Academic Publications
A curated collection of peer-reviewed research, exploring the intersection of cognition, learning systems, and digital environments.
DISSERTATION
Creative Coding Communities: Exploring The Relationship Between Scratch Use And Child Well-Being
City University of New York, The Graduate Center, 2025
Modelled children’s engagement data to uncover main user personas in an online platform, and applied these trends to encourage diverse and accessible future product features that support well-being.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2024
Conducted a literature review of the underlying conceptual theories that support the use of technology-based educational tools and discussed their implications on student learning outcomes.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Postvention as Prevention: Coping with Loss at School
Intl Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 2022
Conducted a mixed methods study on the impact of a virtual role-play simulation on the mental health outcomes and resilience of students and educators after experiencing a loss at school.
Conference Presentations
A selection of conference sessions from leading educational psychology conferences.
2025
Creative Coding Communities:Â Exploring The Relationship Between Scratch Use And Child Well-Being
Games for Change Festival, New York City
2024
Scratching the Surface of How Educational Technology Can Improve Child Well-Being
Joint Conference on Serious Games, Brooklyn
2024
How to Build Digital Play for Well-being
Games for Change Festival, New York City
2023
Virtual Simulations Improve the Safety of Academic Environments
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Region II Conference, New York City
2022
Black Early Childhood Educators Impacting Social Emotional Learning
Advancing School Mental Health, Baltimore
