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About Me: I am a third year doctoral student with the SESAME (Science and Mathematics Education) interdisciplinary group at the University of California, Berkeley. Born in Croatia, I've lived in the United States since 1995. My background is in mathematics, in particular set theory and algebra. My background prior to that is in philosophy, in particular whatever philosophy I happen to find agreeable. My favorite Olympic sport is biathlon.

Research Interests: Broadly speaking, my research interests involve mathematical intuition on the one hand, and instructional-design on the other. I am interested in how studies of intuitions might inform instructional-design, as well as how instructional-design might apply and evaluate said studies. Lately, my research has focused on the design and selection of pedagogically effective problem contexts. Another area of interest is martial arts instruction and its implications for mathematics learning and education - a research agenda born of interest in the embodied basis of reasoning and learning.

My work draws heavily on grounded cognition and phenomenological perspectives.

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