Martina Rau is the director of the Learning, Representations, & Technology lab and Associate Professor in Educational Psychology with an affiliate appointment in Computer Sciences. Her research focuses on learning with visual representations in educational technologies. She uses a multi-methods approach to integrate learning outcome measures with process-level measures of learning. More information on Martina's academic profile or in her CV.

Tiffany Herder is a graduate student in the Learning Sciences program. Prior to attending UW, she worked in online learning as a curriculum and instructional designer. Her research interests focus on visual representations and perceptual fluency in video games and the affordances of game-based learning experiences. She can be reached at therder@wisc.edu.

Joel Beier is a graduate student in the Educational Psychology – Learning Sciences program. Prior to attending UW, he worked as a high school science educator. His research interests focus on student development of scientific concepts, visual representations, and ways to facilitate each.

Jihyun Rho is a graduate student in the Educational Psychology-Learning Science program. Before attending UW, she majored in cognitive science and English education. Her research interest focus on enhancing students’ representational competencies and internal visualization skills in individual and collaborative learning environments. She can be reached at jihyun.rho@wsic.edu.

Rosanne Luu is a graduate student in the Educational Psychology – Learning Sciences program. Prior to attending UW, she worked for a nonprofit education research and evaluation organization. Her research interests focus on how teachers use visual representations in their instruction and how student develop of representational competencies is facilitated. She can be reached at rlluu@wisc.edu.

Nurhayati Ali is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology Lab. She is a senior majoring in Neurobiology and pursuing the Health in the Humanities (HaTH) certificate with plans to attend medical school. She is very excited to learn and offer insight about visual representations and learning as education is constantly evolving.

Julia Chait is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology Lab. She is a senior majoring in Psychology while also earning a certificate in Education. She has plans to attend graduate school next fall in which she will be pursuining a PhD in Clinical and/or Counseling Psychology. She has been working in the lab for two years and is still super excited to further learn more about research as well as offer insights in how individuals learn.

Luna Cohen is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology Lab. She is a sophomore at UW-Madison, majoring in Civil Engineering. Luna also finds passion in education and hopes to get a certificate in the area. She is enthusiastic about this research opportunity and working with a team with a common passion.

Emma Cushman is an undergraduate research assistant, as well as a freshman. She is majoring in biochemistry with a certificate in mathematics, hoping to attend medical school in the future. She is very excited to be a part of a research project studying the way individuals learn, a topic that will forever remain relevant to society. She is also looking forward to working with science in a new environment.

Mathilda Guan is an undergraduate research assistant in the Learning Representations and Technology lab. She is a sophomore majoring in Communication Arts – Radio, TV, and Film. She enjoys this opportunity and looks forward to learning more about learning with visuals.

Alexa Hoffman is an undergraduate research assistant in the Learning Representations and Technology lab. She is a Psychology major and is currently a sophomore at UW-Madison. Alexa is eager to participate in a hands-on research process, gain new experiences, and further understand how people learn. After college she plans to go to graduate school and either become a child psychologist or a neuropsychologist.

Isaac King is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology Lab. He is a freshman double-majoring in Neurobiology and Global Health and hopes to attend medical school and become a physician. He is looking forward to working with a team in a research setting to learn about how the brain processes representations in education.

Nur Hidayah Rostam is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology lab. She is a sophomore doubling in Sociology and Education Studies and is interested in becoming a policymaker in the education sector. She is enthusiastic about understanding how people learn, which is a necessary step in her goal to advocate for equity in education.

Marni Schneider is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology lab. She is currently a sophomore majoring in psychology, and planning to get a certificate in Education and Educational Services. She is extremely excited for this research opportunity in understanding how individuals best learn and process information.

Caiyi Shen is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology Lab. She is a sophomore majoring in Psychology while also earning a certificate in Game Design. She is very excited about this research opportunity. She can be reached at cshen79@wisc.edu.

Chris Wang is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and Technology Lab. He is a sophomore majoring in psychology and neuroscience with plans to become a clinical psychologist. He is enthusiastic in cognitive psychology and enjoying this research opportunity. He can reached at zwang2654@wisc.edu. More information about Chris Wang can be found here.

Reed Weston is an undergraduate research assistant for the Learning, Representations, and technology Lab. He is a junior studying Neurobiology and Psychology who is interested in pursuing research as a career. He is the practice captain of the Wisconsin Sailing Team and grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He is excited to be joining the lab and to learn from the opportunity.