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Founder, Adaptable Learning; Director, Learning and Innovation; Instructor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; Author, Meaningful and Relevant: Engaging Learners in An Age of Distraction (2025), Adaptable: How to Create an Adaptable Curriculum and Flexible Learning Experiences That Work in Any Environment (2021), The PBL Playbook (2018), Intentional Innovation (2017), Learning by Choice (2015), and Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom (2014); Co-Author, Empower: What Happens When Students Own Their Learning (2017) and LAUNCH (2016)

Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director of Learning Services, St. Louis University School of Medicine; National Steering Committee Member, researchED; Distinct Interest Group Executive Committee Member, Association of Medical Education Learning Specialists; Author, “The Impact of Confidence on Anxiety and Motivation” (2025, The Learning Scientists), “Help Students Believe in Themselves: Self-Efficacy Boosts Exam Scores” (2022, The Learning Scientists), and “Considerations for Applying Six Strategies for Effective Learning to Instruction” (2020, Medical Science Educator); Co-Author, Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better (2023)

Founder, Adaptable Learning; Director, Learning and Innovation; Instructor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania; Author, Meaningful and Relevant: Engaging Learners in An Age of Distraction (2025), Adaptable: How to Create an Adaptable Curriculum and Flexible Learning Experiences That Work in Any Environment (2021), The PBL Playbook (2018), Intentional Innovation (2017), Learning by Choice (2015), and Inquiry and Innovation in the Classroom (2014); Co-Author, Empower: What Happens When Students Own Their Learning (2017) and LAUNCH (2016)