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Playful Science is a project of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. We are funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Our interdisciplinary team is made up of researchers, designers, and educators from the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, the Research on Education and Design Lab, and the U.C. Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science.
Shelley Goldman, Ph.D.
Professor of Education at Stanford
Shelley studies learning in and out of school, and applies findings to the development of teaching and learning environments. Shelley's work focuses on creating opportunities for rich science and math learning, and understanding how design thinking and technologies can increase access to and transform learning. Shelley leads the REDLab at Stanford.
Sherry Hsi
Research Director, UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science
An education researcher, designer, and learning technologist with the Lawrence Hall of Science at University of California, Berkeley, Sherry studies how to design, implement, and evaluate social contexts for better science education, facilitation, and deeper reflection mediated by new media, online environments, and networked technologies. Sherry co-leads the SMILE Pathway, a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded digital library of inquiry-based activities for science and mathematics: www.howtosmile.org
Megan Luce, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Stanford University
Megan is a developmental psychologist who studies children’s cognitive development and learning in the context of family activity and conversation. With experience in designing and researching hands-on science exhibits and activities at a children’s museum, Megan provides expertise in research on interactive learning experiences for families.
Tanner Vea, M.A.
Doctoral Student, Stanford University
While working at WNET, Tanner was an Emmy-nominated interactive producer for the PBS KIDS program Cyberchase. His current interests include children’s learning in STEM domains, play and learning in informal spaces, and the design of learning environments using mobile devices and other technologies to support meaningful collaboration. Tanner provides expertise in media design for children.
Hannah Ball-Brau
Hannah is a member of the Stanford undergraduate class of 2016 and is pursuing an Anthropology major. Her interests include education, mathematics, and Korean language and culture.
María Cervera
Megan Kurohara
Bryan Quintanilla
Bryan is a member of the Stanford undergraduate class of 2014 with a major in product design. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in the Graduate School of Education through the Learning, Design, and Technology program, where he plans to apply his skill as a designer to a wide range of educational topics including outdoor education, sustainability, food systems, museum learning, and more.
