Our STEM&CS researcher team, within SRI’s Education Division, includes staff with diverse and broad experiences.
Nonye Alozie
Principal Education Researcher
maggie.alozie@sri.com
Nonye Alozie, M.S., PhD, is a science education specialist with expertise in science standards-based curriculum and assessment design, learning sciences, literacy (including disciplinary literacy), classroom and implementation research, evaluation, scientific discourse and interaction analysis in learning and work settings, and AI development for learning. Read More
Satabdi Basu
Principal Education Researcher
satabdi.basu@sri.com
Satabdi Basu, Ph.D., conducts research in computer science education that spans the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula, learning environments, assessments, and teacher professional development that foster computational competencies for K–12 students and teachers. Read More
Andrea D. Beesley
Senior Principal Education Researcher
andrea.beesley@sri.com
Andrea Beesley, Ph.D., M.Ed., conducts research and evaluation in STEM, particularly in mathematics. She focuses on motivation and identity, rural education, and mixed methods research. An educational psychologist and instructional designer, she is interested in creating learning environments that are welcoming for all students. Read More
Ron Fried
Education Researcher
ron.fried@sri.com
Ron Fried is a senior instructional designer and education researcher with expertise in curriculum and training design and development. A former high school and middle school science teacher, he focuses on science education, assessment, evaluation, digital and online learning, and video technology. Read More
Patrik Lundh
Senior Education Researcher
patrik.lundh@sri.com
Patrik Lundh, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and qualitative researcher who uses a range of qualitative methods and complex systems science to study educational phenomena. He is the Principal Investigator of the CI-STEM project as well as the case study lead. Read More.
Marta Mielicki
Education Researcher
marta.mielicki@sri.com
Marta Mielicki, Ph.D., is a cognitive psychologist and an education researcher with expertise in mathematics and metacognition as well as a former high-school math teacher. She studies how educators and caregivers can combat learners’ mathematical misconceptions and negative math attitudes, how math content can be structured and presented to optimize learning outcomes for diverse learners and how educators and families can support students’ self-guided learning. Read More.
Arif Rachmatullah
Education Researcher
arif.rachmatullah@sri.com
Arif Rachmatullah, Ph.D., conducts research at the intersection of science and computer science in K–12 education. He studies the impact of programming on science teaching and learning, STEM career interests, and attitudes towards both fields. Rachmatullah also develops and validates assessments and research instruments using psychometric methods. His research includes game-based science learning and K–12 attitudes towards evolution. Read More.
Carol Tate
Senior Education Researcher
carol.tate@sri.com
Carol Tate, Ph.D., specializes in design, research, and evaluation projects with a focus on improving teaching quality in STEM fields. Her expertise is in instrument development, qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting. Read More.
Hui Yang
Education Researcher
hui.yang@sri.com
Hui Yang, Ph.D., specializes in learning sciences and learning technologies with a focus on STEM and CS education. Her research explores how teachers learn to integrate technology and computing tools with content and pedagogical decisions to facilitate students’ learning with personal-meaningful experiences; and how student-centered learning environments promote students’ collaborations in STEM & CS learning.
Louise Yarnall
Senior Research Social Scientist
louise.yarnall@sri.com
Louise Yarnall, Ph.D., studies ways to help educators and employers prepare learners for careers. Yarnall has evaluated the efficacy of adaptive learning products, expanded innovative teaching among community college workforce instructors, and helped to design new learning methods using mobile, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence technologies. Read More.