About Joey
Joey is a postdoctoral researcher of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, and working at Creativity Labs and Connected Learning Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Learning and Developmental Sciences from Indiana University Bloomington.
Coming from a background in educational psychology and computing, her research focuses on computational thinking, educational technology and design, and STEM learning. She hopes to create interesting and inspiring learning environments to promote equity and collaboration in STEM education.
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Education
2020
Ph.D. Indiana University Bloomington,
Major - Learning and Developmental Sciences,
Minor - Inquiry Methodology
2012
M.A. The University of Texas at Austin, Educational Psychology
Current Position
2020 - present
Postdoctoral Researcher
Creativity Labs and Connected Learning Lab, School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine
Research Keywords
computational thinking, collaboration, women in STEM, STEAM education, educational technologies
Honors & Awards
2020 - 2022
Postdoctoral Supplement Award
Supplemental Funding for Postdoctoral Researchers to Mitigate COVID-19 Impacts on Research Career Progression
2022, NSF
ReCrafting Computer Science: Concretizing Computational Thinking Through Tangible Fiber Crafts ($1.5 million)
2021, NSF
Future Jobs and AI: Skill-XR: An Affordable and Scalable X-Reality (XR) Platform for Skills Training and Analytics in Manufacturing Workforce Education ($5 million)
2020, NSF
2014 - 2019
Early Career Workshop International Conference on Computers in Education
2019
Provost’s Travel Award for Women in Science
2018 - 2019, IUB
Trentham Travel Fund
2018 - 2019, IUB
Center for Research on Learning and Technology Travel Award
2014 - 2019, IUB
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) Award for Research Method Collaboration
2018, Center for Survey Research, IUB
Best Student Paper Award, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
2016, Annual Meeting Media, Culture and Learning (MCL) SIG
2008 - 2014
Government Scholarship to Study Abroad (GSSA)
2014, Taiwan
2013, IUB
Proffitt Fellowship
2008, National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan
Champion in Teaching Materials Design
Professional Affiliations
2019 - Present
Member: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Member: Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)
2013 - Present
Member: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Learning Sciences Special Interest Group (SIG LS)
Member: International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS)