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I can help with:

• Salesforce Administration
• Marketing Automations
• Data Management

Building on two decades as a consultant and chief of staff focused on transforming organizations, Diane now partners with change leaders as an Associate Director in Northwestern's MS in Learning and Organizational Change (MSLOC) graduate program. As an advisor, instructor, team leader, and coach, Diane drives people-centered outcomes by using her skills and experience in talent and workforce development, enterprise strategy, program design, partnership creation, and impact measurement. Diane currently co-teaches two courses in MSLOC’s Leading Equity and Inclusion in Organizations Certificate: Leading Global Change and Developing for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice.  

Prior to joining MSLOC, Diane worked both inside organizations and as an external advisor, counseling more than 100 organizations and corporations on organizational strategy, performance measurement, and fundraising partnership creation. Her past roles include consulting with private, public, and social sector organizations, as well as executive leadership experiences ranging from directing a nonprofit’s regional expansion to merging multi-country, multidisciplinary consulting teams.

Diane earned both her graduate (MSLOC) and undergraduate degrees at Northwestern. Diane is an active volunteer and supporter of Springboard to Success, Chicago Women in Philanthropy, and the Chicago Foundation for Women South Side Giving Circle. Diane is also a member of Northwestern University’s Council of One Hundred.

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Degrees

• BA, English, Northwestern University
• MS, Learning & Organizational Change, Northwestern University, 2016

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Degrees

• BS, Journalism, Kent State University, 1995

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Degrees

• MS, Learning and Organizational Change, Northwestern University, 2006
• MBA, Marketing, Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management, 1989
• BA, English, Michigan State University, 1977

Research Interests

Organizational learning and knowledge management, digital networked learning, personal learning networks, social media and social collaboration technologies.

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Degrees

• BS, Communications, Mundelein College, 1989

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Degrees

• PhD, Business Administration, Organizational Behavior, The Ohio State University, 1995
• MA, Business Administration, The Ohio State University, 1994
• BA, Psychology, University of Cincinnati, 1991

Research Interests

Improving workplace environments and practices that foster employee wellness, learning and success; relationships between organizational practices and individual engagement and well-being; transitions of individuals into leadership roles and how learning techniques can be designed to accelerate leadership development.

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Degrees

• PhD, University of Michigan, 2009
• EdM, Harvard University, 2004
• AB, Dartmouth College, 2000

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Degrees

• PhD, English, Purdue University, 2001
• MA, English, Ohio State University, 1995
• BA, English, University of Texas at Austin, 1992

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Degrees

• PhD, Curriculum and Instruction, Penn State University, 1999
• MA, English, Northwestern University, 1995
• BA, English and Journalism, Indiana University, 1990

Research Interests

Leadership development, curriculum and instruction, and curriculum integration.

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Degrees

• MS, Anthropology and Education, University of Chicago, 1990
• BA, Behavioral Sciences, University of Chicago, 1987

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Degrees

• PhD, Sociology, University of Chicago, 2007
• MSEd, Advanced Teaching, Northwestern University, 1997
• BS, Elementary Education, University of Illinois, 1993

Research Interests

Teacher education, mentoring, and induction; clinical preparation; features of preparation that promote candidate learning and teacher effectiveness

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Degrees

• BS, Theater, Northwestern University, 1997
• MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2003

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Degrees

• BS Speech, Northwestern University, 1990

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Biography

Lauren Faucette is a higher education professional with a commitment to serving and supporting students, with a focus in career services and preparation. Prior to coming to the MSHE program, Lauren has experience in student preparation, career advising, and programming as a Director of Career Preparation at the University of Chicago’s Career Advancement office, as well as in executive recruiting for marketing analytics and data science professionals.

Degrees

• MS, Higher Education Administration, Northwestern University, 2014
• BA, Communications and Psychology, High Point University, 2006

I can help with:

• Career Advising and Support
• Professional Development Workshops
• Graduate Internship Program

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Degrees

• JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2009
• MS, Iowa State University, 1990
• BA, Colorado State University, 1987

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Degrees

• PhD, Educational Leadership, Iowa State University, 2019
• MA, Political Science, Iowa State University, 2015
• BA, Journalism, Michigan State University, 2009

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Degrees

• MS, Polymer Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
• BA, Chemistry, College of Wooster
• PhD, Higher Education Administration, University of Michigan

Research Interests

Engineering education research including retention and recruitment of female and underrepresented undergraduate students and faculty, interdisciplinary skills, contextual competence skills, and design and problem solving skills.
Faculty productivity, enhancing research and teaching, faculty motivation, enhancing faculty-student interaction, and new and junior faculty issues.
Student development research that includes holistic and spiritual development of undergraduates.
Gender issues, females in STEM disciplines.

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Biography

Elliott Cady is Manager of Admissions, Assessment and Pathways Advising at Center for Talent Development. In addition to his 7 years with CTD, he brings with him 20 years of experience in the American public, international and non-profit education sectors. He completed his undergraduate degrees in economics and Spanish at Northwestern, returned to earn his master’s in education and is thrilled to be back on campus as part of the CTD team.

Degrees

• BA, Economics and Spanish, Northwestern University
• MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1997

I can help with:

• Navigating the admissions processes at CTD and assisting students and families with course selections that best align with their interests and educational needs

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Degrees

• MSE, Educational Psychology - Gifted Emphasis, Purdue University
• BSE, Secondary Education, University of Central Missouri
• EdD, Leadership Studies, Bowling Green State University

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Biography

Kate Cichon has proudly served youth, families and communities around the country since 2000. After moving to Chicago after college, Kate taught reading enrichment classes to students of all ages and trained and supervised new reading teachers. She spent several years developing and coordinating programs for students in grades 6 through 12 and their families at a public charter school on the south side of Chicago. In 2012 Kate joined Northwestern University's Center for Talent Development (CTD) team, where she coordinated summer residential programs for a number of years before moving into the position of Coordinator of Academic Year Advanced Enrichment Programs. Currently, Kate oversees CTD's weekend programming which focuses primarily on students pre-K through 8th grade.

Degrees

• BA, English, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1999

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Degrees

• PhD, Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007
• MS, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997
• BS, Secondary Education, English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1994

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Degrees

• MS, Human Services Administration, Spertus College
• BA, Psychology and Education, Ripon College

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Degrees

• BS, Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1985

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Degrees

• MFA, Poetry, Western Michigan University
• BA, Secondary Education, Western Michigan University

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Degrees

• MS, Higher Education Administration & Policy, Northwestern University, 2022
• MMEd, Music Education, Northwestern University, 2011
• BA, Music, Kenyon College, 2008

I can help with:

• Overseeing academic and residential operations for CTD's on-campus summer programs for grades 4-12, which welcome over 1600 students and 300 staff to Evanston every summer.

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Degrees

• AA, Business Administration, Robert Morris College

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Degrees

• BA Peace, Justice, & Conflict Studies, DePaul University, 2013

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Degrees

• Certificate, Chicago School of Violinmaking, 1987
• BS, Geography, University of Chicago, 1980

I can help with:

• Answering questions about the Advanced Enrichment program

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Degrees

• BA, Theatre Studies, Kent State University
• MAT, Elementary Education, Columbia College Chicago

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Degrees

• BS, Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2008

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Degrees

• BS, Finance, Northern Illinois University
• MBA, Finance, DePaul University

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Degrees

• MS, Economics, Northern Illinois University
• BS, Economics, Northern Illinois University

I can help with:

• Assisting parents and students in determining the honors and/or AP® courses that best fit the student's needs

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Degrees

• MS in Information Technology, Northwestern University, 2018
• MA, Curatorial and Cultural Practices in Art and New Media, Media Center d'Art i Disseny
• BA, Political Science, Complutense University

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Degrees

• BA, Communication, International Business, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University

I can help with:

• Providing instructional coaching and support for our program staff (site coordinators, teachers, and classroom assistants)

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Biography

Leslie Morrison earned her master’s degree in education, with a focus on curriculum and instruction, from the University of Illinois-Chicago. Leslie taught elementary and middle school for several years, and then entered the field of educational publishing, where she designed and wrote curriculum for preschool through grade 8. In 2010, Leslie served as an instructor in the Leapfrog Program at Center for Talent Development. Working with Leapfrog children and families turned her focus to gifted education, and, as Program Coordinator, she has opportunities to apply her background in education to working with students and their families, curriculum development, and program management.

Degrees

• MEd, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois-Chicago
• BSEd, Elementary Education, Loyola University

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Degrees

• PhD, Educational Psychology, Northwestern University, 1983
• MA, Educational Psychology, Northwestern University, 1981
• BA, Elementary Education, St. Xavier University, 1977

Research Interests

Talent development, accelerated educational programs, needs of special populations of gifted children.

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Degrees

• BA, International Studies, DePaul University, 2015 

I can help with:

• Providing programmatic, logistical, and front-line communication support to the Center for Talent Development's Civic Education Project, Online Program, and Summer 4 - 12 Program

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Degrees

• BA, MA, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
• PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

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I can help with:

• Marketing Communications
• Administrative Support

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Degrees

• PhD, Educational Psychology, Purdue University, 2009
• MA, University of Science & Technology of China, 2000

Research Interests

Academic achievement, psychological and social-emotional development, educational measurement and assessment, meta-analysis and research synthesis, quantitative research methods, executive functions, gifted education and talent development

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Degrees

• Coaching Certification, ELOC, Northwestern University
• MS, Communication, Northwestern University
• BA, Communications, Northern Illinois University

I can help with:

•  Assisting and supporting students, families, schools and organizations as they learn about the opportunities provided through the Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program and the Center for Talent Development

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Degrees

• BS, Computer Science, DePaul Univeristy

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Degrees

• MFA, Creative Writing, The American University
• BA, Studio Art and English Literature, Austin College

I can help with:

• Creating high quality educational experiences for academically talented middle school students and their families.

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Biography

Lindsay was introduced to the power of service-learning as a high school student volunteering in rural Appalachia. Since then, she has facilitated and designed service-learning and leadership programming as a City Year corps member in Cleveland, OH, and at sites across the country for thousands of student leaders. Lindsay also has experience with youth organizing and community development, both in the U.S. and internationally. As Coordinator of CTD’s Civic Education Project, Lindsay gets to help provide educational opportunities for students to learn more about themselves and the world around them.

Degrees

• MSSA, Social Work and Nonprofit Management, Case Western Reserve University
• BA, Economics and Political Science, Augustana College

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Degrees

• MA, Sound Arts and Industries, Northwestern University
• MPA, International Public Management, DePaul University
• BA, Sociology, Roosevelt University

I can help with:

• Coordinating the marketing and communications needs of the center

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Degrees

• BA, Computer Information Systems, Western Michigan University, 2001

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Degrees

• BS, Communication, Northwestern University, 1988
• MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1991

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Degrees

• MBA, University of Iowa
• BA, Journalism, University of Iowa

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Degrees

• BA in Art - Emphasis in Design - Art Education Teaching Certification, University of Iowa, 1999

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Degrees

• PhD, Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995
• MS, Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1992
• BS, Business Economics and Public Policy, George Washington University, 1991

Research Interests

Accountability policy; economics of education; teacher quality; teacher labor markets; anti-poverty policy; intergenerational transmission of human capital; evaluation design.

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Degrees

• MA, School Counseling, University of San Francisco
• BA, Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Degrees

• MA, Sound Arts and Industries, Northwestern University, 2018
• BA, Music in Composition, Oakland University, 2005

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I can help with:

• Supporting both faculty and students in general areas such as registration, milestones, and events
• Assisting prospective students interested in our doctoral programs

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Degrees

• MS, Computer Science, University of Chicago, 2008
• BFA, Theater, DePaul University, 1994

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Degrees

• BA, Grinnell College

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Degrees

• MSC, Communication, Northwestern University
• MEd, Higher Education Administration, Upper Iowa University
• BS, Marketing, Indiana University

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Degrees

• BA, Journalism, Eastern Illinois University, 1996

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Degrees

• MS Library Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2013
• BS Information Systems, DePaul University, 1999

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Degrees

• MS in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
• AB, Kenyon College

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Degrees

• MBA, Operations Management: Supply chain/logistics, Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago, 2009
• BS, Computer Science, Shaw University, 1999
• BS, Mathematics, Shaw University, 1999

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Degrees

• MA, College Student Personnel, University of Maryland - College Park
• AB, Albion College, Speech Communication

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Degrees

• PhD, Geography, West Virginia University, 2006
• MA, Geography, West Virginia University, 1999
• BA, International Studies, West Virginia University, 1995

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Degrees

• BA, Environmental Geo-science, Boston College
• MS, Learning & Organizational Change, Northwestern University, 2012

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Degrees

• BA, English, Pace University
• MS, Teaching, Pace University
• MA, Literature, Northwestern University

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Degrees

• BA, Politics, Messiah College, 2014
• BA, Music Composition, Messiah College, 2014

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Degrees

• M.Ed., Instructional Leadership, University of Illinois-Chicago, 2009
• BA, Education, Eastern Kentucky University , 2006

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Degrees

• BA, Computer Information Systems, Western Michigan University, 2001

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Degrees

• BA in Art - Emphasis in Design - Art Education Teaching Certification, University of Iowa, 1999

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Degrees

• MA, Sound Arts and Industries, Northwestern University, 2018
• BA, Music in Composition, Oakland University, 2005

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Degrees

• MS, Computer Science, University of Chicago, 2008
• BFA, Theater, DePaul University, 1994

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Degrees

• MS Library Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2013
• BS Information Systems, DePaul University, 1999

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Degrees

• MS in Information Technology, Northwestern University, 2018
• MA, Curatorial and Cultural Practices in Art and New Media, Media Center d'Art i Disseny
• BA, Political Science, Complutense University

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Degrees

• MA, Student Development in Postsecondary Education, University of Iowa
• BA, Elementary Education, University of Iowa

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Degrees

• MA, College Student Personnel, University of Maryland - College Park
• AB, Albion College, Speech Communication

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Degrees

• BS in Social Policy, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
• Master's in Public Policy (MPP), American University

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Degrees

• M.A. Cultural and Educational Policy, Loyola University Chicago, 2015
• B.A. Sociology , Howard University, 2013

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Degrees

• BA, Linguistics, Yale University, 2006
• PhD, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2017

Research Interests

How do educational innovations get implemented, institutionalized and scaled up in K-12 schools?  How do micro-level social and material interactions constitute, facilitate or obstruct these processes? 

More specifically, my dissertation focused on changing models of school discipline.

My research program addresses the broad questions: How are research-based programs and policies developed, translated, implemented, and scaled up? What modes of reinforcement and reproduction support persistence and change in existing practices? How might researchers work with teachers, school leaders and policymakers to better bridge the 'research-practice gap'?

I investigate these questions in empirical contexts ranging from comprehensive school reforms, to online teacher PD, to research-practice partnerships, with a special focus on school-based restorative justice practices.

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Degrees

• MS in Computer Science, Northeastern Illinois University, 2014
• BS in Mathematics, Illinois State University, 2005

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Degrees

• Ph.D. | Computer Science, Northwestern University, 2018
• M.Sc. |, Queen's University (Canada), 2012

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Degrees

• BS in Interactive and Social Media (design), DePaul University

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Degrees

• PhD STEM Education, University of Colorado Boulder, 2020
• BA Psychology, University of California San Diego, 2001

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I can help with:

• Onboarding schools and facilitators to our program and providing ongoing programmatic and technical support

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Degrees

• BS, Human Dev & Psych Services, Northwestern University, 2013

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Degrees

• MA, Public Policy Administration, Northwestern University, 2009
• BA, Sociology, University of Georgia, 2001

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Degrees

• Masters of Social Work and Social Welfare, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, 2011
• BS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2004

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Degrees

• B.A. Honors Philosophy, Gustavus Adolphus, 2012

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Degrees

• MEd, School Counseling, DePaul University
• BA, Psychology, DePaul University

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Degrees

• PhD - Stanford University School of Education (1991)
• Master of Public Affairs - The LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas-Austin (1984)
• BA - Williams College (1980)

Research Interests

Implementation of Education Policy in Districts and Schools; School Districts as Learning Organizations; Understanding the linkages between policy and practice; leadership in public schools.

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Degrees

• Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2019
• M.S., Nova Southeastern University, 2008
• B.A., Boston College, 2002

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Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Human Development , DePaul University , 2017

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Degrees

• B.S. Communication Studies and Psychology, Northwestern University, 2020

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Degrees

• PhD, Mathematics Education, Michigan State University, 2016
• MS, Statistics, Michigan State University, 2015
• BS, Mathematics and Statistics, Sichuan University, 2010

Research Interests

Mathematics and statistics education, observational measures of teaching quality, teachers' engagement and social networks in virtual spaces

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Degrees

• Psychology, B.A., Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 2018

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Degrees

• Masters in Teaching, University of Washington, 2011
• Bachelors of Science, Dickinson College, 2005

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Degrees

• Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum; Science Education Emphasis Ph.D., University of Missouri, 2019
• Molecular Biology M.S., New Mexico State University, 2015
• Agricultural Biology B.S., New Mexico State University, 2012

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Degrees

• B.S. in Theatre, Northwestern University

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Degrees

• MA, Social Sciences, University of Chicago, 2010
• BA, Psychology and Art Theory & Practice, Northwestern University, 2007
• PhD, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2017

Research Interests

My research examines how young people organize their own learning and how to design spaces and activities that allow equitable access for them to do so. Most of this research has been conducted in the context of STEAM activities and maker spaces, drawing on my own personal background in the arts. One line of my work investigates interest development and the role of interest in learning. This includes how interest-driven learning supports the development of 21st century skills, how young people pursue interests and learning across contextual boundaries, and how interest-driven learning environments might be designed to support equitable engagement. A second line of work examines how young people organize and make use of social and material resources to make sense of spatial phenomena in the context of STEAM learning activities. And a third line examines how educators make sense of and adapt innovative STEAM programming to meet their needs and the needs of their students.

My work primarily draws upon distributed perspectives on thinking and learning, and as a result, is largely qualitative, relying on interviews, video-ethnography, and interaction analysis. However, I also have a background in quantitative analysis and have conducted a number of mixed methods studies involving surveys, assessments, and web-log data.

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Degrees

• MA, Experimental Psychology, Towson University, 2017
• BA, Psychology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania , 2015

Research Interests

 Emotion Regulation, Emotion, Motivation

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Degrees

• BS, behavioral neuroscience, Centre College, 2016

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Degrees

• BA, Computer Science, Kalamazoo College, 1997

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Degrees

• BFA, Printmaking and Drawing, California College of the Arts
• MA, Visual Studies, University of California at Berkeley

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Degrees

• PhD Learning Sciences, Indiana University 2020
• MSEd Learning Sciences, Indiana University 2017
• BA Psychology, University of Alabama 2013

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Degrees

• B.S. Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University
• P.M.A. Environmental Science Education, Bradley University

I can help with:

• Development of high school OpenSciEd chemistry curriculum

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Degrees

• M.Ed Educational Policy Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
• B.S. Communications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Degrees

• MPS Interactive Telecommunications, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, 1995
• BS Music & Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1982

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Degrees

• PhD, Educational Psychology—Learning Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019
• BA, Psychology, Haverford College, 2011

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Degrees

• PhD, Economics, University of Florida, 2010
• MA, Economics, University of Florida, 2006
• BA, Finance, Capital University of Economics and Business, 2004

Research Interests

Social inclusion of children with disabilities, disability employment, diversity and equity of people with disabilities; teacher effectiveness in adult education, return on investment of higher education; high school and college course taking patterns and STEM enrollment and career pathway