Current Members
Miriam is Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education at Northwestern University, and the Alice Gabrielle Twight Professor of Learning Sciences in the School of Education and Social Policy. Her research focuses on how teachers think and learn, with particular emphasis on teacher noticing. (Google Scholar)
Bruce is a Professor in the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. His research focuses primarily on conceptual change in science; more recently, he is working to apply techniques from natural language processing to qualitative data analysis. He has designed and developed Tactic Text, a web-based text mining environment. (Google Scholar)
Jen is a Research Assistant Professor in the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the design and study of responsive learning environments and more broadly on the dynamics of teacher learning and practice, primarily within the context of science education. (Google Scholar)
Jen is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on designing for teacher learning and understanding how interactions can support both student and teacher learning in the mathematics classroom. She leads the Multiplicity Lab. (Google Scholar)
Anna is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University. Her interest lies in mathematics teacher education and professional development. Her main research focus is on mathematics teacher knowledge, particularly mathematics teacher knowledge about the nature of mathematics.
Sarah Larison
Sarah is a Doctoral Student in the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. She is passionate about rehumanizing mathematics teaching and learning in schools and supporting teacher learning and development. (Google Scholar)
Kasia is a Doctoral Candidate in the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. Her passion is working toward reimagining science education. She has been teaching science across different levels, designing curricula, and working with teachers to help them teach in more student-centered ways that are aligned with new science reforms. She is currently studying longitudinal and cross-contextual science teacher learning and the usefulness of silliness in the classroom. In the past, she has designed ring resonators for telescopes to help detect dark energy, and she has studied acoustical instruments and their use and effect in classrooms. (Google Scholar)
Taylor Topham
Taylor Topham is a Doctoral Student in the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. His research focuses on teachers' learning and how educational organizations can better support that learning.
Alumni
Mari Altshuler
Mari is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on how we can support young students (and their teachers!) to believe that they are capable thinkers, learners, and doers of mathematics. She graduated with a doctorate in the Learning Sciences in 2022. (Google Scholar)
Amy Chang
Amy is a learning researcher/designer and board director at Kidzuem, advising on equitable learning designs and research that foster collaborative STEAM engagement and understanding among diverse learners. She also studies learning in the context of globalization and emerging technologies, with a specific focus on cross-cultural communication, civic journalism, and information literacy. She graduated with a doctorate in the Learning Sciences in 2023.
Tracy E. Dobie
Tracy is an Assistant Professor in Learning Sciences and Mathematics Education at the University of Utah. Her research investigates how to support productive discourse and equitable mathematics instruction among K-8 pre-service and in-service teachers, and how to make mathematics learning meaningful for students. She graduated with a doctorate in Learning Sciences in 2016. (Google Scholar)
Ruben is an Instructional Designer and Researcher who brings learning sciences research, sociocultural and cognitive psychology, user experience design, and educational technology together to create learner-centered experiences that promote meaningful engagement, learning, and development. He graduated with a doctorate in the Learning Sciences in 2022. (Google Scholar)
Chris Leatherwood
Chris is an Assistant Professor in Teaching, Learning, and Leading at the University of Pittsburgh. His research engages with ecological systems to better understand students’ and teachers’ interactions within error moments. He is a new father and excited to see what the future holds. He graduated with a doctorate in the Learning Sciences in 2022.