Community

Principal Investigators

Jeremy Roschelle
Digital Promise

Pei Zhang
MDRC

Mark Angel
Amira Learning

Neville Ryant
University of Pennsylvania

Mark Liberman
University of Pennsylvania

Lyle Ungar
University of Pennsylvania

R&D Center Staff

Byeong Hyeon So
MDRC
Researcher

Danny Collum
Amira Learning
Engineering Project Lead

Ximena Dominguez
Digital Promise
Learner Research Lead

Denise DiPersio
University of Pennsylvania
IRB and Data Sharing Lead

Alan Gee
Amira Learning
Data Scientist

Judi Fusco
Digital Promise
Educator Communities Lead

Richard Hendra
MDRC
Senior Quantitative Analyst

Peter Jungwirth
Amira Learning
Engineering Lead

Danae Kamdar
Digital Promise
Early Learner Researcher

Seth Kulick
University of Pennsylvania
Linguistics/NLP Researcher

Tiffany Leones
Digital Promise
Early Learner Researcher

Gabrielle Lue
Digital Promise
Communications Lead

Ran Lui
Amira Learning
Data Liaison Lead

Brooke Mabry
Amira Learning
Product Design Lead

Jaclyn Ocumpaugh
University of Houston
Learning Analytics Lead

Bennett Otten
MDRC
Researcher

Margaret Perkoff
University of Pennsylvania
Researcher

Adam Porsch
Amira Learning
Operations Lead

Kristen Porter
MDRC
Data Manager

Yenda Prado
Digital Promise
National Leadership Lead

Pati Ruiz
Digital Promise
National Ed-Tech Lead

Evan Chuu
Digital Promise
Project Manager

Stefani Pautz Stephenson
Digital Promise
Teacher Research Lead

Kirk Vanacore
University of Pennsylvania
Researcher

Xin Wei
Digital Promise
Senior Quantitative Researcher

Jonathan Wright
University of Pennsylvania

National Leadership Cohort

Patricia “Pat” Dennis
Orange Public Schools
School Library Media Specialist

Brooke Falck
Indian Prairie School District
ESL Teacher

Kristen Flores
Westminster School District
Reading Intervention Teacher

Denise Gimenez-Duvall
Cabarrus County Schools (NC)
ESL Teacher

Morgan Herman
Talladega County Schools
Technology Coach

Danielle Hinkel
Iowa City Public Schools
ELL Teacher

Orchid Roca
Westminster School District
Dual Immersion Teacher

Melissa “Missy” Smith
Allentown School District
ED of Learning & Teaching

Reading Science, Ethics, and National Leadership Advisors

Ryan Baker
Adelaide University

Ana Taboada Barber
University of Maryland

María Carlo
University of South Florida

Nell Duke
Stand for Children

Tanya Wright
University of Michigan

Marianne Bakia
Innovation Partners in Education LLC

U-Gain Reading Alumni

Katherine Adler
Orcutt Union School District
Teacher on Special Assignment

Lauren Rosado
Allentown School District
Reading Specialist

Kristen Vargo
Quakertown Community School District
Instructional Coach

Madison Jacobs
Edtech Equity Project

Erin Mote
InnovateEDU

Nidhi Hebbar
Edtech Equity Project

Kristina Ishmael
Ishmael Consulting

Institute of Education Sciences’ National Research and Development (R&D) Centers

• National Center on Generative AI for Uplifting STEM+C Education (GENIUS Center)
• AmplifyGAIN: Generative AI for Transformative Learning
• Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI): Innovating Beginning Reading Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

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