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Academic Research Publications

2022 | Dissertation | Penn State University eTD 
Across and Beyond the Screens: Investigating Children's Joint Engagement with Educational Media and Related Activities

2022 | Article | Educause Review
INCLUSIVE ADDIE: Initial Considerations for DEI Pedagogy
Co-author with Chris Gamrat and Saliha Ozkan Bekiroglu
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2021 | Column | Tech Trends 
Designing a Personal Website for Identity Building and Career Growth for PhD Students

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2021 | Journal | Play Policy and Practice Connections

Co-edited the PPPC journal associated with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) focusing on early childhood education (ages 0-8 years)

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2020 | Article | Information and Learning Sciences

Q-Bot, The Quarantine Robot: Joint-media engagement between children and adults about quarantine living experiences

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2020 | Article | Information and Learning Sciences

Proposed Framework to Design Remote Learning Environments in K-12

(co-author with Clayton Whittle, Shulong Yan, Jeff Williams)

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2020 | Column | Tech Trends

Gamifying Domain-related Dilemmas: Elementary Microbiology Game example 

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2020 | Column | Tech Trends

Understanding the 3Cs: Child, Content, and Context in Children’s Educational Media 

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2019 | Book Chapter | Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology

Learning Environment Visual Mapping (co-author with Yuchen Chiu)

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2019 | Book Chapter | Handbook of Developmentally Appropriate Toys

Board Games (co-author with Dr Jim Johnson)

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Research presentations at Conferences

2021 | Panel | The Association of the Study of Play TASP | Virtual

Role of Toy Play in Promoting Children's Development in a Time of Crisis 

Co-presenter with Dr James E Johnson


2022 | Webinar | Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT | Virtual    

Learning Environment Visual Mapping (part of AECT D&D webinar series) 

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2021 | Paper | Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT | Virtual  

INCLUSIVE ADDIE: An Action-Oriented Framework for Inclusive Pedagogy​  

Co-presenter with Dr. Chris Gamrat & Dr. Saliha Bekiroglu

 

2020 | Paper | FabLearn |Virtual

Transmedia Making Experience Design (TMXD): Framework to Design Learning Environments that connect Media with Making 

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2020 | Paper | Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT |Virtual

Understanding the PBS Kids Suite: Multi-platform Engagement to Support Children’s Learning 


2020 | Poster | Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT | Virtual

Designing formal and informal learning environments for Transmedia Making


2020 | Panel | Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT | Virtual

Let’s Talk About Research Methods: Where are We Today?


2020 | Workshop | Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT |Virtual

Designing learning environments to support transmedia making 


2019 | Paper | The Association of the Study of Play TASP |Harrisonburg, Virginia

Media-Supported Educational Play for Early Learners


2019 | Panel | The Association of the Study of Play TASP |Harrisonburg, Virginia

Transcultural Studies of Play : Memories, Wishes, and Intentions
Co-presenter with Dr James E Johnson


2019 | Poster | The Association of the Study of Play TASP | Harrisonburg, Virginia

Cookie Eater! A Fractions Learning Puzzle


2018 | Panel | Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT | Kansas City

Envisioning a Necessary Utopia: Interdisciplinary and Multidimensional Approach to the Field


2017 | Paper | 19th Annual International Conference on Education | Athens, Greece

Design and Evaluation of Character-Driven Applications for Elementary Education