Currently I am the Maker in Residence at the Krause Center for Innovation and a Senior Research Scientist at Nexmap. Previously I was the VP of Education at The Tech Museum, where I launched a new Education Department. At TERC I was a Research Scientist working on game-based STEM learning environments and the Project Director of Kids' Survey Network. My M.S. and Ph.D. are from the MIT Media Lab where my work addressed how sociotechnical systems support shared knowledge and group action. There I worked on projects such as the Scratch; programming environment and The Computer Clubhouse online community.

My consulting practice helps organizations to design and evaluate their educational technologies and associated programs.I bring a cross-disciplinary background of user research, edtech, and management to my work as researcher, leader and consultant. I am equally comfortable defining and executing commercial products, research projects, and educational initiatives.