All Core Faculty

Emma Adam
Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Dr. Michelle Albaugh
Assistant Director of Coaching
Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC)

Megan Bang
Professor of Learning Sciences

Tabitha Bonilla
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale
Frances Willard Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Vice Provost for Academics
Co-Associate Provost for Faculty
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Cynthia Coburn
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Professor, Learning Sciences
Associate Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Danny M. Cohen
Associate Professor of Instruction

Allan Collins
Professor Emeritus, Learning Sciences

Jeannette Colyvas
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Associate Professor and Executive Board Member, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
Associate Professor (by courtesy), Department of Sociology
Associate Professor (by courtesy), MORS, Kellogg School of Management
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Policy Research
Director of Undergraduate Programs, School of Education and Social Policy

Fay Lomax Cook
Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Solomon Cytrynbaum
Professor Emeritus, Education
Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Associate Director for Education, The Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Psychology Graduate Program

Mesmin Destin
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy; Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Faculty Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research


Mindy Douthit
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Instructor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program

Matthew Easterday
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences
Associate Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Karen Fuson
Professor Emerita, Learning Sciences

Jonathan Guryan
Lawyer Taylor Professor of Education and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Claudia Haase
On Research Leave 2022/2023
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences
Associate Professor (by courtesy), Department of Psychology

Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon
Professor Emeritus, Education and Social Policy

Larry Hedges
Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Barton Hirsch
Professor Emeritus, Human Development and Social Policy

Paula Hooper
Assistant Professor of Instruction

Michael Horn
Professor, Learning Sciences and Computer Science

Simone Ispa-Landa
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Kirabo Jackson
Abraham Harris Professor of Education and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Eva Lam
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences, Asian American Studies

Carol D. Lee
Professor Emeritus, Learning Sciences
Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education and Social Policy
Professor, African American Studies

Dan A. Lewis
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Regina Logan
Assistant Professor of Instruction and Adviser

Mindy Magrane
Lecturer, SESP Undergraduate Programs

Ofer Malamud
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research


Jolie Matthews
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences

Dan P. McAdams
Interim Dean
The Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Psychology
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy


Quinn Mulroy
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Political Science
Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research

Jen Munson
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences

Sally Afia Nuamah
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy

Paula Olszewski-Kubilius
Professor, Education and Social Policy
Director, Center for Talent Development


Andrew Ortony
Professor Emeritus, Learning Sciences

Penelope L. Peterson
Professor Emeritus, School of Education and Social Policy
Eleanor R. Baldwin Professor, Education
Former Dean, School of Education and Social Policy
Former Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Former Professor, Learning Sciences

Nichole Denise Pinkard
Alice Hamilton Professor of Learning Sciences
Faculty Director, Office of Community Education Partnerships

Yang Qu
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Assistant Professor (by courtesy), Department of Psychology
Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research

David Rapp
Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor, Department of Psychology

Brian J. Reiser
Orrington Lunt Professor of Learning Sciences

Jennifer (Jen) Richards, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor

James E. Rosenbaum
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Professor, Sociology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Terri J. Sabol
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach
Margaret Walker Alexander Professor of Human Development and Social Policy
Director and Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Hannes Schwandt
Associate Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research

Kimberly Scott
Executive Director, Master's and Executive Programs in Learning and Organizational Change
Associate Dean for Innovation and Program Development
Assistant Professor, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program

Lilah Shapiro
Associate Professor of Instruction

Bruce L. Sherin
Professor, Learning Sciences


Ryan Smerek
Associate Professor and Associate Director of Academic Affairs, MS in Learning and Organizational Change Program

James P. Spillane
Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change
Professor, Human Development and Social Policy
Professor, Learning Sciences
Faculty Associate, Institute for Policy Research

Dr. Saiying Steenbergen-Hu
Research Director, Center for Talent Development
Research Associate Professor, Education and Social Policy

Reed Stevens
Professor, Learning Sciences

Trautvetter, Lois
Director, Higher Education Administration and Policy
Professor, School of Education and Social Policy

Melinda Turnley
Assistant Professor, MS in Learning & Organizational Change Program
Director of Operations and Academic Affairs


Sepehr Vakil
Affiliated Faculty member, Cognitive Science Program
Assistant Professor, Learning Sciences
Affiliated Faculty member, Science in Human Cultures Program

Shirin Vossoughi
Associate Professor, Learning Sciences

Uri Wilensky
Lorraine Morton Professor of Learning Sciences and Computer Science
Professor, Learning Sciences
Professor, Computer Science
Affiliated Faculty member, Buffett Center for Global Studies
Director, Center for Connected Learning & Computer-Based Modeling
Executive Board Member, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems (NICO)
Professor (by courtesy), Department of Philosophy
Faculty member, program in Cognitive Science
Faculty member, program in Technology and Social Behavior
Faculty member, Segal Design Center Research Council
Faculty member, Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology for Drug Abuse/HIV
Affiliated Faculty member, Center for Interdisciplinary Astrophysics
