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Lawrence Birnbaum
Birnbaum, Lawrence
Associate Professor , Computer Science
Director , Intellectual Property Management
PhD , Yale University , 1986
Brazdil, Linda
Teacher Development Specialist
B.S. , Notre Dame College of Ohio , 1978
M.S. in Physical Chemistry , Case Western Reserve University , 1983
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry , Case Western Reserve University , 1985
Justine Cassell
Cassell, Justine
Professor, Education
Professor, Communications Studies
DEUG , Universite de Besancon , 1981
BA , Dartmouth College , 1982
MLitt , University of Edinburgh , 1986
PhD , University of Chicago , 1991
Allan Collins
Collins, Allan
Professor Emeritus, Learning Sciences
MA, Communication Sciences , University of Michigan , 1961
PhD, Cognitive Psychology , University of Michigan , 1970
Jeannette Colyvas
Colyvas, Jeannette
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
Ph.D. , Stanford University , 2007
M.A., Sociology, M.A., East Asian Studies , Stanford University
Solomon Cytrynbaum
Cytrynbaum, Solomon
Professor, Education
Professor , Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director for Education, The Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies , Psychology Graduate Program
BA, Arts and Sciences , McGill University, Montreal, Canada , 1959
MA, Child Development and Family Relations , Cornell University, Ithaca, New York , 1962
PhD, Psychology , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan , 1971
Kenneth Forbus
Forbus, Kenneth
Professor , Computer Science
Professor , Education
PhD , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 1984
Dedre Gentner
Gentner, Dedre
Professor , Psychology
Professor , Education
PhD , University of California, San Diego , 1974
Kristian Hammond
Hammond, Kristian
Director , Intelligent Information Laboratory, Department of Computer Science
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy , Yale University , 1979
Master of Science in Computer Science , Yale University , 1982
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science , Yale University , 1986
Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon
Haroutunian-Gordon, Sophie
Professor , Education and Social Policy
Director , Master of Science in Education
BA, Music, Religion/Philosophy , Cornell College , 1965
MA, Curriculum and Instruction , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1966
PhD, Philosophy of Education , University of Chicago , 1976
Michael Horn
Horn, Michael
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Sc.B. Computer Science , Brown University , 1997
M.S. Computer Science , Tufts University , 2006
Ph.D. Computer Science , Tufts University , 2009
Kemi Jona
Jona, Kemi
Learning Strategist , School of Continuing Studies
Research Associate Professor , Computer Science
Director , Office of STEM Education Partnerships (OSEP)
BS (Honors), Computer Science and Psychology , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 1988
PhD, Computer Science , Northwestern University , 1995
Eva Lam
Lam, Eva
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences, Asian American Studies
PhD, Education in Language, Literacy, and Culture , University of California, Berkeley , 2003
Carol Lee
Lee, Carol
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor , African American Studies
Co-Cordinator , SESP Spencer Research Training Program
BA, The Teaching of Secondary School English , University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana , 1966
MA, English , University of Chicago , 1969
PhD, Education (Curriculum and Instruction) , University of Chicago , 1991
Gregory Light
Light, Gregory
Associate Professor
Director , Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
BA, Philosophy and English , University of Toronto , 1974
BA Specialist Degree, Philosophy , University of Toronto , 1975
PhD, Education , University of London, UK , 1995
Steven McGee
McGee, Steven
Research Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
M.B.A. , Wheeling Jesuit University , 2000
PhD, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 1995 BS, Human Dev & Social Pol, Northwestern University, 1988
Ann McKenna
McKenna, Ann
Research Associate Professor , Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director of Education Improvement
Research Associate Professor (co-terminus), Learning Sciences
BS, Mechanical Engineering , Drexel University, Philadelphia , 1988
MS, Mechanical Engineering , Drexel University, Philadelphia , 1991
PhD, Science and Mathematics Education , University of California, Berkeley , 2001
Douglas Medin
Medin, Douglas
Professor , Psychology
Professor , Education
Director , Program in Culture, Language and Cognition
Co-Director , Program in Cognitive Studies of the Environment
PhD , University of South Dakota , 1968
Andrew Ortony
Ortony, Andrew
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor , Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Professor , Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Coordinator, Master's Program in Learning Sciences
MA, Philosophy , University of Edinburgh , 1966
PhD, Computer Science , University of London , 1972
Penelope Peterson
Peterson, Penelope
Dean , School of Education and Social Policy
Eleanor R. Baldwin Professor , Education
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
BS, Psychology and Philosophy , Iowa State University , 1971
MA, Psychological Studies in Education , Stanford University , 1976
PhD, Psychological Studies in Education , Stanford University , 1976
David Rapp
Rapp, David
Coordinator, Learning Sciences PhD Program
Associate Professor , Learning Sciences
Associate Professor , Department of Psychology
PhD, Experimental Psychology , State University of New York, Stony Brook , 2000
MA, General Psychology , New York University , 1996
BA, Psychology , State University of New York, Albany , 1994
Michelle Reininger
Reininger, Michelle
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
Faculty Fellow , Institute for Policy Research
PhD, Social Sciences, Policy and Educational Practice , Stanford University , 2006
MA, Economics , Stanford University , 2004
MA, Leadership, Foundations and Policy , University of Virginia , 2001
BA, Biochemistry , University of Colorado , 1996
Brian Reiser
Reiser, Brian
Professor, Learning Sciences
Instructor, LRNSCI 435 "New Approaches in Science Teaching"
BA, Psychology , University of Pennsylvania , 1977
MA, Psychology , New York University , 1979
PhD, Cognitive Science , Yale University , 1983
Christopher Riesbeck
Riesbeck, Christopher
Associate Professor , Computer Science
Associate Professor , Education
PhD , Stanford University , 1983
Rosemary Russ
Russ, Rosemary
Research Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
PhD in Physics , University of Maryland , 2006
BS in Physics , North Carolina State University , 2002
BS in Applied Mathematics , North Carolina State University , 2002
BS in Statistics , North Carolina State University , 2002
Bruce Sherin
Sherin, Bruce
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
BA, Physics , Princeton University , 1985
MA, Physics , University of California, Berkeley , 1989
PhD, Science and Mathematics Education , University of California, Berkeley , 1996
Miriam Sherin
Sherin, Miriam
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Director of Undergraduate Education, School of Education and Social Policy
BA, Mathematics , University of Chicago , 1985
MA, Mathematics , University of California, San Diego , 1987
PhD, Science and Mathematics Education , University of California, Berkeley , 1996
James Spillane
Spillane, James
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow , Institute for Policy Research
Professor, Learning Sciences
Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change
BA, Education and Geography , St. Patrick's College, National University of Ireland , 1984
PhD, Curriculum, Teaching and Education Policy , Michigan State University , 1993
Reed Stevens
Stevens, Reed
Professor, Learning Sciences
Ph.D., Cognitive Studies in Education , University of California at Berkeley , 1999
Edd Taylor
Taylor, Edd
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
Instructor, MSED 402 "Social Contexts of Education"
Ph.D. , University of California-Berkeley , 2005
David Uttal
Uttal, David
Associate Professor , Psychology
Associate Professor , Education
PhD , University of Michigan , 1989
Sandra Waxman
Waxman, Sandra
Professor , Psychology
Professor , Education
PhD , University of Pennsylvania , 1985
MA , Johns Hopkins University , 1981
BS , University of Pennsylvania , 1976
Uri Wilensky
Wilensky, Uri
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor , Computer Science
Director , Center for Connected Learning & Computer-Based Modeling
BA, Mathematics and Philosophy , Brandeis University , 1977
MA, Mathematics and Philosophy , Brandeis University , 1977
PhD, Media Arts and Sciences , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 1993
Michael Wolf
Wolf, Michael
Research Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
Faculty, Feinberg School of Medicine