McGraw-Hill EducationSenior Learning Scientist
Sep. 2016 - Nov. 2020Rochester, New York Area- Worked cross-functionally with product, creative, UI/UX, marketing, sales, and digital development teams to apply learning science research to product development, sales, and marketing
- Served as lead secondary researcher working in tandem with primary efficacy research team
- Created or co-created new and experimental customer learning experiences, (e.g. a professional development micro-course, animations)
- Authored and designed extensive internal training resources, including short “pocket guides.” webinars, white papers, internal resource libraries, and videos
- Lead the development of learning science research syntheses
- Extensive curation, syntheses, and application of learning science research across K-12 and higher education
- Built and maintained internal team website to support learning science efforts throughout the organization
- Authored or provided feedback on design and implementation principles across a number of topic areas (e.g. educational equity, social and emotional learning, English language learners)
- Served as a lead researcher on several major strategic initiatives - Helped develop research-based frameworks for products across all portfolios
- Developed presentations, white papers, conference submissions, posters, panel discussions, and marketing collateral to support learning science efforts across a wide variety of venues
- Authored numerous internal process and training documents (e.g. handbooks for identifying subject matter experts
- Served as learning science consultant for all teams and provided feedback on key projects, strategic plans, and papers