Experience

foundry10

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Research

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  As a Director of Research at foundry10, I oversee a highly productive team of Senior and Junior Researchers and interface with organizational leadership and our Philanthropy, Programs, and Sharing teams to carry out foundry10's mission: to bring direct value to children and youth by expanding the way people think about learning.

• Research Scientist

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  I lead and consult on a wide array of research projects ranging from highly applied program evaluation of arts and technology programs to original, experimental studies looking at the impact of technology on learning and family interactions.My current areas of focus include: - The role of interactive digital media in the lives of families and young children- Applications of virtual reality for inspiring empathy and fostering learning in and out of the classroom- Understanding how youth find information online and promoting digital citizenship- The power of dramatic arts to engage young children in learningPRESENTATIONS: (also see publications section below)"Let's Draw Chocolate Milk Together": Supports and Challenges for Families’ Joint Engagement with Artistic Tablet Apps. Paper presented at the Interaction Design for Children (IDC) Conference, June, 2021.Did You Really Need VR for That? Interactive workshop presented at the Northwest Council for Computer Education Conference, March, 2020.Immersive Media Design and Children. Workshop presented at the ACM Interactive Design and Children Conference, June, 2019.Using virtual reality to forge new relationships with places, cultures, and people. Session presented at the Washington State Council for the Social Studies conference, March, 2019.Am I a Bunny? The impact of high and low immersion platforms and viewers’ perceptions of role on presence, narrative engagement, and empathy during an animated 360° video. Paper presentation at CHI '18. Show less



Seattle Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Analyst

  • May 2016 - Jun 2017

  As a Research Analyst at Seattle Public Schools, I conducted research under two IES-funded Researcher-Practitioner Partnership grants focusing on racial and ethnic disproportionality in school discipline and parent involvement in students' transition from middle to high school. For the Seattle Minority Engagement and Discipline Reduction Research Collaborative (MENDR) grant I collaborated with researchers from the University of Washington's School Mental Health and Research Training (SMART) Center. I conducted two studies and worked on a targeted intervention at one Seattle middle school. In one study I used multi-level modeling to examine racial and ethnic disproportionality in suspensions and expulsions with a focus on the role of school climate, particularly positive relationships with teachers and peers. The second study was a qualitative interview study of four middle and high schools in the Seattle Public School district to highlight promising practices in schools with a track record of improving disproportionate discipline. We targeted one school with high disproportionality for professional development and data tracking using the Establish Maintain Restore (EMR) program for fostering teacher-student relationships. I also contributed to materials and facilitated a data training for school-based Racial Equity Teams. For the Continuous Improvement in Ninth Grade Student Outcomes through Engaging Families to Support Students in the Transition from Middle to High School grant I collaborated with researchers from Johns Hopkins University. I processed data for a tailored analysis of Seattle Public Schools attendance data and it's predictive value for high school graduation. I also helped support school teams in their efforts to communicate with and involve families in their students' successful transition from middle school and high school. Show less


University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• NICHD Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2015