CROWD Members

Corey

Corey Brady is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at Vanderbilt. His research focuses on computational modeling and the collective learning of classroom groups. Prior to entering Academia he worked in industry, leading the design and development of Texas Instruments’ TI-Navigator system (2001-2006) and helping to found and run three education technology startups. He has also been a middle school, high school, and community college teacher. Corey holds degrees in Pure Mathematics (MS), English Literature (MA), and Mathematics Education (PhD).

Emma

Emma Reimers is a first year student pursuing a doctorate in Learning Sciences and Learning Environment Design with a joint degree in Comparative Media Analysis and Practice. Her work centers on questions of narrative identity in relation to place, learning on the move, and sound and song in interaction. She has experience in the worlds of music and songwriting, local and international nonprofits, and graphic design.

Isaac

After getting his B.A. in Mathematics at the University of Kansas, Isaac came to Vanderbilt to explore the intersection of Mathematics and culture. Taking a particular focus on group-centered design, he studies how communities come to know mathematics and what mathematics they are coming to know together. Isaac’s primary work focuses on supporting middle school mathematics classrooms’ exploration and generation of mathematics investigating how students’ mathematical practices and present mathematical content mutually transform over time.

Jackson

Jackson is a doctoral student in the learning sciences. A former physics and engineering teacher, he explores the intersection of scientific modeling and artistic expression to promote collaborative, playful, and imaginative learning in technologically enriched environments. He is also an avid homebrewer and is curious about cultural and historical implications of the modern craft beer movement for learning and social justice.

Jason

Jason Eggold received his Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Vanderbilt University in 2017. His undergraduate research was studying the effect of chemicals on the circadian clocks of Arabidopsis thaliana for potential applications in the agricultural industry. He is currently working towards his Masters of Education at the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. His interest in agent-based modeling is in applications for his own teaching of the biological sciences.

Lauren 

Lauren is a Learning Sciences doctoral student in the Department of Teaching and Learning in Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, advised by Corey Brady and Rogers Hall. She has a BA in Mathematics from Fordham University, a BFA in Dance and Choreography from The Ailey School, and an MA in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University. Her current research at Vanderbilt explores bridging dance and mathematics by developing tools and techniques to allow children, as well as adults, to use their bodies as tools for ensemble-based mathematical thinking and learning.

(more members coming soon…this page is under construction)