I’m a learning scientist, mathematics educator and design-based researcher in the Department of Education at Tufts University. My research focuses on two complementary goals: (a) mathematical thinking and learning around complex and interdisciplinary topics; and (b) the design and study of environments to support the learning of such topics. Prior to coming to Tufts, I earned a PhD in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University, and BAs in Mathematics and Elementary Education from the University of San Diego. Specifically, I’m interested in:

• understanding how learners build productive connections between their mathematical and “extramathematical” knowledge, including embodied, descriptive, and scientific ways of knowing
• designing technologies to support such connections by providing students ways to construct and interact with mathematics through movement, imagery, and language
• exploring the mathematical knowledge and competencies required for contemporary STEM and SBE (social, behavioral, and economic) practices including mathematical experimentation, data and theoretical modeling, interdisciplinary reasoning, dynamic and complex systems, and the use of computational and simulation tools in mathematics