Scholar
Danielle R. Thomas
Google Scholar ID: PMEBVS8AAAAJ
Carnegie Mellon University
Citations & Impact
Citations
474
H-index
13
i10-index
15
Publications
20
Co-authors
44
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple papers, such as 'Beyond Agreement: Rethinking Ground Truth in Educational AI Annotation,' and presented or organized workshops at various international conferences. Received research funding from Google DeepMind. Involved in projects supported by Learning Engineering Virtual Institute, Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and others.
Research Experience
- Serves as the Research Lead for PLUS at Carnegie Mellon University, a hybrid human-AI tutoring project led by Prof. Ken Koedinger in collaboration with Carnegie Learning, Inc. and Stanford University. Also serves as the Director of Research to Practice at The National Tutoring Observatory, a research infrastructure led by Prof. Rene Kizilcec at Cornell University.
Background
- Systems Scientist with a focus on improving student learning outcomes through uncovering new insights into teaching and learning, developing effective hybrid human-AI tutoring systems, and leveraging AI to affordably scale learning interventions and enhance tutor and teacher training. Formerly a teacher, principal, and teacher educator.
Miscellany
- Rich personal experiences as a former teacher, principal, and teacher educator, dedicated to greatly improving teaching and learning for students who need it the most, including chronic disengagers, historical strugglers, and those who say, 'I hate math.'
