Research
Academic Publications
My work has been published in journals such as Developmental Psychology, Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, Behavior Research Methods, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, AERA Open, Reading and Writing, Applied Measurement in Education, Epidemiologic Methods, and others.
A full list of my publications is available on Google Scholar.
I am dedicated to Open Science practices. You can find replication materials (data and code) for Harvard READS Lab studies on the Harvard Dataverse. I share replication materials for my other studies on ResearchBox.
Popular Press Publications
Do Educational Apps Really Help Kids Learn? (Education Week, 2023)
All that Matters is How Good it Sounds: An Interview with Former El Sistema Violinist Luigi Mazzocchi (VAN Magazine, 2016)
Research Interests
Educational Measurement, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory
Causal Inference, Program Evaluation, Education Policy
Statistical Methodology, Computing, and Simulation
Learning Transfer
Music Education
Research Experience
Senior Researcher, READS Lab
Research Assistant, Harvard Project Zero, READS Lab
Statistical Consultant, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Research Associate, Center for Music and the Arts in Education/Affron Scripp and Associates
Teaching Experience
Harvard GSE Teaching Fellowships (2017-present)
Psychometrics (S61)
Meta-Analysis (S32)
Multilevel Models (S43)
Intermediate and Advanced Statistics (S52)
Applied Regression Analysis (S30)
Designing for Learning by Creating (T550)
The Practice of Learning Design (LDIT PCE)
New England Conservatory of Music (2018-2023)
Faculty, Music-in-Education Department
Music, Brain Development, and Learning (MIE 526)
Music-in-Education Seminar (MIE 511)
Introduction to Research Methods for Music Education (MIE 541)
Introduction to Music-in-Education (MIE 501)
Chair, Music-in-Education Department
Guided Internship Coordinator
Faculty, School of Continuing Education
Berklee College of Music (2022-present)
Faculty Advisor, Vocal Pedagogy
Service
2024 - Faculty search committee, Applied Quantitative Methods for Educational Research (HGSE)
Peer Reviewer
2024 - Behavior Research Methods