’s learner-learner interaction over time: A longitudinal network analysis. Computers in Human Behavior, 123(2021), 106880. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106880 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Richardson, J. C., & Swan, K. (2021). Introduction to the special issue: Highlighting AERA’s online teaching and learning SIG 2021. Online Learning Journal, 24(4), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v25i4.3121 (editor-reviewed)

Castellanos-Reyes. D. (2020). 20 years of the Community of Inquiry framework. TechTrends, 64, 557-560. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-020-00491-7  

Book Chapters

Castellanos-Reyes, D, Romero-Hall, E., Vasconcelos, L. & García, B. (2022). Mobile learning in emergency situations: Four design cases from Latin America. In V, Dennen, C, Dickson-Deane, X. Ge, D. Ifenthaler, S. Murthy, & J. Richardson (Eds.), Global Perspective on Educational Innovations for Emergency Solutions. (1st Ed., pp 89-98). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99634-5 – Winner of the Outstanding Publication Award: Book Chapter by AECT, Culture, Learning and Technology Division.

* Outstanding Publication Award: Book Chapter – Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Culture, Learning, and Technology (CLT) Division

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Maeda, Y., & Richardson J. C. (2021). The relationship between social network sites and perceived learning and satisfaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [book chapter]. In M. Griffin & C. Zinskie (Eds.), Social Media: Influences on Education. Information Age Publishing.

Koehler, A., Besser, E., & Castellanos-Reyes., D. (2021). Investigating intentionality in pre-service teachers’ personal and professional social networking site usage. [book chapter]. In M. Griffin & C. Zinskie (Eds.), Social Media: Influences on Education. Information Age Publishing.

Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2020). Socratic Seminar. In R. Kimmons & S. Caskurlu (Eds.), The Students’ Guide to Learning Design and Research. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/studentguide/socratic_seminar 

Refereed Proceedings Papers

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Chartier, K. & Richardson, J. C. (2022). Analyzing problem-solving using process data and transitional networks: The case of Colombia and Singapore. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK’22). ACM, New York, NY

Under Review

Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Leppard, T. R. Online project-based learning to foster students’ career choices in data science: A longitudinal case study using Sankey visualization.

Richardson, J. C., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Janakiraman, S., & Duha, M. S. U. Impact of an Open Online Repository to Support Online Teaching and Learning: The Users’ Perspective. (Revise & Resubmit)

Caskurlu, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Lim, D. & Kozan, K. Learning Analytics Approaches in the Community of Inquiry Framework Research: A Systematic Review.

Han, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Liu, M.  Profiling voluntary evaluators from engagement clusters in MOOCs: A subset prioritizing practical tools and structured content.

Zhuang, M., Long, S., Martin, F., & Castellanos-Reyes, D. A Systematic Review on the Affordances of Artificial Intelligence in Online Courses in Higher Education. (Revise & Resubmit)

Olesova, L., Sadaf, A., Choi, H., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Gant, S., & Cabrales, L. Integrating Network Data Literacy to Explore Meaningful Interactions in Asynchronous Online Discussions: A Case Study Applying the i-SUN Framework.

Web-based Publications

Yang, M. & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2020). Authentic Learning. Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning – PoRTAL.

Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Richardson, J.C. (2018). Instructor Role Adjustment. Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning – PoRTAL.

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Richardson, J.C. & Fiock, H. (2018). Readiness to Teach Online. Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning – PoRTAL.

Koehler, A., Janakiraman, S. & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2018). Teamwork. Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning – PoRTAL.

Janakiraman, S. & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2018). 21st Century Skills. Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning – PoRTAL.

Awards & Fellowships

2025        College of Education Early Career Faculty Strategic Excellence Award – North Carolina State University ($1000).

Digital Futures 2025 Early Career Summer Programme by Digital Futures Research Center ($50000 SEK).

Summer Grant Writing Initiative – College of Education – North Carolina State University ($2310.82).

Supplemental Faculty Mentoring Program – College of Education – North Carolina State University ($2500).

2024        Outstanding Theoretical Journal Article Award for “The i-SUN process to use social learning analytics: a conceptual framework to research online learning interaction supported by social presence” – Research & Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT).

Mary Kay Sommers Dissertation Award – College of Education – Purdue University ($2600).

Outstanding Dissertation Award – Department of Curriculum and Instruction – Purdue University.

        Best Research Paper Award for “The process of developing a digital repository for online teaching using design-based research” – AERA Design and Technology SIG

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Data Institute – Association for Institutional Research (AIR) – Washington D.C.

New Faculty Mentoring Program Awardee – Division C – American Educational Research Association ($300).

2023        Outstanding Publication Award: Book Chapter, with chapter entitled “Mobile Learning for Emergency Situations: Four Design Cases from Latin America” – Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Culture, Learning, and Technology (CLT) Division

Early Career Symposium Awardee – Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), Research & Theory Division.

LASER Institute Scholar (Learning Analytics in STEM Education Research) – North Carolina State University ($1500).

Somos Purdue Award – Latino Cultural Center, Purdue University.

Dean’s Graduate Student Outstanding Scholarship Award – Purdue University ($1,000).

Women in Network Science Collabathon – Northeastern University (Highly selective).  

        Professional Development Grant – Purdue Graduate Student Government ($570).

Top 10 Good COVID Reads by National Institute for Digital Learning (NIDL): “The Impact of COVID-19 on Education: A Meta-Narrative Review”  https://nidl.blog/2023/01/18/top-10-covid-19-articles-published-in-2022-several-major-literature-reviews/

2022        NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship ($27,500).

Bilsland Fellowship – Purdue University Graduate School ($57,567.50).

Summer Institute of Computational Social Science – University of Pennsylvania ($1200).

Graduate Student Seminar – Division C – American Educational Research Association ($275).

2021         McJulien Graduate Student Scholarship Award – Association of Educational Communications and Technology ($500)

Graduate Student Mentoring and Networking Seminary – Association of Educational Communications and Technology Division of Distance Learning ($240).

2021 UPCEA Region Excellence in Instructional Design Award – University Professional and Continuing Education Association.

Renewal of P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship 2021 - 2022 –  P.E.O. Sisterhood ($7,000).

Frank DeBruicker Award on Educational Technology – Purdue University ($2000).

2020        COVID-19 Impact Scholarship – Purdue University ($1,000).

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship 2020 – 2021 –  P.E.O. Sisterhood ($7,000).

        People’s Choice Best Online Poster Award for work titled “Learner-learner interaction over time: A network-analysis.” Colombia Student Association at Purdue (CSAP) ($100).

2019        1st Place in DDL Best Practice Award 2019, AECT 2019 for the project “PoRTAL: Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning.”

2016         UREP-C, Undergraduate Research Experience Purdue – Colombia ($5,000)

Grants        

Invited Talks

2024        Transforming from academia to industry: Finding Full- or Part-Time Internships – Association of Educational Communications and Technology – International Division, December 4th, 2024.

Artificial Intelligence in Learning Design and Technology – Purdue University, September 19th, 2024.

Longitudinal Networks of Online Learners: Exploring Behaviors and Peer-Effects to Support a Sense of Community – Michigan State University, April 4th, 2024. Kenneth Frank Research Group.

Panelist “Educational Leadership Beyond the Classroom: Charting Your Course” – NC Annual Hispanic/Latino Professional Educators Summit – NC Society of Hispanic Professionals, February 10th, 2024.

After LDT: Navigating the Job Search – Purdue University, February 27th, 2024.

Cluster Conversation – Digital Transformation of Education, March 7th, 2024.  

2022        Writing your Dissertation Fellowship Proposal – Purdue University, September 19th, 2022.

        Facilitando Educación a Distancia – Universidad Nacional de Colombia, December 2nd, 2022.

2021        20 Years of the Community of Inquiry Framework and its Implementation. – Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (México), October 22nd, 2021.

Panel Discussion “The Doctoral Journey Panel” – University of Tampa, April 5th, 2021.

Panel Discussion “Finding Another Way During Trying Times’ – Curriculum & Instruction Graduate Student Association (CIGSA). Purdue University, February 11th, 2021

2020        The Dynamics of Learner-Learner Interaction Over Time in a MOOC. Colombian Student Association at Purdue (CSAP), November 20th, 2021

2019        The adventure of solving instructional problems [Symposium]. In Primer Campamento Internacional de Investigación RC2. UNIMINUTO University, Cundinamarca, Colombia. June 12th - 14th, 2021.

2018        Evaluating a training program using the Kirkpatrick model - UNIMUNTO University, Cundinamarca, Colombia. November, 2018.

Press

2025        The Measure of Everyday Life, Radio Interview Online Classes and Social Presence, February, 5, 2025.

2024        ABC11, News Interview, Implications of AI integration in SAS, March 6, 2024.

2022        National Institute for Digital Learning, Top 10 Covid-19 Articles Published in 2022: Several Major Literature Reviews.

2017        El Tiempo, Colombia, Diez historias de doctorandos colombianos en el exterior.

Mentorship & Advising

Postdoctoral Mentees

Tom Leppard, Ph.D. – Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Academy (2024-2026) as part of NSF Award (#2222148).

Committee Member, PhD

Eder Garavito – Learning Design & Technology, NC State

Anna Engelke – Learning Design & Technology NC State

Rachel Harred – Computer Science, NC State

Teaching Experience

Corporate Internship Experience

Lumen Learning – Research and Continuous Improvement

Data Analyst Intern – Spring, 2022

Supervisor Dr. David Wiley david@lumenlearning.com 

SAP Concur Technologies – Learning  

Project Manager/Instructional Design Intern – Summer 2021

Supervisor Tracy Kellum tracy.kellum@sap.com 

Conference Presentations

2025        Verma, A., Sweet, T. Smyslova, D. & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (Accepted, 2025, July 15-18). Exploring link prediction in social networks. International Meeting of the Psychometric Society 2025. Minneapolis, MN, USA. https://www.psychometricsociety.org/imps-2025   

Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Stenbom, S. (Accepted, 2025, June 15-18). The Community in Us: An Online Learning View of Data Science Education. EDEN Digital Learning Europe. Bologna, Italy. https://eden-europe.eu/event/eden-2025-annual-conference/ 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Olesova, L., & Sadaf, A. (2025, April 23 – 27). Generative AI for Researching Cognitive Presence in Online Learning Environments. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera25/ 

Smyslova, D., & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2025, April 23 – 27). Transforming Connections into Scholarly Collaborations: a Social Network Analysis of an Educational Research Institution. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera25/ 

Zhang, X., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Forney, C., Williams, B., Abbas, F., & Chu, G. (2025, April 23 – 27). Impact of Debt Avoidance on Retention and Completion Rates of Undergraduate Student. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera25/ 

Caskurlu, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Lim, J., & Kozan, K. (2025, April 23 – 27). A Systematic Review of Learning Analytics Research on the Community of Inquiry Framework. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera25/ 

2024        Byun, S., Levy, R., Jiang, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D., & McClure, J. (2024, June). Creating Diverse Data Science Learning Pathways with the ADAPT Model [Poster Session]. IUSE Summit, Washington, DC. https://aaas-iuse.org/resource/creating-diverse-data-science-learning-pathways-with-the-adapt-model/ 

Caskurlu, S., Kozan, K., Lim, J. & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2024, October 19-23). Learning Analytics in Community of Inquiry Research. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Kansas, USA. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/public/4164/submission/1108 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Olesova, L. & Sadaf, A. (2024, October 19-23). Generative AI for Content Analysis of Discussion Board Text Data. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Kansas, USA. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/public/4164/submission/276 

Olesova, L., Choi, H., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Sadaf, A., Gant, S. & Cabrales, L. (2024, October 19-23). Examining Student Interaction Patterns within Practical Inquiry Model (PIM) Through Social Network Analysis. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Kansas, USA. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/public/4164/submission/1287 

Zhuang, M., Long, S., Martin, F., & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2024, October 19-23). Systematic Review on the Affordances and Use of AI in Online Teaching for Higher Education. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Kansas, USA. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/public/4164/submission/811 

Abbas, F., Chu, G., Forney, C., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Williams, B., & Zhang, X. (2024, July 24-27). Impact of Debt Avoidance on Retention and Completion Rates of Bachelor’s Degree at 4-year public institutions. 2024 National Center for Education Statistics Data Institute, Washington, D.C.

Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Wiley, D. (2024, April 10 – 15). Enhancing Open Educational Resources Sustainability and Impact: A Longitudinal Study Using Learning Analytics. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera24/ 

2023        Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Richardson, J. C. (2023, October 15 – 19). Social presence over time: A social learning analytics approach. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect23/ 

Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Richardson, J. C. (2023, June 27 – July 1) Exploring social presence and influence in online students: A longitudinal network analysis [Poster Presentation]. International Network for Social Network Analysis - SUNBELT, Portland, OR, USA.

Richardson, J.C., Caskurlu, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Fiock, H. & Duha, M. S. U. (2023, June 10-20) Implementation of scaffolding in higher education [Paper presentation]. EDEN 2023 Annual Conference – Digital Learning Europe, Dublin, Ireland.

Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Richardson, J. C. (2023, April 13-15) The Evolution of Social Presence: Longitudinal Network Analysis of Students’ Peer Influence in Online Learning [Poster Presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera23/

Note: As part of the NAEd/Spencer sponsored session on “Promising Scholarship in Education Research: Dissertation Fellows and Their Research”

Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Richardson, J. C. (2023, April 13-15) The Evolution of Social Presence: A Network Analysis Exploration [Paper Presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera23/ 

        Richardson, J. C., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Janakiraman, S., & Duha, S. (2023, April 13-15) Impact of an Open Online Repository to Support Online Teaching and Learning: The Users’ Perspective, [Roundtable Presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera23/ 

2022        Castellanos-Reyes, D., Caskurlu, S., Ifenthaler, D., Ocak, C., Staudt Willet, K. B., & Wiley, D. (2022, October 20 - 18) Learning Analytics for Continuous Improvement: An Instructional Design Perspective [Panel Presentation] Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect22/   

Caskurlu, S., Richardson, J. C., Maeda, Y., & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2022, October 20 - 18) The Relationship between Cognitive Presence in Online Learning and Students’ Learning and Satisfaction: A Meta-Analysis [Paper Presentation] Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect22/   

Castellanos-Reyes, D. Richardson, J.C., Maeda, Y., & Koehler, A. (2022, October 20 - 18) Students’ Peer Influence of Social Presence in Online Learning: A Longitudinal Study [Poster Presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect22/ 

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Ramoutar, S., & Richardson, J. C. (2022, April 21 - 26) Researching Online Learning Interaction using Social Learning Analytics: A Conceptual Framework [Roundtable Presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera22/

Richardson, J. C., Caskurlu, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Duan, S., Duha, M., Fiock, H., & Long, Y. (2022, April 21 - 26) Scaffolding in Online Higher Education Courses: Insights from Faculty [Roundtable Presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera22/

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Chartier, K., & Richardson, J. C. (2022, March 21 - 26). Analyzing Problem-Solving Using Process Data and Transitional Networks: The Case of Colombia and Singapore [Poster Presentation]. 12th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK22), virtual.

Richardson, J. C., Huang, W., Alsup, J., Castellanos-Reyes, D., & Duha, M. (2022, January 2 - 6). Purdue Repository for online Teaching and Learning (PoRTAL): Developing and Implementing OERs to Guide Excellence in Online Teaching [Paper Presentation]. 20th Hawaii International Conference on Education, Hawaii, USA. https://hiceducation.org/program/ 

2021        Richardson, J. C., Caskurlu, S., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Duan, S., Duha, M., Fiock, H., & Long, Y. (2021, November 2 - 7) Instructors’ Conceptualization and Implementation of Scaffolding in Online Higher Education Courses [Paper Presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Chicago USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect21/

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Ramoutar, S., & Richardson, J. C. (2021, November 2 - 7) Using social learning analytics: A conceptual framework to research Learner Interaction in Online Learning [Roundtable Presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Chicago USA. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect21/

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Maeda, Y., & Richardson, J. C. (2021, November 2 - 7). Stability of the constructs of the Community of Inquiry Survey Over Time [Paper Presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.  https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect21/

Moore, J., Young, P., Moore, S., Romero-Hall, E., Vasconcelos, L., Greenhalgh, S., & Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2021). The Great Debate [Innovative! Session]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.  https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect21/

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Maeda, Y., & Richardson, J. C. (2021, April 8 - 12). Social networking sites and affective outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis [Paper Presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, virtual. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera21/

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Huang, W., & Richardson, J. C. (2021, April 8 - 12). The dynamics of learner-learner interaction over time: A networked analysis using stochastic actor-oriented models [Poster presentation]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, virtual. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera21/

2020        Castellanos-Reyes, D., Romero-Hall, E., Vasconcelos, L. Glazewski, K. & García, B. (2020, November 2 - 7). To be a Latinx in instructional design: A rare gem [Panel Presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, virtual. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect20/

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Richardson, J. C., & Maeda, Y. (2020, November 2 - 7) Cognitive Presence Over Time [Roundtable Presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, virtual. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect20/

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Maeda, Y., & Richardson, J. C. (2020, November 2 - 7). The Relationship Between Social Networking Sites and Perceived Learning and Satisfaction: A Meta-Analysis [Paper Presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology Annual Meeting, virtual. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aect/aect20/

Caskurlu, S., Maeda, Y., Richardson, J. C., Lv, J., Kozan, K., Castellanos-Reyes, D. & Duha, M. (2020, Apr 17 - 21). The Relationship Between Teaching Presence and Student Outcomes in Online Education: A Meta-Analysis [Roundtable Session]. American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA http://tinyurl.com/yx6thkmn (Conference Canceled)

2019        Richardson, J. C., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Janakiraman, S., Duha, S., Caskurlu, S., Ashby, I. & Huang, W. (2019, October 21-25). Developing a digital repository for online teaching and learning using design-based research [Poster presentation]. Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Las Vegas, NV, EEUU.

Richardson, J. C., Newby, T., Grimmet, K., Castellanos-Reyes, D., Janakiraman, S., Duha, S., Caskurlu, S., & Ashby, I. (2019, August 23-25). PoRTAL: Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning [Conference session]. International Conference on Computer Science and Technologies in Education, Cairo, Egypt.

2016        Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2016, December 2). Gifted education teaching practices in high schools of Bogotá, Colombia [Symposium]. In Undergraduate Research Experience Purdue-Colombia (UREP-C) research symposium. West Lafayette, IN, EEUU.

Castellanos-Reyes, D. (2016, October 22). Gifted education strategies in regular classrooms [Poster presentation]. Latino Research: Talento Local y de Exportación, West Lafayette, IN, EEUU.

Service to the Profession and Engagement

College Service 

Fall 2023           College of Education Computer and Technology Committee (Three-year tenure)

Editorial Experience

2021                Guest editor of special issue in the Online Learning Journal

Journal and Conference Service

Conferences        Nominations Committee Member, Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

        Award Reviewer – Best Journal Article Award, Division of Distance Learning, Association for Educational Communications and Technology. (2023, 2024)

Reviewer Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Annual Conference – Online Learning SIG. (2022 - 2025)

        Discussant American Educational Research Association (2023, 2024)

Journals        The Internet and Higher Education.

        Computers & Education.

        Review of Educational Research.

        International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL).

        Online Learning Journal.

        Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology.

        Information Technology Management.

Extension and Engagement with the Community

2024 – 2025            Volunteer Online Instructor at “Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation” serving adult learners to acquire digital literacy skills in EEUU.

Skills and Interests

Statistical Software Skills: R, SPSS, SAS, Stata, Gephi, UCINET.

Languages: Spanish (fluent), German (reading), French (reading).

Membership in Professional and Academic Societies

Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) (2021 – Present)

American Educational Research Association (AERA) (2018 – Present)

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) (2017 – Present)

International Network of Social Network Analysis (INSNA) (2023)