CURRENT WORK
I am a research scientist at the MIT STEP Lab / Education Arcade, where I works closely with teachers and district leaders across the country as co-designers of teacher professional development experiences to advance pedagogy in middle and high school artificial intelligence / machine learning literacy. I am interested in how culturally sustaining pedagogy and communities of practice can raise awareness of issues in ethics and bias in AI systems among teachers and their students.

BACKGROUND
In 2021, I earned my PhD in Cognitive Science in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. My doctoral research examined how collaborative discourse impacts problem-solving, performance, innovation, and transfer learning. I also have a Masters in Teaching Middle Childhood Education and Special Education from Pace University - along with a dual teaching certification as a Generalist and Special Educator in English, Math, and Science. I earned my Bachelors degree in Anthropology from Barnard College. 

​TEACHING
Before becoming a research scientist, I was a classroom teacher for 10 years. Feel free to view a summary of her work in the classroom here. I taught English, Technology, and Special Education  at PS 224 in the South Bronx, NY. I served as a Learning Specialist at Newark Collegiate Academy in Newark, NJ. I worked as a Head teacher for SKILLs at the Cooke Institute in Manhattan, NY. I also worked as a Science Teacher at the Environmental Charter School in Pittsburgh, PA. While completing my doctoral degree, I worked as a Lead Professional Development Coach in 11 different schools across New York City as part of the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers (CPET).