Published in top-tier journals including Science Education, Computers & Human Behavior, Mind, Culture & Activity, British Journal of Educational Technology, and Learning, Media & Technology
Author or editor of over 10 books published by MIT Press, Routledge, SAGE, Teachers College Press, etc.
Mira Tech Educator of the Year
Indiana Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders
ASEE Pre-College Engineering Education Division Best Paper Award
One of 20 nominees for SIGCSE Top Ten Papers of All Time
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from Indiana University
Outstanding Alumni Early Career Award from Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University
Research Experience
Conducts long-term research on computational construction kits (e.g., e-textiles) from the Maker movement in STEM education
Leads multiple research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), foundations, federal agencies, and industry partners
Serves on editorial boards of the International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning and Computer Science Education
Guest-edited special issues for the British Journal of Educational Technology and Sustainability
Lead editor of the two-volume SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning
Background
Professor of Informatics & Education at University of California, Irvine
Director of The Creativity Labs
Co-Director of The Connected Learning Lab
Trained as an artist; research focuses on designing new technologies to support learning and participation among traditionally minoritized populations
Specializes in the intersection of arts and STEM learning ecosystems