Program Team
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Dr. Fernando Rodriguez | Program Co-Director
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Dr. June Ahn | Program Co-Director
Faculty Mentors
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Dr. June Ahn
Methodologies: Research-Practice Partnerships, Learning Analytics, Regression Analyses
Topics: Learning Technologies, Data Visualizations
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Dr. Richard Arum
Methodologies: Measurement, Regression Analyses
Topics: Sociology of Education, Educational Institutions, Digital Education
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Dr. Andres Bustamante
Methodologies: Observation, Regression Analyses, Experimental Design
Topics: Early Childhood Education, Playful Learning, STEM Learning
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Dr. Nia Dowell
Methodologies: Learning Analytics, Educational Data Science
Topics: Computer-Mediated Collaboration, Computational Linguistics
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Dr. Ana Garcia-Vedrenne
Topics: Biology Education Research, Equity and Diversity in Science, Parasite Ecology, Environmental DNA
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Dr. Jade Jenkins
Topics: Early Childhood Development, Child & Family Policy, Policy Analysis & Management, Program Evaluation
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Dr. Judith Kroll
Topics: Bilingualism, Language, Cognitive Sciences
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Dr. Elizabeth Peña
Methodologies: Measurement, Language Assessements, Regression Analysis
Topics: Bilingualism, Dynamic Assessment, Dual Language Learners, Developmental Language Disorders
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Dr. Lindsey Richland
Methodologies: Cognitive Assessments, Experimental Design, Regression Analyses
Topics: Analogical Reasoning, Higher Order Thinking, Developmental Psychology, Cognition and Mathematics
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Dr. Fernando Rodriguez
Methodologies: Learning Analytics, Educational Data Science, Regression Analyses
Topics: STEM Education, Educational Psychology
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Dr. Lena Shi
Topics: Contributors to—and solutions for—Education Inequality, Role of Policies and Practices on College Choice, College Completion, Career Outcome
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Dr. Mark Warschauer
Methodologies: Experiments, Learning Analytics, Design-Based Research
Topics: AI, Computer Science, Language & Literacy, STEM, Equity
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Dr. Di Xu
Topics: Economic Returns to Higher Education, Financial Aid to Higher Education, Effects of Governmental Policies & Projects on Educational Equity & Efficiency
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