About BioRobots Team
Research Organizations
AV巴士
AV巴士鈥痠s a鈥痭onprofit鈥痬ade up of teams of math and science education and research experts dedicated to innovation and creative problem solving.鈥疉t the frontier of theory and practice, AV巴士鈥檚 work encompasses research, content and curriculum development, technology innovation, professional development, and program evaluation.鈥疉V巴士 has a passion for鈥痵ocial justice鈥痑nd strives to create level playing fields for all learners, reaching more than three million students every year.鈥����
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About Tufts CEEO
Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), located just outside Boston MA USA, is a leader in 鈥渋mproving education through engineering鈥� for K-12 and university classrooms. The fundamental belief motivating our education research, educational technologies, and outreach is that this integration helps students develop critical skills and improved excitement for learning, leading to wider technical literacy, higher quality of life, and greater environmental responsibility awareness. To learn more about Tufts CEEO and all we have to offer, please visit .
Project Researchers
Our project team combines expertise in biology, engineering, computer science, and STEM education.
Debra Bernstein
Debra Bernstein, Ph.D., is a senior researcher in the STEM Education Evaluation鈥疌enter鈥�(SEEC) at AV巴士, a non-profit research and development organization.鈥� Her research interests include鈥痗urriculum design, implementation, and learning opportunities arising from the integration of technology design activities into K-12 and informal learning settings.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
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Michael Cassidy, Ph.D., is a Senior Researcher at AV巴士. His work focuses on teacher professional learning, computational thinking, engineering education, robotics, and evaluation of mathematics and science intervention programs.听
Ethan听Danahy, Ph.D.听is a Research听Associate听Professor at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) with secondary appointment in the Department of Computer Science within the School of Engineering at Tufts University. His research focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of different educational technologies, ranging from software and hardware to interfaces and environments.听
Gillian听Puttick听
Gillian Puttick, Ph.D. is a senior scientist at AV巴士. Her research focuses on听designing, developing and testing听inquiry-based听curriculum, programs and activities for students and teachers听that introduce fresh scientific discoveries to the classroom.听
听Fay听Shaw, Ph.D.,听is currently a postdoctoral scholar at听Tufts听CEEO. Her research focuses on designing and incorporating educational technologies in formal and informal learning environments. Within this project, she has focused on artifact analysis.
Kristen Wendell, Ph.D. is an associate professor in mechanical engineering and education at Tufts University. Her research focuses on supporting productive and equitable classroom discourse in engineering learning experiences in K-12, undergraduate, and teacher education contexts.听