Learning Sciences and Human Development

Faculty study, design and participate in transformative approaches to individual and social development, approaches within schools and classrooms, and across diverse sites and contexts in communities, workplaces and social movements. Students will examine how to promote equity and honor socio-cultural and linguistic diversity; transform schools, technology, and other educational spaces; support teachers as learners; and foster promising social futures for all youth.

To find a faculty member who is an expert in the area, click on the titles below.

Cognitive, Human, and Social Development

Dor Abrahamson*
Anne E. Cunningham
Andrea diSessa**
Sarah W. Freedman**
Bruce Fuller**
Kris D. Gutíerrez*
Susan Holloway
Glynda Hull
Marcia Linn*
Dana Miller-Cotto*
Larry Nucci
Zachary A. Pardos*
Kate Perry
Thomas M. Philip*
Michael Ranney**
Geoffrey B. Saxe**
Alan Schoenfeld**
Laura Sterponi*
Elliot Turiel
Michelle Hoda Wilkerson
Mark R. Wilson*
Frank C. Worrell*
Chunyan Yang


* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.

Mathematics and Science Education

Dor Abrahamson*
Andrea diSessa**
Marcia Linn*
Kathleen Metz
Dana Miller-Cotto*
Zachary Pardos*
Michael Ranney**
Geoffrey B. Saxe**
Alan Schoenfeld
Tesha Sengupta-Irving
Michelle Hoda Wilkerson
Mark R. Wilson*


* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.

Teacher Learning and Education

Dor Abrahamson*
Travis J. Bristol
Anne E. Cunningham
Sarah W. Freedman**
Kris D. Gutíerrez*
Marcia Linn*
Jabari Mahiri
Rick Mintrop**
Thomas M. Philip*
Elisa Salasin
Alan Schoenfeld**
Tesha Sengupta-Irving
Katherine Suyeyasu
Michelle Hoda Wilkerson
Frank C. Worrell*
Chunyan Yang


* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.

Technology and Digital Media

Dor Abrahamson*
Kris D. Gutíerrez*
Glynda Hull
Marcia Linn*
Jabari Mahiri
Zachary A. Pardos*
Thomas M. Philip*
Michael Ranney**
Michelle Hoda Wilkerson


* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.