Class of 2005 
Induction November 17, 2023
Education:
- Jefferson Senior High School, 2005
- BA, Biology and Education, Grinnell College, 2009
- PhD, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2016
- Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Maryland College Park, 2017
- Postdoctoral Fellow, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, 2018-2020
Accomplishments/Work History:
- Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, teaching undergraduate pre-service science teaching methods courses
- Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Currently writing an open source textbook on using machine learning in science education research with other researchers in Germany
- National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health project customizing K-12 curriculum materials through connections with contemporary scientists and community-based organizations
- National Science Foundation project related to redesigning course structures for undergraduate physics and engineering majors
- National Science Foundation project exploring the use of emerging AI tools to support researchers in analyzing classroom interactions
- Collaborated with Yew Chung Education Foundation to study the implementation of project based learning in an international school in Hong Kong
- NARST Early Career Research Award and NARST RAISE RIG Research Worth Reading Award, 2023
- Reviewer of the Year, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2020
- National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, Dissertation Fellow, 2015-2016
- Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students, Participant, Boulder CO, 2015
- Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (Honorable Mention), 2013