Group Members

Bruce McLaren (PI)

Head of the McLearn Lab, Faculty at CMU since 2003

• PhD. in Intelligent Systems, University of Pittsburgh
• M.S. in Intelligent Systems, University of Pittsburgh
• M.S. in Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh
• B.S. in Computer Science, Millersville University

Mahboobeh Mehrvarz

Postdoctoral Researcher, started 2023

• (In progress) Postdoctoral Fellow , Carnegie Mellon University
• PhD. in Educational Administration, Shiraz University
• Master's in Educational Technology, Allameh Tabataba'i University
• Bachelor's in Educational Technology, Allameh Tabataba'i University

Leah Teffera

Research Programmer, started 2022

• (In progress) Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

• B.A. in Computer Science, Wellesley College

Hayden Stec

Research Programmer, started 2022

• (In progress) Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
• B.S. in Computer Science, University of Pittsburgh
• B.A. in Politics-Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh

Aditi Haiman

PhD. student, started 2024

• B.A. in Computer Science, Barnard College

Daniel Pollock

Digital Learning Game Programmer, started 2023

• B.S. in Applied Developmental Psychology, University of Pittsburgh

Autumn Qiu

Digital Learning Game Programmer Intern, started 2024

• (In progress) B.S. in Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University

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Jacklyn Cui

Research Intern, started 2024

Esma Kahveci

PhD. Candidate, Distinguished Research Fellow at UMass Dartmouth, started 2021

• M.S. in STEM Education & Teacher Development, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
• M.A. in Education Technology, Eötvös Lorand University, Hungary
• B.A. in Elementary Mathematics Teaching, Traya University, Turkey

Alessandro Pagano

Assistant Professor, Computer Science at University of Bari, Italy

• PhD. in Computer Science, 2012
• Master's in Economics, 2008

Xiaolin Ni

Research Assistant, started 2023

• Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Junhui Yao

Research Assistant, started 2024

• Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
• B.A. in Communication, University of Colorado, Denver (ICB).

Vishal Kumar

Research Intern, started 2024

• B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University

Canwen Wang

Research Assistant, started 2024

• Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
• M.F.A. in Visual Communication Design, Purdue University

Richard Mayer

Distinguished Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Ryan Baker

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Nicole Else-Quest

Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jess Hammer

Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Eniko Bereczki

Assistant Professor, Eötvös Loránd University

Zsofia Takacs

Lecturer in Applied Psychology, The University of Edinburgh

Sandy Katz

Research Associate, TELL Lab, University of Pittsburgh

Erik Harpstead

System Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University

Jon Star

Professor of Education, Harvard University

Dave Yaron

Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University

Huy Nguyễn

Applied Scientist, Amazon

Role with Lab: PhD. Student

J. Elizabeth Richey

Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Role with Lab: Project Scientist

Michael Mogessie

Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania

Role with Lab: Systems Scientist

Yeyu Wang

PhD. Student, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Role with Lab: Research Assistant

Xinying Hou

PhD. Student, University of Michigan

Role with Lab: Research Assistant

Patrick McLaren

East End Handyman

Role with Lab: Research Assistant

Irene Chounta

Professor, University of Duisburg-Essen

Role with Lab: Postdoctoral Researcher

Seiji Isotani

Professor, University of Sao Paulo

Role with Lab: Postdoctoral Researcher

Craig Ganoe

Research Scientist, Dartmouth College

Role with Lab: Research Programmer

Martin Van Velsen

Senior Systems Software Engineer, Eberly Center, Carnegie Mellon University

Role with Lab: Research Programmer

Ben MacLaren

Cognitive Scientist, Carnegie Mellon University

Role with Lab: Research Programmer

Angela Wagner

Senior Systems / Software Engineer, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Role with Lab: Research Assistant

Sung-Joo Lim

Assistant Professor, Binghampton University

Role with Lab: Research Assistant

Doan-Viet Nguyen

B.A. in Information Science Student, Cornell University

Krystof Purtell

B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science Student, University of Pennsylvania

Autumn Qiu

B.S. in Information Systems Student, Carnegie Mellon University

Sila Yesilyurt

B.S. in Artificial Intelligence Student, Carnegie Mellon University

Michael Klikushin

B.S. in Computer Science Student, Georgia Tech University and Cofounder, FifthWheel Dating

Aditi Haiman

PhD. Student, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Marcus Alenius

B.S. in Artificial Intelligence and Informations Systems Student, Carnegie Mellon University

Kevin He

B.S. in Computer Science Student, Carnegie Mellon University

William Wang

B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Student, Carnegie Mellon University

Dara Casey

Sarah Huang

Hasana Muhammad

Sarah Di

M.S. in Computer Science Student, Carnegie Mellon University

Vy Nguyen

Michelle Zhang

Miaojun Xu

Tingting Liu

PhD. in Educational Technology Student, University of Hong Kong and Assistant Professor, Hubei University

Matheus Barbosa

Software Engineer, Microsoft

James Wei

Malik (Joshua) Richardson

Lily Lou

Pat Healy

PhD. in Information Science Student, University of Pittsburgh

Pooja Casula

Sung Hyun (Daniel) Back

Yijun Qian

Prof. Dr. Ilona Buchem, June 2024