Lab Director
Dr. Julie Mueller is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has a PhD in Developmental Psychology and is the past-president of the Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE)/L'Association Canadienne pour la formation des enseignants (ACFE).

Julie is a "founding faculty member" of the Faculty of Education, teaching courses in Learning and Child Development; Health and Physical Education Methods courses; and Integration of Technology Pedagogy and Content, in the Pre-service Bachelor of Education program, the Master of Education program, and on-line courses in the Minor in Education.

Dr. Mueller's research examines the impact of digital technology on teaching and learning in a broader sense.  Her current SSHRC funded research more specifically examines Computational Thinking across the curriculum and how it should be assessed. 

Julie has experience as a classroom teacher and is a mother of two daughters.  Her time outside research and teaching is spent outdoors with her husband on their quiet rural property.  

Co-Investigator

Dr. Danielle Beckett is a postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her PhD research investigated exemplary teachers’ understandings and implementation of classroom assessment in a 21st century context.

​Her current research has expanded into the assessment of problem-solving and computational thinking skills across disciplines, which is supported by a SSHRC Insight Development grant.
 
Danielle conducts her research from the perspective of a teacher. She is a certified elementary teacher and has extensive teaching experience at the post-secondary level. She was also acted as the President of the Canadian Committee for Graduate Students in Education.

Research Co-ordinator

Eden Hennessey is a PhD Candidate in Social Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University who researches diversity promotion and discrimination reduction. In this lab, Eden supports research design and focuses on qualitative and quantitative data analyses.

As the 2015 Laurier Graduate Researcher of the Year, Eden created the photo-research exhibits #DistractinglySexist: Confronting Sexism in Canada’s Tech Triangle, and #DistractinglyHonest: Laurier Women Confronting Sexism in STEM.

Eden is the current Student Research Coordinator of the Laurier Centre for Women in Science (WinS). Her work has been funded by the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, the Social Science and Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Society for the Study of Social and Psychological Issues (SPSSI).

Research Manager

Yoad Avitzur has been working with Teach Digital Lab for over 3 years, first as an undergraduate Research Assistant, and later as a Research Manager. Some of his main responsibilities include: research and survey design, data collection and entry, literature review, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and social media management.
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Yoad’s academic interests include international relations, conflict resolution, and the role of education in promoting peace processes in conflict areas and divided societies around the world. Yoad has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to pursue research in this field as part of the University of Ottawa’s Masters of Globalization and International Development program beginning in September 2017. 

Research Assistants
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Talia Shapiro is a third year undergraduate student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Communication Studies. She manages the Teach Digital Lab Twitter account, updating followers on topics relating to education and technology in the classroom.

Talia is interested in the cognitive development of children, and volunteers at an elementary school. In her spare time Talia enjoys cooking and reading.
Ivory Li (Zhaojun Li) joined the lab on a MITACS international internship as a research assistant in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University. 
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She majors in psychology at her home university, Beijing Normal University. She is interested in assessment and participates in research on meta-cognitive planning and development of game-based assessment. Ivory likes travelling and sports. She also enjoys reading books and cooking at home.
​Aitong Xin was a visiting scholar in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University from February 2016 to February 2017. She majors in Educational Technology and works in Hunan First Normal University. She is interested in personal learning and learning support services in this field. Aitong enjoys reading suspenseful books and watching movies.