Hi! My name is Ilona Joline, and I’m a sophomore studying philosophy and cognitive science. I am currently working on the Geometry Resources in Dance (GRiD) project that uses a gridded floor mat to help students intuitively integrate dance movements with geometric reasoning through auxiliary lines as an undergraduate research apprentice and data analyst.
My curiosities relate to the integration of STEAM learning into trauma-informed education practices. Drawing on enactivist theory, I am interested in designing and studying mathematics learning environments where learners can improve somatic awareness through exploring relationships, monitoring internal experiences, and representing discovered patterns within a logical framework.
Hey! My name is Micah Mok. I plan to graduate in Spring of 2026 with a double major in Cognitive Science and Computer Science. I enjoy music, being outside, and thinking. I am currently working on the MOVES-Number Line project.
With my research, I aim to work towards increasing student access to a quality and humane STEM education at the secondary and higher education levels. I want to better understand how we might create culturally relevant pedagogies for a broader set of students, increase access points for students to engage with instruction, and build an empathetic community and humane culture within undergraduate engineering departments.
I am interested in contemplative learning at scale in the digital age, and how to support students in multimodal, embodied participation in learning contexts through novel educational approaches using tangibles and new media.
I’m a first year doctoral student in the SESAME cluster. My research interests include math identities, fractions, and logic puzzles, and I’m excited to see how the three interact! Background: After studying math in undergrad at UC Santa Cruz, I taught middle and high school math for 5 years and was part of the Math … Continue Reading »
My interest is centered around language acquisition within embodied interactions to produce novel narrative discourse. My current project observes language acquisition, especially core vocabulary development of individuals who employ Augmentative and Alternative Communication. I am also interested in the relationship between user interface development and the interaction of technology that creates access for individuals to … Continue Reading »
My research interests include embodied interventions meant to support all students in their learning and conceptual understanding of foundational mathematics. am also interested in effective inclusion practices and tools in mathematics classrooms and disability studies…
I am interested in culturally situated embodied cognition in relation to the teaching and learning of mathematics. For further information, please click on my name.
Hello I am Devon Madeksiak! I am a third year studying Data Science and Environmental Economics. I am interested in helping students understand how and why we learn concepts in school. Instead of memorizing how to solve problems!
César Botetano is a primary level teacher in Peru. He studied Psychology at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru. < Click name to read more >
Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska is a researcher and educator at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland < Click name to read more >
I study how multimodal engagements with data through improved access to the core aspects of working with data can facilitate data literacy and data visualization literacy.
My research is focused on language development and, in particular, how children develop relational concepts through social interaction and embodied activity. My current projects are related to language development among children who communicate using Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
About Me: Born a Capricorn (but of course), I was raised on organic alfalfa in a fine Western European free-range pasture. I joined the Embodied Design Research Laboratory around 2008. Little did I know that I would be culturally appropriated as the lab’s mascot. All these years later, I still have mixed feelings about being … Continue Reading »
My research investigates how minority students might better negotiate their academic identities within oppressive social systems, as informed by embodied cognition. < Click name to read more >
I am interested in the cognitive skills that constitute mathematical thinking, drawing primarily on the paradigm of embodiment. < Click name to read more >
Hi! My name is Cindy, and I’m a rising Junior at Berkeley studying Computer Science, Applied Math, and Economics. I’m interested in building an accessible online educational platform for secondary school students and communities that are in need. I am also passionate about in-class teaching and topics related to student engagements. Right now we are … Continue Reading »
Hey! My name is SreeVidya Ganga, and I’m a freshman double majoring in computer science and economics.
I am a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences and Human Development cluster with an interest in object-based teaching and learning in museums.
I am an Algebra 1 and Precalculus teacher at Mission High School in San Francisco Unified. I completed the MACSME program at UC Berkeley in 2018, where I was a participant in EDRL … < Click name to read more >
Hello! I am a 1st year majoring in CS with an interest in design and education.
Hello! My name is Janaki, and I’m a senior at Cal double majoring in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics with a concentration in Data Science.
I’m a first year from San Jose, CA, majoring in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. I’m interested in using tech to create alternatives and supplements to traditional classroom learning!
I have been sponsored by the European Union to spend two years at the EDRL to carry out my research project: SignEd|Math. In this project, I will design and implement a mathematical learning environment that takes into account deaf students’ specific needs while also … < Click name to read more >
I am a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences & Human Development program. My interest is in embodying Navajo/Diné Knowledge in mathematics curriculum, including land-based spatial perspectives through the Diné language.
Hi! I’m Ellen, an undergraduate Applied Math major at Berkeley. I am a lead faculty member of the Upper and Lower Berkeley Math Circles as well as the “Math Taught the Right Way” program. I love math and teaching and am mostly interested in how authority figures (such as parents and teachers) influence students’ understandings … Continue Reading »
I am a MACSME student in the GSE. Prior to MACSME, I worked as a Special Educator, teaching both elementary and high school levels. Math has always been my favorite subject to teach children of all ages. Recently, I participated in designing and implementing an inclusion model for delivering Special Education services in a comprehensive … Continue Reading »
Science and technology educator
I’m Emily Gilden, a second year MACSME to receive my MA and secondary mathematics credential in May 2018. I’m interested in learning more about how students respond to being stuck and making mistakes, and how I as a teacher can create a culture of celebrating challenges.
I’m interested in educational technology, digital access, and active learning. As a student here at UC Berkeley, I study education and technology from the perspective of design-based research, sociology, and history. With a brief background in computer science, one of my main focus is creating apps for learning. Additionally, I’m currently in the process of … Continue Reading »
Background: I am a first year graduate student in the EMST (Education in Math, Science, and Technology) program. Back home, in Tehran, Iran, I got my B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology. Somewhere along the way I realized I would not make a very good engineer and decided to pursue my passion for … Continue Reading »
Program: Human Development and Education Contact: abartnof <at> berkeley <dot> edu
Hello, my name is Haley Kavanaugh and I’m in the Masters and Credential in Science and Mathematics Education (MACSME) program here at UC Berkeley. I was born and raised in the Bay Area and completed my undergraduate degree at Sonoma State University. In terms of research, I am interested in studying how to make mathematics … Continue Reading »
Hi, I’m Justine Song and I am in the MACSME math program at UC Berkeley working on my credential and M.A. Education to become a high school math teacher! After graduating from UC San Diego with my B.S. in Mathematics, I came to realize my passion in helping students experience mathematics to build on their … Continue Reading »
Hello! I currently work as the lab manager for the Language and Cognitive Development Lab at Cal. I majored in Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University and have been doing developmental psychology research for almost 5 years. My research interests involve finding creative ways to bring psychology research into educational settings, specifically focusing on utilizing … Continue Reading »
Hi! I’m a first year undergraduate from right here in the Bay, just about an hour from UC Berkeley. I’m pursuing a B.A. in either Computer Science or Applied Mathematics (I’m not quite sure which yet!) with a minor in Education. I’m fascinated by the intersection of technology and mathematics education, and I hope to … Continue Reading »
I was born in southwest England and moved to the Bay Area midway through my high school years. My rather eclectic educational experience (homeschool, online school, community college, and public school) made me appreciate alternative modes of education, and fostered an interest in the phenomenon of learning. Here at U.C. Berkeley, I am currently a … Continue Reading »
I grew up in the Bay Area, not far from Berkeley, and moved to Eugene, Oregon just before high school. After high school, I returned to my hometown where I am currently a senior undergraduate student in the interdisciplinary studies department focusing on technology in the learning sciences. I am interested in the tradeoffs of … Continue Reading »
Research interests: I study mathematics instruction and students cognition in various learning environments. My dissertation (supervised by Prof. Boris Koichu, Technion) explores instructional and cognitive affordances of project-based learning (PBL) of mathematics and sheds light into the “black box” of the mathematical inquiry project. In the framework of this empirical study, I investigate my students’ … Continue Reading »
I started out as a High School and Middle School Math and Science Teacher in Brooklyn. I gradually moved on to do research and development as a member of several NSF funded projects at UC Berkeley, and served as the Director of Assessment for the Learning Design Group at the Lawrence Hall of Science. Currently, … Continue Reading »
I am a first-year MACSME Math student here at UC Berkeley. I attended the University of Washington for my undergraduate studies, and I graduated in June 2014 with a B.A. in Mathematics. After two years of graduate work, I plan on joining the work force as a high school mathematics teacher. I have always been … Continue Reading »
I am a first year MACSME student, interested in teaching 9th or 10th grade mathematics. I’m originally from the Los Angeles area, from a little town called Sierra Madre (no connection to the Humphrey Bogart movie). I did my undergrad up in Portland, OR at Lewis and Clark College, where I got my BA in … Continue Reading »
I came to EDRL in September of 2014 as a visiting scholar. I’m a doctoral student of Zhejiang University in China. Zhejiang University is located in HangZhou which is a Picturesquare city. There’s a saying that goes:” Up above there is heaven; down below there are Suzhou and Hangzhou.” People always associate Hangzhou with the West Lake. About me, I like reading, yoga, badminton. … Continue Reading »
About Me: Please call me Ting! I am in my 4th and final year of the Joint Doctoral Program for Special Education, and taught in New York City before coming to Berkeley. I am a teacher of students with visual impairments (TVI) with twelve years’ experience working with students who are blind or visually impaired, … Continue Reading »
Academic Interests: I am second year SESAME student exploring cognition in mathematics. I am interested in researching the use of metaphors to design better material for instruction. I am also interested in computational thinking. How does an algorithmic approach to mathematics help us visualize and solve problems? I am a firm believer in using everyday intuitions in mathematics … Continue Reading »
I came to EDRL in the summer of 2013 as a visiting student researcher. Currently (fall, 2013), I’m in my junior year pursuing a Bachelors in Design (with a minor in Mathematics), from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. I am rather enthusiastic about math, and (particularly in relation to design,) building [useful] things. I … Continue Reading »
About Me: Education is a profession of which I am incredibly proud. As I see it, educators are the architects of young people’s dreams. Parents trust us, and children trust us, to provide them with every chance to succeed. We must give them multiple ways to get it right, and design our systems so that … Continue Reading »
About Me: I was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. After finishing high school, I spent 2 years working and going to college in Scotland. I worked and lived at a residential school for students with multiple and severe disabilities and was part of a cohort of 10 attending classes at the University of Aberdeen. … Continue Reading »
I’m a visiting scholar from Turkey. I’m a third year PhD student in Mathematics Education at Hacettepe University, Turkey. I gained my bachelor and master degree from the same department. I am interested in math education in rural provinces and the influence of culture on math. I am focusing on equality and equal access of … Continue Reading »
About me: I am a visiting scholar coming from the Universidad Europea de Madrid (Spain). My degree was in Sport Science but my Masters and Phd was focused on Sociology so I am combining both fields in my lecturing and in research. Also, since my Phd I got involved in the study of the cognitive … Continue Reading »
About Me: I am a mathematician and computer scientist. I train as an operatic baritone. I advocate for public understanding of mental illness. Research Interests: I am interested in the use of Natural User Interfaces for pedagogical purposes, physical/computational hybrid technologies for teaching computer science, and the development of “sandbox” microworlds for mathematics visualization and learning.
Hello! I’m a doctoral student interested in studying both developmental transitions – especially in the first years of life – and how people think and learn about probability and statistics. I work in several laboratories and my interests range from theoretical to applied. My applied/educational interests are best represented by the work of Prof. Dor … Continue Reading »
Contact: hungm1<at>sfusd<dot>edu About me: I am a National Board Certified High School Mathematics teacher in San Francisco. I have been teaching for 6 years at public schools in the Bayview Hunter’s Point community. I love my job because I get to work with young people everyday and see the incredible growth over long stretches of time– overcoming … Continue Reading »
My background is in physics and theoretical neuroscience, both of which I studied at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. I discovered education as my desired playground during my time at the Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at UC Berkeley, and haven’t left it since. I’m starting this fall with my phd in computer … Continue Reading »
Email: andrea [dot] negrete [at] berkeley [dot] edu ABOUT ME: I am an entering first-year EMST Masters student and I have just received my Bachelor’s degree from Cal in Mathematics with a minor in CalTeach (with California Teaching Credentials). Passionate about mathematics and teaching, I can’t see any other joy in life than working as … Continue Reading »
My name’s Michael. I’m a junior (class of ’12) studying Cognitive Science and Computer Science here at Berkeley. I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, CA. Currently, I’m working on the latest evolution of the Mathematical Imagery Trainer (MIT) for EDRL’s project Kinemathics. We’ve got a Microsoft Kinect (originally designed for the XBox 360 … Continue Reading »
Contact: [email] lvosicka [at] berkeley edu About Me: I’m a 1st year undergraduate student at UC Berkeley, with an intended major in Psychology and a minor in Education. Though born and raised in the Czech Republic, I have been living on and off in Southern California, Indio, for the last year with my family (which also includes … Continue Reading »
I am a cognitive science major, studying currently in my third year in Osnabrück, Germany. In 2010 I had the fortune to participate in this group as a visiting scholar at UCB. Originating from neuroscience centered cognitive science, I learned a lot about the traditional roots of education approaches as well as the cutting edge questions … Continue Reading »
Contact [phone] 916.524.0761[email] haitran <at> berkeley <dot> edu About me. I am a 4th year undergraduate at UC Berkeley, with a major in Mathematics (with a teaching concentration) and a minor in Education. Though born in Saigon, Vietnam, I was raised and educated in the most diverse city in America, Sacramento, CA. Beginning Fall 2010, I will … Continue Reading »
Contact: rosaglee<at>berkeley<dot>edu About Me: I am a homegrown Californian–born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area! I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, so I studied Mathematics with a minor in Education at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Currently, I am in my second year of the Masters and Credential in Science … Continue Reading »
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I am a senior, majoring in pure math and physics. I know about this project from the Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP) website and I found this project to be the most interesting one among all of those. In fact, I am interested in finding new ways to solve problems and understand the concepts. I … Continue Reading »
Bio: My research focuses on the roles of explanation and reflection in learning mathematics. In particular, I am interested how peer-assessment allows students to practice generating explanations and receive authentic feedback from their peers. My current research is in the context of introductory calculus, but the techniques developed are applicable to a broad variety of mathematical … Continue Reading »
About me: My background is in electrical engineering and computer science. I became interested in education from my experiences tutoring other students in math and science and volunteering at local schools. Research interests: I want to combine my engineering and education interests to develop and design interactive, tangible technologies for learners of all ages. I … Continue Reading »
Contact: [email] junghwa<at>berkeley<dot>edu About Me: I am a second year doctoral student in the EMST program at the University of California, Berkeley. I was born in Seoul, Korea. My background is mathematics education and I have worked as a math teacher. In my spare time, I usually stay with music stuff such as listening to music, playing the … Continue Reading »
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Contact: [email] timothykc <at> berkeley <dot> edu About Me: My name is Tim. I lead a fairly pedestrian life–literally. In my free time, I enjoy hiking and biking with my wife, son, and two dogs around Boulder, CO. Prior to coming to Berkeley I worked as a special education teacher in New York City. I … Continue Reading »
Email: mylastname <at> berkeley <dot> edu About Me: I spent most of my life pursuing knowledge in a wide variety of fields. I studied to be a philosopher, archer, plumber, breakdancer, juggler, and a Soo Bahk Do expert, to name a few. Of everything I studied then, I loved mathematics best. My master’s thesis was on … Continue Reading »
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Contact: jose.gutierrez <at> utah <dot> edu About Me: I’m a graduate from the EMST program. I’m currently an assistant professor of education at the University of Utah. Research Interests: algebra education, algebraic generalizing, equity in mathematics education, social power dynamics, semiotics, cognitive studies.
I’m an aspiring computer scientist and possibly physicist, early enough in my education to be biting off as much as I can mentally chew. I’m currently working on the STEM for All video showcase for the Debugging Failure research project.
Hey! I’m a second year EECS student with a passion for education and making computer science more accessible for students of all ages.
I am a junior originally from Los Angeles, CA, and I am studying Economics here at Berkeley.
I like teaching!
Hi! I’m Parth, a second year at UC Berkeley majoring Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences and minoring in STEM Education. I love teaching and learning about how students learn. Fun fact about me: I applied for Survivor 3 times!
Hello! I am a fourth year undergraduate Cognitive Science major with a minor in Education. I have an interest in all things Learning Sciences and want to work to create more active and equitable learning environments for students in the classroom.
Hello! My name is Giordano Bonora Groome, or Gio for short. My family is from Italy, but I was born in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. I am a sophomore at Berkeley, majoring in Computer Science and minoring in French.
My major is Political Economy with Public Policy Minor. I am a senior graduating in 2018.
Ben is a 4th year majoring in CS from Sunnyvale, CA. In his free time he enjoys camping and hanging out with friends.
My major/year is Computer Science, and I am a 3rd year undergraduate.
Conservation and Resource studies major, second year.
Hi, I’m Melissa and I’m originally from Los Angeles. I’m a third year Computer Science major interested in using technology for social good in education and sustainability.
I’m a sophomore from Rye, NY and I’m studying cognitive science with a concentration in computational modeling.
I am interested in the embodied and interactional practices of individuals on the autism spectrum as they navigate their material and social world. Specifically, I study autistic phenomena (such as stimming, routines, displays of affect), and investigate how these are…
I am interested in sensory regulation, movement and learning, embodied cognition, sensory dimensions of autism and ADHD, holistic education…
I am curious about the use of simulation tools to connect student observations of natural ecosystems to the scientific practices of developing and testing models. I believe there is a highly motivated space to bridge active experiential learning with classroom curricular content, and … < Click name to read more >
I am a fourth year SESAME student, focusing on mathematics education. I am interested in practices of defining in mathematics, as well as in learning trajectories of the development of fraction arithmetic understandings, from elementary through collegiate… < Click name to read more >
I’m primarily interested in tangible learning as a means to concretely explore math concepts and if/how studying math in a physical context differs from a symbolic context. Currently, this interest in manifested in the design of tabletop and floor-based machines/models/toys to play around with … < Click name to read more >
I am interested in the interactional methods learners and instructors use to build shared understandings of STEM ideas in technology-rich environments. The approach I take to investigating social interaction is inspired and informed by ethnomethodology and conversation analysis.
I study teaching as an occupation, schools of education, pedagogical theory, and the use of education to solve political problems… < Click name to read more >
A member of faculty at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education, I am a Professor of Secondary Mathematics Education in the Area of Cognition and Development. I was born in Haifa, Israel, a gorgeous, diverse, and harmonious city straddling the ever-green Mt. Carmel on the Mediterranean littoral. < Click name to read more >
Website: www.david-deliema.com Contact: david.deliema at gmail dot com C.V. (link) Research Interests: In my research, I study how students respond to moments of struggle in STEM with confidence and a sharper vision for how to improve. This approach encourages students to think about STEM knowledge as built from many components—talk, body movement, tools, peers, teachers—and … Continue Reading »