Research Group Members
Dr. Stephanie Arthur
Assistant Professor
sat2@usf.edu
Mechatronics-based STEM teaching in K-12; ST+RE+AM integration in K-12; Generative AI for Teaching and Learning in K-20 to support foundations of understanding, ethical considerations, human centered agency, and pedagogical implementation
Dr. Ilene Berson
Professor
iberson@usf.edu
Ethical, child-centered applications of AI; digital play and inquiry-based learning that inspire wonder and creativity through emerging technologies and cultural heritage resources; digital citizenship and cybersecurity education
Dr. Michael J. Berson
Professor
berson@usf.edu
AI and emerging technologies in social science and elementary education; digital citizenship and cybersecurity in schools; integration of digital cultural heritage resources to support inquiry-based learning.
Dr. Yi-Hsin Chen
Professor
ychen5@usf.edu
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Dr. James Hatten
Associate Professor
jhatten@usf.edu
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Dr. Rachel Hatten
Associate Director of PL
rhatten@usf.edu
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Dr. Janet K. Outlaw
Assistant Professor
joutlaw@usf.edu
AI and elementary writing teacher education; dialogic pedagogies with digital technologies; GenAI impacts for early multimodal writing instruction
Dr. Bo Pei
Assistant Professor
bpei@usf.edu
Learning Analytics, AI in Education and Data Visualization
Dr. Lindsay Persohn
Assistant Professor
lpersohn@usf.edu
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Dr. Christine J. Picot
Assistant Professor
christinepicot@usf.edu
AI-supported lesson planning and instructional design in mathematics and science methods; transformative learning and confidence-building in preservice teacher education; ethical and equitable integration of AI tools to support standards-aligned instructional practice.
Richard Rho
Program Director of ETL
rrho@usf.edu
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Jenifer Schneider
Dean of College of Education
jschneid@usf.edu
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Dr. Zafer Unal
Professor
unal@usf.edu
Research focus: Mathematics education and AI applications in STEM learning