People at CTL

CTL researchers are focused on achieving change in education, formal and informal. Their backgrounds are in cognitive science, educational research, computer science, human-computer interaction, mathematics and science education, and classroom teaching. The Center also draws on staff from many specialties across SRI, including research engineers and scientists. CTL supports a number of student interns and the research theses of graduate students.


Menlo Park Staff


Washington DC Staff

Management 

Barbara Means, Director (Evaluation)
Jeremy Roschelle, Director
Marie Bienkowski, Deputy Director (Learning Environments)

Research Area Directors 

Geneva Haertel (Assessment)
Vera Michalchik
Linda Shear
Sarah Zaner

Senior Science Advisors 

Charles Patton
Nora Sabelli

Senior Researchers & Developers 

Marianne Bakia
Larry Gallagher
Christopher Harris
Angela Haydel DeBarger
Jennifer Knudsen (Teacher Learning)
Melissa Koch
Carlin Llorente
Robert Murphy
Margaret Riel
Patti Schank (Technology Development)
Nicole Shechtman
Phil Vahey (Learning Environments)
Louise Yarnall
Dan Zalles

Researchers & Developers 

John Brecht
Sara Carriere
Britte Haugan Cheng
Carolyn Dornsife
Gucci Estrella
Mingyu Feng
Ron Fried
Reina Fujii
Judith Fusco
Bowyee Gong
Torie Gorges
Amy Hafter
Eryn Heying
Ann House
Katie Kaattari
Christine Korbak
Teresa Lara-Meloy
Ashley Lee
Hannah Lesk
Bladimir Lopez-Prado
Patrik Lundh
Jessica Mislevy
Savitha Moorthy
Ken Rafanan
Julie Remold
Liliana Ructtinger
Denise Sauerteig
Corinne Singleton
Eric Snow
Tina Stanford
Ruchi Tirumala Bhanot
Yukie Toyama
Anna Werner

Administration 

Kate Borelli
Joanne Hawkins
Yesica Lopez
Vanessa Oseguera
Luisana Sahagun
Vickie Watts

Advisors & Partners 

Robert Kozma
Teresa Middleton
Roy Pea
Bill Penuel (Evaluation)

Postdoctoral Scholars, Graduate Students, & Student Interns 

James Gray (left 2002)
Victoria Hand (former)
Jason Ravitz (former)
Dana Russo (former)
Alyssa Wise (2005-2008)
Megan Zander (former)