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Eric Greenwald, PhD, is a learning sciences researcher and the Research Strand Lead at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science. There he leads several projects studying the teaching and learning of science and engineering practices, with a focus on the intersection of science and computational thinking. In his role, he also helped lead the development […]

Dr. J. Bryan Henderson is interested in the utilization of educational technology to facilitate critical, peer-to-peer science learning. His classroom-based research on critical speaking and listening intersects with his psychometric development of assessments that gauge how students learn science through evidence-based argumentation. Dr. Henderson received his Ph.D. from Stanford University and is currently an Associate […]

P. David Pearson is currently the Evelyn Lois Corey Emeritus Professor of Instructional Science at UC Berkeley. In addition to serving as the Dean of the Graduate School of Education from 2001-2010, he spent 19 years working on curricula that integrates science and literacy with colleagues at the Lawrence Hall of Science. With degrees from […]

Megan Goss, EdD, is a Senior Research and Curriculum Specialist for the Learning Design Group at The Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley. Megan attended the School of Education at UC Berkeley where she received a doctorate in Language, Culture, and Literacy. As a graduate student, she taught several undergraduate courses and ran […]

Christina Morales, Ed.D., is a Senior Research and Curriculum Specialist at Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California Berkeley. She taught undergraduate English courses before coming to the Lawrence Hall of Science, where she has served as a curriculum designer and educational researcher for the last 10 years. cmmorales@berkeley.edu

Dr. Holton has a diverse background in education. She began teaching middle school science in 1994. During her 23 years in public education, she taught all middle school core contents, fourth grade, and gifted. She has served as an instructional coach, new teacher mentor, science curriculum specialists, and technology integration specialist. In 2017, she returned […]

Nicole Zillmer received her PhD in Human Development from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is currently a researcher at education consultancy Authentic Connections and studies the impact of school culture on student well-being. Nicole’s primary interest is in supporting children and adolescents as they learn to engage in an increasingly challenging societal discourse.