Research Scientists
Craig G. Anderson
Department of Educational Psychology
Craig's research focuses on the cognitive influences of video game play. Craig’s dissertation explored how players of a notoriously challenging video game, Cuphead, conceptualize and react to failure. Currently, he works on the Playful Problem Solving Project, investigating how young players solve problems in the puzzle game Baba is You.
Lingfei Luan
Lingfei Luan's research interests lie in the perception and cognition of audio-visual information; her work has had a significant impact on film studies, audience behavior, and educational technology. She incorporates AI into her research, focusing on applications in medical care and using machine learning to predict viewer preferences. Her innovative methods have led to collaborations with industry leaders such as Hollywood cinematographer Thomas Ackerman. Recognized as one of the 'Thirty Mentors of Women in STEM' by the United Nations' ITU in 2022.
Aaron Wong
Department of Educational Psychology
Aaron's research focuses on understanding how metacomprehension and mind wandering affect comprehension using a variety of techniques including eye movement monitoring, memory tests, and computational modeling. He is also interested in how metacognition affects learning in other areas besides comprehension, such as mathematics and skill
acquisition.
Mengchen Su
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Mengchen is interested in quantitative methods and applied machine learning for school improvement and whole child development in K-12 education, focusing on educational equity and diversity. Her current research evaluates the integration of school climate and social-emotional data into a K-12 dropout early warning system to support students' perseverance and growth.
Postdoctoral Associates
Nabil Ch
Department of Educational Psychology
Nabil's research focuses on human-computer interaction within educational technologies. He is interested in disengagement detection and knowledge tracing, especially in remote learning platforms.
Heeryung Choi
Department of Educational Psychology
Heeryung primarily applies mixed methods, machine learning, and experimental approaches to (1) investigate the impacts of interventions on learner-AI interactions (e.g., Jupyter Notebook extension, AI hint chatbot), and (2) reconstruct learning traces using multimodal data, (e.g., computational data, transcripts).