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.

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

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Degrees

Degrees

• BS Speech, Northwestern University, 1990

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• Biology-Neurobiology , University of Wisconsin-Madison , 2018

Degrees

• MS, Higher Education Administration and Policy, Northwestern University
• BS, Journalism, Northwestern University

Degrees

• PhD Urban Education Policy, University of Southern California, 2018
• MA Education Policy, Organizations, and Leadership Studies, Stanford University, 2010
• BM Music Education , University of Southern California, 2007

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• PhD, Educational Foundations & Policy , University of Michigan- Ann Arbor , 2017
• MAT, Elementary Education , Dominician University , 2011
• BA, Psychology & Secondary Science Education, Columbia University, 2009

Degrees

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

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Degrees

• MEd, Elementary Education, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2013
• BS, Education, Minor in Spanish Studies, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 2012

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

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.

Degrees

Degrees

• MMEd, Music Education, Northwestern University, 2011
• BA, Music, Kenyon College, 2008

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

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

Degrees

• M.S, Public Service Management , DePaul University , 2012
• BA, Social Science Interdisciplinary with a concentration in legal studies. Minor in English, University at Buffalo, 2007

Degrees

• Computer Engineering, Northwestern University

Degrees

• PhD, Biochemistry, Dartmouth College, 2012
• BS, Biology, Marlboro College, 2003

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.

Degrees

Degrees

• AA, Business Administration, Robert Morris College

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Michigan, 2018
• M.A. in Sociology, University of Michigan, 2015
• M.A. in Sociology, University of Northern Iowa, 2013
• B.A. in Sociology and Criminology, University of Northern Iowa, 2011

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

Degrees

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

Degrees

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• BS, Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2008

Degrees

Degrees

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

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

Degrees

• BA, Grinnell College

Degrees

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

Degrees

Degrees

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

Degrees

• MAT, Urban Teacher Education Program,, The University of Chicago, 2012
• BS, Human Services, Loyola University Chicago, 2010
• BA, Sociology, Loyola University Chicago, 2010

Degrees

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

Degrees

• BA, Journalism, Eastern Illinois University, 1996

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• Master of Public Policy, Vanderbilt University, 2016
• Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 2006

Degrees

• BA, English - Secondary Education, Indiana State University

Degrees

• BS, Journalism, Kent State University, 1995

Degrees

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

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

Degrees

• BA, Communication, International Business, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• MS, Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2011

Degrees

• MA, French Language and Literature, University of Wisconsin, 1971
• AB, French Language and Literature, University of Michigan, 1970
• PhD, Human Development and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 1993
• MA, Teaching & Learning Processes, Northwestern University, 1984

Research Interests

Stability and change over time in adulthood, especially during midlfe and beyond: wisdom, regret and life themes; gender differences in these areas.

Degrees

• BA, Social Work, Northeastern Illinois University, 2017

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

Degrees

• MAT, Secondary Science with Middle-Level Learning Endorsement, National Louis University
• MS, Entomology , University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign
• BA, Biology, Boston University

Research Interests

Design of scientific curriculum materials, professional development and cooperative learning

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.

Degrees

Degrees

• MS, Applied Statistics, Depaul University, 2015
• BS, Biology, Rockford University, 2004

Degrees

• MEd Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois-Chicago
• BA, Loyola University

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree, Animation & Visual Effects, Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy, 2014
• Bachelor of Fine Art, Moving Image, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010

Degrees

• BS, Organizational Communication, Minor in Marketing, Southern Illinois University, 1998
• MS in Computer Information Studies (in progress), Northwestern University

Degrees

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

Degrees

• MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992

Research Interests

Instructional materials design, professional development of teachers, professional learning communities, scientific modeling, and agent-based modeling.

Degrees

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

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.

Degrees

• BS, Communications, Mundelein College, 1989

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

Degrees

• BS, Biology Education, Purdue University

Degrees

• B.S. in Theatre, Northwestern University

Degrees

• MS, Data Science, Northwestern University, 2020
• BA, International Relations/Economics, Wellesley College, 2017

Degrees

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

Degrees

• MS, Computer Science, University of Chicago, 2013
• BS, Computer Engineering, University of Washington, 2006

Degrees

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

Degrees

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 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 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. And a third line examines how educators make sense of and adapt innovative educational programming to meet their needs and the needs of their students, including adapting to a need for remote instruction. 

My work is informed by a range of both cognitive and socio-cultural perspectives on learning, but primarily draws upon distributed perspectives on thinking and learning. As a result my current work is primarily qualitative, relying on video-ethnographic and interaction analysis methods. However, I also have a background in quantitative analysis, and have conducted a number of mixed methods studies. 

Degrees

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

Degrees

• Bachelor of Fine Arts, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Arizona State University, 2014

Degrees

Degrees

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

Research Interests

 Emotion Regulation, Emotion, Motivation

Degrees

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

Degrees

• BS, behavioral neuroscience, Centre College, 2016

Degrees

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

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.

Degrees

• BA, Computer Science, Kalamazoo College, 1997

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• MS, Communication, Northwestern University
• BA, Communications, Northern Illinois University

Degrees

• BS, Computer Science, DePaul Univeristy

Degrees

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.

Degrees

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• MS, Entomology, Purdue University, 2007
• BS, Entomology, Purdue University, 2005

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

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

Degrees

• Masters in Education, Columbia College Chicago, 2007

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts in Cinema & Media Studies, The University of Chicago, 2012

Degrees

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