I'm interested in making powerful ideas in mathematics and science accessible and meaningful for as many people as possible.
I'm especially interested in designing computer toolkits that let people - especially
kids - build and analyze their own models of scentific and social phenomena using
powerful mathematical ideas.
My work is heavily influenced by the
work of my advisor Uri Wilensky and scholars such as James Kaput,
Seymour Papert, Hans Freudenthal, Andi diSessa, Alan Schoenfeld and others who seek
to make the power of mathematical thinking, broadly conceived, accessible
to all.
Currently I'm a graduate student in the
Learning Sciences program at
Northwestern University working with professor Uri Wilensky at
the Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling.
I am also completing the
requirements for specializations in
Cognitive Science and
Education Sciences. Before coming to Northwestern, I earned my BA in Mathematics and Elementary Education from the
University of San Diego,
and worked at the
University of California, San Diego
on developing ubiquitous classroom technologies.
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