Sarah Bradley is a freshman at Juniata and is majoring in early education and special education. She grew up in Pottstown PA and graduated from Milton Hershey School in Hershey PA. She has always wanted to be a teacher and some of her earliest memories are setting up her little sisters and stuffed animals and making them listen to different lessons. Sarah is specifically interested in the power that education has and what we can do to make it more accessible for all students.   

Emma Childers is a freshman at Juniata College. She is focusing her academics on Early Childhood Education while also pursuing a secondary in Special Education. In 2024, she graduated from Tussey Mountain High School, located in Saxton, PA. In her senior year of high school, she was handpicked for a paid position helping with the after-school program at the Tussey Mountain Elementary School. Her ability to teach and shape young minds started at a young age when she made her sister play school. She is grateful and excited for this opportunity. During this research lab, Emma hopes to explore how AI can be used correctly in education, her future classroom, and in general.  

Laney Gerdich is currently a sophomore at Juniata College studying Early Childhood Education.  Apart from her studies, she is a member of the Juniata Women’s Basketball team and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.  She is excited to take part in cutting-edge research involving AI and its effects on learning.  She is excited to take this opportunity to gain insights that will benefit her future career in teaching.  

Ava Gummer is a committed sophomore at Juniata College, pursuing a Program of Emphasis in Early and Special Education. She is determined about her education and dedication to being on the volleyball team. This research lab, she hopes to gain more knowledge about the use of AI and how it can affect student learning.

Emily Ketrow is a sophomore at Juniata college and is studying Early education. She has always had a love and passion to teach young minds. She has always helped her younger family members with homework and began to teach lessons to further their knowledge of those topics. She is excited to take part in this research involving AI and to use the knowledge she learns in her future classroom.  

Jayden Strausbaugh is a Computer Science student at Juniata College. He is excited to explore the use cases of AI tools in education, and to help implement the AI used for the lab's intervention. Jayden hopes to eventually become an AI Developer and to design the next generation of AI tools.

Alisyn Wildner is a current freshman at Juniata College. She is studying Early Childhood Education and Special Education. She has always wanted to be a teacher, and as soon as she could, she has been working with children to get more experience. She is excited to see how AI can affect children, specifically how to utilize it in future classroom settings. She hopes to learn a lot from this research lab and plans to use the ideas learned here in her future as an educator.