I am a graduate student in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Vanderbilt University and a founding member of the Learning and Educational Analytics Research lab (LEAR). My research is focused on learner language development, privacy preserving practices in learning analytics, and AI-based learning interventions.
I am a member of the learning analytics team at the National AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education (AI-ALOE). And a co-chair of the Learning Innovation Incubator (LIVE) student committee.
My perspective on language acquisition is that it is mostly a process of acquiring word knowledge, rather than grammatical knowledge. My research primarily focuses on developing metrics of lexical knowledge. I am exploring how these metrics can be combine with other tools to benefit assessment, dynamic feedback, and personalization in AI-assisted learning.
Education
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(In progress) PhD in Cognitive Science
Vanderbilt University -
M.A. in Linguistics, TESOL specialization, 2021
California State University, Long Beach -
B.A. in Comparative Literature, 2016
University of California, Los Angeles