2021
Ph.D., Human-Computer Interaction
Northridge University
Academic profile
About
Scholar, educator, and builder focused on learning analytics, humane computing, and tools that support open collaboration.
At a glance
Profile
Current Role
Assistant Professor, School of Information
Research Areas
Learning analytics, web infrastructure, civic tech
Education
Ph.D., Human-Computer Interaction, 2021
Formal training
Education
2016
M.S., Learning Sciences
Horizon Institute of Technology
2014
B.S., Computer Science
Clearwater College
Appointments
Experience
2022 — Present
Assistant Professor
School of Information
- Lead the Learning Signals Lab with collaborators across education and computer science.
- Teach graduate seminars on human-centered AI and reproducible research pipelines.
- Co-chair the university open scholarship task force, advising on platform governance.
2019 — 2022
Research Scientist
Civic Innovation Lab
- Designed public data dashboards for municipal partners across five cities.
- Published foundational work on measuring knowledge transfer in informal communities.
Community contributions
Academic Service
2023 — 2024
Program Chair Assistant
ACM Conference on Learning at Scale (L@S) 2024
Service
Editorial Board — Journal of Learning Analytics
Service
Organizer — Web Science Workshop on Social Learning Signals
Additional record
Awards
Best Paper Award
For the paper "Social Learning Signals in the Wild"
- Recognized for mixed-methods analysis of social learning communities.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Dean's List, Clearwater College (2010-2014)