CourseKata Is Made Possible by the Efforts and Talents of Our Team.
James Stigler
jstigler@gmail.comJim Stigler is professor of psychology at UCLA. His research interests include teaching and learning in complex domains, the impacts of culture and technology on learning, and applications of improvement science to education.
Ji Yun Son
jiyunson@gmail.comJi Son is professor of psychology at Cal State LA. She is interested in how basic cognitive and perceptual processes foster rich and transferable learning.
Karen Givvin
karen.givvin@gmail.comKaren Givvin is a researcher and adjunct professor of psychology at UCLA. Her research interests center on teaching, learning, and motivation in achievement domains.
Eddie Tchertchian
tchertea@piercecollege.eduEddie Tchertchian is the Chair of the math department at Los Angeles Pierce College. He leads a team of faculty members who are teaching using CourseKata Statistics and Data Science.
Adam Blake
adamblake@ucla.eduAdam Blake is a Project Scientist at UCLA. He is interested in the factors that influence students' judgments, decisions, and strategies related to learning, and how instruction and learning materials can improve these behaviors.
Laura Fries
lauracfries@gmail.comLaura Fries is a graduate student in Developmental Psychology at UCLA. She is interested in the cognitive and affective factors that influence learning, and instructional strategies to promote transferable understanding and retention of complex domains.
Caylor Davis
crdavis25@ucla.eduCaylor Davis is a researcher and curriculum developer for high school and college statistics courses. She is interested in research and course design that makes math more accessible for non-STEM students.
Ben Winjum
bwinjum@ucla.eduBen Winjum is a staff member in the High Performance Computing group of UCLA’s Institute for Digital Research and Education, where he works on advanced computing and data analytics projects that support both education and research.
Icy (Yunyi) Zhang
zhang_yunyi@outlook.comIcy Zhang is a graduate student in Developmental Psychology at UCLA. She is interested in the role of gesture in supporting students’ understanding of difficult content such as statistics, the application of technology in education, and collaborative learning.
Claudia Sutter
ccs3z@virginia.eduClaudia C. Sutter is a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA and visiting scholar at UVA. She is interested in understanding what drives students’ learning and engagement, how motivation affects learning behaviors and outcomes, and how educational environments shape students’ opportunities to reach their full potential.
Ken Sorey
ken.sorey@nlet.orgKen Sorey is the Executive Director of the National Laboratory for Education Transformation. He focuses on improving math learning across K-12 and post-secondary education and in helping educators use actionable data to improve student outcomes.
Phil Daro
phil.daro@gmail.comPhil Daro was a lead writer of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, and continues to work to advance the design and use of leadership tools for improving mathematics instruction and assessment at every level of the educational system.
Jinna Hwang
Jhwang@smuhsd.orgJinna Hwang is a high school math teacher in Northern California. Her interest lies in finding ways to get even the most math-averse students to access rigorous math concepts.
Alice Xu
alicex@g.ucla.eduAlice Xu is a graduate student in Developmental Psychology at UCLA. She is interested in individual differences during learning, STEM learning in the college population, and children's cognitive and language development.