Visiting Scholars

Hee-jeong Kim
Associate Professor, Korea University.

Dr. Hee-jeong Kim is an Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Korea University in South Korea. Her research focuses on fostering critical thinking in mathematics classrooms and supporting teachers to implement those practices. Her works include mathematics classroom discourse by participating the International Lexicon Project with 10 countries, teacher noticing and responsive teaching, mathematical modeling, and the use of AI digital tools and textbooks in classroom settings. She also investigates how AI can function within the framework of instrumental orchestration, where the teacher strategically integrates and coordinates digital and non-digital tools to support students’ mathematical thinking and promote meaningful engagement.

Amalie Thorup Eich-Høy
PhD student, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher.

Homepage: https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/persons/amtho

Amalie researches the affective and embodied performance of university lectures on pure mathematics. She analyzes her video ethnographic data with EDRL during her visit in the spring semester.

Xiaoran Li
Assistant Professor, Beijing Language and Culture University, China

Xiaoran Li is a researcher specializing in educational technology and learning sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Technology from Beijing Normal University, where she focused on unpacking and promoting metacognitive processes in computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) using multimodal data and adaptive support. Her research has contributed to theoretical frameworks and technological advancements in multimodal learning analysis, including physiological data integration, intelligent feedback systems, and learning analytics. During Xiaoran Li’s visit at EDRL, she will collaborate with Dor and EDRL researchers to analyze embodied learning processes using multimodal data. By leveraging techniques such as process mining, sequential pattern analysis, and physiological signal interpretation, her work aims to deepen the understanding of how students learn through embodied experiences and help refine instructional design.

Peng Zhang
Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Technology, Peking University, China

Homepage: pengzhang-edu.github.io

Peng designs game-based learning environments and embodied pedagogical agents to enhance scientific inquiry. Her EDRL project investigates how AI-driven agents can support learners’ conceptual understanding and collaborative problem-solving in gamified simulations.

Surya Pasupuleti
PhD student, University of Lapland, Finland

Surya Pasupuleti is a PhD student researching the value of play and playfulness in teaching computing during primary education. He is visiting EDRL with the research project “Hopscotch binary – learning binary digits through outdoor play,” in which he investigates how embodiment and play impact learners’ concept retention and epistemic emotions.

Henry Stier
Fourth-year student bachelor’s student at Carleton College in Northfield, MN.

I am an undergrad student in cognitive science and music, focusing on applications of embodied cognition and the enactive approach. I am visiting EDRL on a summer research grant to help with qualitative data analysis, explore the embodied design of teaching methods, and explore the intersection between theoretical and practical embodiment. My current research at EDRL is working with Ratih Ayu Apsari, using Balinese dance to teach geometric theory to young students, and see at what points learning takes place. In my spare time, I enjoy running with my dog, and writing and performing music.

Yu Peng
PhD student, Beijing Normal University, China

Yu Peng is a PhD student in educational technology. Her research interests include science education and collaborative learning in science museums. She is visiting EDRL to explore elementary school students’ science learning at science exhibits from an embodied cognition perspective.

Muhammed Fatih Dogan
Associate Professor, Adiyaman University, Turkiye

Muhammed ‘Fatih’ Dogan is an associate professor at Adiyaman University, Turkiye. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015.

His research focuses on supporting students’ learning in middle and high school. He studies student reasoning, particularly as it relates to generalization, reasoning, justification, and proof, as well as mathematical modeling, especially using mathematical modeling as a bridge to STEM education. He is also very interested in teachers’ pedagogical practices aimed at fostering meaningful student learning and engagement.

Catalina Lomos
Research Scientist, LISER Luxembourg – Fulbright Visiting Scholar

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Catalina Lomos is a researcher in Luxembourg, at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Her recent work has examined teachers’ use of ICT in classroom practice, using large-scale data and data from digital learning platforms in education. She has worked closely with the Ministry of Education in Luxembourg on many educational projects.

Franz Mechsner
Independent Researcher, Berlin, Germany.

Franz Mechsner is a neurobiologist by education, with a dissertation on a theoretical model of the cerebellum. Subsequently, he investigated human movement under the guiding idea that movements are organized directly on a psychological level, namely as intended perceptions. Franz Mechsner conducted research and taught at Max Planck Institute of Psychological Research (Munich, Germany), Hanse Institute for Advanced Study (Delmenhorst/Bremen, Germany), and Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK).

Giulia Cosentino
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway.

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Giulia Cosentino is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in interaction design and learning technologies at the Department of Computer Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. She works at the Learner–Computer Interaction Lab, and her research interests include learning analytics to investigate various interaction modalities in light of educational contexts, as well as innovative multisensory settings and technologies that increase students’ chances of learning success. Currently collaborating with Jaqueline Anton on the “walking the number line” project.

Jingjing Ma
Faculty of Artificial Intelligence Education, Central China Normal University, China.

Jingjing Ma is the 3rd-year doctoral student in educational technology. She is visiting EDRL with the research project Designing Embodied and Virtualized Learning Activities for Musical Instrument Learning.

Niels Bonderup Dohn
Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark.

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Niels Bonderup Dohn is Associate Professor in science education at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark. He is visiting EDRL with the research project Designing for Situated Computational Thinking with Computational Things, in which he studies student motivation in unplugged Computational Thinking activities in upper secondary science education.

Nina Bonderup Dohn
Department of Media, Design, Education and Cognition, University of Southern Denmark.

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Nina Bonderup Dohn is Professor of Learning & ICT at the Department of Media, Design, Education and Cognition, Head of Centre for Learning Computational Thinking, and Chair of Danish Institute of Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark. She holds a PhD in Learning Theory and a Higher Doctorate Degree in Applied Philosophy. She is Editor-in-Chief of Frontline Learning Research, a member of the Steering Committee of the International Networked Learning Conference and Senior Coordinator in EARLI SIG 25 on Educational Theory.