For over 20 years, Dr. Damian Bebell has helped teachers, leaders, and policymakers leverage research and reflection to more effectively support technology-rich educational settings. As a research professor at Boston College Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Damian has worked with schools across the world to design and conduct research and evaluation studies to inform initiatives and evolve teaching and learning practices. Damian is a frequent speaker and author of numerous articles, book chapters, as well as The School Mission Statement (Routledge Press), showcasing how local vision can illuminate (or limit) efforts to measure success. As the founder of Reflective Educational Research, Damian has worked with thousands of classrooms to democratize access and use of research tools within educational programs and systems. Many of Damian’s past publications and previous research studies can be accessed freely on the Past Research page or on Research Gate.

Yimeng Zhou (Jo) is a graduate student in the M.S. Applied Statistics and Psychometrics program at the Lynch School of Edcuation and Human Development at Boston College. Her research interests focus on the integration of artificial intelligence and psychometric models in technology-assisted personalized learning and adaptive testing. She has worked as a research assistant on national projects examining the validity of large-scale English assessments and AI literacy among college educators, with an ongoing commitment to advancing equitable and data-driven assessment practices.