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| Avery, Tracy
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
Elementary Education , North Carolina Central University , 2004
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Barber, Michael
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B.A. , Colby College , 1997
M.Ed. , Harvard University Graduate School of Education , 2000
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| Bernstein, Malayna
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BA, English , Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT , 1997
MA, Learning Sciences , Northwestern University, Evanston, IL , 2002
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| Blikstein, Paulo
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| Constructionist learning environments in developing countries, educational robotics, agent-based simulation. |
M. Eng. , University of Sao Paulo , 2000
Engineer , University of Sao Paulo , 1998
Masters , MIT Media Lab , 2002
Visiting Scholar , MIT Media Lab , 2003
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| Bolz, Michael
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
B.A. Secondary Education English , Purdue University , 2007
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Boxerman, Jonathan
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| Earth sciences curriculum and instruction; Prior conceptions |
Earth Sciences, B.S. , University of California, San Diego , 1999
Applied Geosciences, M.S. , San Francisco State University , 2006
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| Brenninkmeyer, Lawrence
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| Ph.D. Candidate |
| leadership, organizational learning and innovation, leadership problem solving expertise |
B.A. in Cognitive Science & Philosophy , Northwestern University , 2001
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| Brown, Carolyn
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
B.A. in Physics , University of Chicago , 2007
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Carey, Delaina
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BS in Interdisciplinary Studies , Texas A&M University , 2006
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| Chang, Tiffany
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M.A. in Biotechnology , Columbia University , 2005
B.S. in Biochemistry concentrated in Biology , University of California, Riverside , 2004
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| Chen, Ching-Hui
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Cohen, Danny
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| Informal education, youth program design, and youth work training; Holocaust education, including designing training for Holocaust educators; Queer oppression and the unsilencing of historical narratives; Human rights education, community activism, and encouraging social responsibility; Peer leadership, youth participation, and peer-led organizations. |
BSc, Hospitality Management , Manchester Metropolitan University , 2001
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2005
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| Cooper, Autumn
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Ed.M , Harvard Graduate School of Education , 2007
B.S. , Stanford University , 1998
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| Davis, Pryce
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
BA, Literature , University of California, Santa Cruz , 2002
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| DuMont, Maneksha
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BA Mathematics , Cornell University , 1999
MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2003
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| Evans Buckingham, Brandy
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| Design of informal learning environments, high ability learners, science and math education, humane education |
S.B - Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Theater Arts , MIT , 2002
M.A.Ed. - Curriculum & Instruction - Gifted Education , College of William & Mary , 2005
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| Hubbard, Aleata
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| foreign language learning, second language learning, intercultural communication, computer-mediated learning environments, collaborative learning environments, discourse |
B.S. in Computer Science, French and Francophone Studies , Carnegie Mellon University , 2006
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| Johnson, Heather
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| Curriculum Development Specialist |
| Currently, my interests involve looking at supports for teacher learning and how these supports affect teacher practice and ultimately student learning. Specifically, I am looking at a yearlong professional development opportunity for teachers working with a reform science curriculum. I am interested in what the teachers learn from PD, how they incorporate their new knowledge or beliefs into the enactment of the curriculum, and what effect this has on student factors, such as engagement and learning. |
BA in Environmental Science , University of Virginia , 1998
MT in K-8 Education , University of Virginia , 1998
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| Jorion, Natalie
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Kelly, Anne
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Kimball, Rob
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
BA, Education, , University of Michigan , 2004
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Ko, Mon-Lin
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B.A. Biological Sciences, Neuroscience , Northwestern University , 2005
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| Kuhn, Leema
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| argument and argumentation; explanation; motivation; engagement; student participation; classroom discourse; science curriculum |
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| Lee, Victor
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| external representations, science curriculum, pragmatics, conceptual change, science education, math education |
BS Cognitive Science with specialization in Human Computer Interaction , University of California, San Diego , 2001
BA Mathematics/Applied Science , University of California, San Diego , 2001
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| Lerner, Reuven
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| Online communities -- their design, and automatic methods for their evaluation. I'm particularly interested in online learning communities, especially those created outside of formal school contexts. |
| Agent-based modeling (e.g., NetLogo) |
| Homeschooling (and other alternatives to traditional schools) |
| Constructionism |
SB, Computer Science and Engineering , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 1993
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| Luna, Melissa
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MS Environmental Education , Lesley University , 2001
BS Elementary Education , Valparaiso University , 1992
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| Mann, Stacey
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
BA French , Tufts University , 1994
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Marin, Ananda
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B.A. Sociology , Yale University , 1998
Master in Public Policy , Harvard University , 2002
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| Maroulis, Spiro
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Substantively, I am most interested in understanding the mechanisms that impede organizational change and improvement. A related interest is understanding how an individual's social structure influences their decision-making and actions. Methodologically, I am interested developing ways of integrating dynamic modeling with more traditional quantitative and qualitative methods. My dissertation work utilizes agent-based modeling and social network analysis to study educational policy, particularly the implementation of school-level reform.
Prior to academia, I was a co-founder of PracticeFields, a consulting and education company that creates and delivers board game simulations of business dynamics (http://www.practicefields.com/). |
Masters in Public Policy , Harvard University , 1997
BSE, Civil Engineering and Public Policy Studies , Duke University , 1993
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| Matuk, Camillia
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| Visual learning; Creativity in the practice and learning of science; Construction of models (drawn, built or imagined) as means for understanding and problem solving; Interdisciplinary learning; Informal learning; Museum exhibit design. |
M.Sc. Biomedical Communications , University of Toronto , 2004
B.Sc. Biological Sciences , University of Windsor , 2002
Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Computer Animation , The Sheridan Institute ofTechnology and Advanced Learning , 2004
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| Mawyer, Kirsten
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| Professional development, teacher learning and curriculum design and use |
Teacher thinking and learning; literacy in the science classroom; design of professional development
Overview of Dissertation Research:
Titile: Literacy Strategies in the Science Classroom: The Influence of Beliefs, Knowledge and Goals on Implementation
Committee: Daniel C. Edelson (Chair); Miriam G. Sherin; Carol D. Lee
This study examines how teachers use literacy strategies in high school science classrooms as they implement reform-based earth and environmental science curricula. In particular, this qualitative comparative case study explores how cognitive resources such as beliefs, knowledge and goals influence teachers as they make design decisions during planning and enactment of curricula. Data includes extensive teacher interviews and yearlong observations in teachers’ classrooms. |
B.A. Geology & English , Amherst College , 1991
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| Peshkam, Annie
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M.A. Educational Psychology , University of Minnesota , 2006
B.A. Sociology , UC Irvine , 2003
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| Petry, Hisham
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| MPES Cohort 4 |
I spend a lot of time thinking about peer networks and the influence peers have on academic engagement. I believe that students choose their friends based on similar meaning systems around school. For example, I believe that some students view school as a means to an end such as getting a good job, while other students view school as a necessary evil that must be endured. I think that these different interpretations around the role and meaning of school have a significant impact on the performance and engagement of students. Further, I believe that students select friends with a similar view of school which serves to reinforce that view of school.
I am researching these hypotheses using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to first identify student peer groups and then interview them about social norms and meaning systems. |
| Methods survey: Please take 15 minutes to help me with my research.
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| New research interest |
MSc Computer Science , McGill University , 1997
BSc Physics , McGill University , 1995
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| Prakash, Swetha
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Master of Science - Mathematics , Indian Institute of Technology, Madras , 2004
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics , Stella Maris College , 2002
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| Rosario, Enid
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| Immigrants' education; cultural aspects of learning and education; learning and development in online contexts. |
B.A. Psychology , Universidad de Puerto Rico , 2003
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2005
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| Rowker, Melissa
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| Incoming Fall 2008 |
MA, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2009
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| Sengupta, Pratim
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At the broadest level, my work primarily concerns a) investigation of human cogntion of physical phenomena, b) design and development of educational technology.
From the cognitive perspective, I am intersted in investigating the development of understanding of various physical phenomena. In particular, I am interested in issues such as plausibility (and thereby, expectation failure, surprisingess, etc), knowledge representation, visuo-spatial thinking, etc. and their roles in learning. From the design perspective, I am interested in designing learnable, low-threshold-high-ceiling learninig environments using novel technology such as agent-based modelling.
My primary advisor is Prof. Uri Wilensky. My other committee members are Prof. Andrew Ortony &t Prof. Bruce Sherin. |
Master of Science, Physics , Northwestern University, U.S.A , 2002
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| Shackel, Erin
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BS Psychology, BA History , University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana , 2004
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| Simons, Tiffany
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| My interests lie at the intersection between human development and environmental education. My dissertation work focuses on the role of identity and personality in the development of long-term commitment to issues of ecological sustainability. I hope to better understand the factors that lead people to engage with various communities and types of environmental/social action, and to consider the implications for the design of learning environments (formal and informal) to promote sustainable action over time. |
B.S. Cognitive Science , University of California, San Diego , 2001
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| Sparks, Jesse
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B.S. Psychology, B.A. Journalism , Drake University , 2007
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| Umphress, Jessica
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| Folkbiology |
| The influence and effect of family on children's learning |
| Museum exhibit development, design, and evaluation |
| Informal science learning across contexts |
BA , Oberlin College , 1999
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| Walkoe, Janet
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| mathematics teaching and learning |
BA- Mathematics , The University of Chicago , 1994
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| Wang, Ellen
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| Adolescent literacy across school and out-of-school settings, literacy and identity, Asian American studies. |
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| Wilkerson, Michelle
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| MPES Cohort 3 |
BA Mathematics , University of San Diego , 2005
BA Diversified Liberal Arts (Elementary Education) , University of San Diego , 2005
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Annual Summer Picnic for SESP Undergraduates
Wednesday, July 30
5 p.m., Garrett Patio
MS in Learning & Organizational Change Information Session
Wednesday, August 20
6:15–8:15 p.m., 132 Annenberg Hall
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Thursday, September 4
5:30–7 p.m., G22 Annenberg Hall
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