Teaching Learning, Teaching Science in High Schools
I start out every session with the question, “What does it mean to learn?”. I ask the students to raise their hands if they think they...
Feb 18, 20244 min read
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Quick Intro
I'm a scientist that loves to make sense of the world around me - so much so that I want to spend my life asking research questions about how humans sensemake the physical world to solve problems. More specifically, I care about understanding sensemaking as a cognitive strategy for problem-solving in the context of STEM Education. I work on designing and applying state-of-the art machine learning tools that can help us answer some really challenging questions with large amounts of real-time classroom data. This website will be an open-source home for my research, tools, and commentaries in this research domain. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or synergistic ideas!
Publication Highlights
Language encoder multi-task classification model to measure student sensemaking in physics courses
-> https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15638
Probabilistic variational inference model to simulate individual and group dynamics
-> https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.14973
Quantum measurement-based ML models can learn order effect patterns in human psychology data
-> https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.03862
General quantum generative models can generalize to unseen data with reasonable expressivity
-> https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.13645
We can simulate non-linear activation functions for ML with quantum measurements
-> https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.14506
What does a good generative model mean?
Why are my publications so far mostly Quantum Machine Learning? Read more about my trajectory here!
Main Outreach Projects
EWAAB is a mentorship 501(c)3 non-profit organization for young women and non-binary people. If you're interested in learning about mentorship - how to be a mentor or how to find a mentor - this organization might be for you!
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