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Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

None of my work would be possible without amazing collaborators including the past and present students I’ve had the pleasure to work with. We work together within the Representations, Activity, Play and Technology (RAPT) Lab where you can see more about our work, and our team.

Current Lab Members

• Chris Cruz-Gonzalez (Ella/She/her), Graduate Researcher, interested in Funds of Knowledge, Funds of Identity, Participatory Design, Cultural Sustaining Pedagogies
• Aman Desai (He/Him), Graduate Researcher, interested in science education, collaboration, inquiry-based learning
• Aman Desai (He/Him), Graduate Researcher, interested in science education, collaboration, inquiry-based learning
• Megan Humburg (She/Her), Postdoctoral Researcher, interested in social and emotional engagaement, embodied learning, playful inquiry
• Naomi G. Lau (NGL) (She/They), Graduate Researcher / Weird Al Fan, interested in critical theories, Indigenous/decolonial methods, futures thinking
• Zach Ryan (He/Him), Graduate Researcher
• Selena Steinberg (She/Her), Graduate Researcher, interested in STEAM, embodied learning, play, identity
• Christina Stiso (She/They), Graduate Researcher, interested in play, justice, technology
• Morgan Vickery (She/Her), Graduate Researcher, interested in embodied learning, multimodality, disability, trauma, body image, bodily autonomy, participatory design, accessibility / inclusive design
• Mengxi Zhou (She/Her), Graduate Researcher, interested in embodied learning, collaboration, activity

Lab Alumni

• Alejandro Andrade, Previously a Graduate Researcher
• Nayah Boucaud, Previously a Graduate Researcher, interested in technology education, computational thinking, cognitive sciences, third-order cybernetics
• Bria Davis, Previously a Graduate Researcher
• Chris Georgen, Previously a Graduate Researcher
• Sebahat Gok (She/Her), Graduate Researcher, interested in representations, instructional design, grounded cognition
• Johanna Keene, Previously a Graduate Researcher
• Charlie Mahoney, Previously a Graduate Researcher, interested in built environment, natural environment, ethics
• Nitasha Mathayas (She/Her), Postdoctoral Researcher
• Jake McWilliams, Previously a Graduate Researcher
• Celeste Nicholas, Previously a Postdoctoral Researcher
• David Phelps, Previously a Graduate Researcher
• Asmalina Saleh, Previously a Graduate Researcher
• Xintian Tu (She/Her), Graduate Researcher, interested in play, embodied learning, extended reality environments