Research Projects

An interdisciplinary, playful data science curriculum designed to encourage reflexivity and multiperspectival engagement in data science!

Role: Principal Investigator, Project Lead, Main Designer

A platform where large language model-informed analytics encourage high school teachers and students to reflect on the "5C's" - creativity, collaboration, character, communication, and critical thinking. Skillsight is the result of a research-practice partnership with a large school district.

Role: Prompt Engineering Team Lead, AI Systems Developer

A playful math curriculum infusing basketball with fraction and math learning! Fraction Ball aims to improve students' math and executive function skills as they play basketball games. Fraction Ball emerged from a research-practice partnership.

Role: Digital Assessment Developer, Research Assistant

A digital game-based assessment to measure planning and rational number knowledge. Score "Exactly" the fewest number of shots to reach the target score!

Role: Lead Designer and Prototype Developer

Bizumia: World of Play encourages families to play and learn together as they uncover the hidden world of "Bizumia". We co-designed Bizumia with families in Santa Ana, CA, emphasizing cultural values within the game design and activities.

Role: UX and Game Designer, Research Assistant

Lilobot is a chatbot assistant designed to address "summer melt" and support college-bound students after they've been accepted into college.

Role: Research Assistant

A digital game-based assessment to study patterns of procrastination. What will your prioritize in your busy pho restaurant?

Student Leads: Audrey Nguyen and Sandra Nguyen

A virtual reality game to learn chemistry concepts. Feel the strength of different covalent and ionic bonds as you piece together new atomic structures.

Student Leads: David Ning and Sharon Ma