Megan is a researcher and educator with expertise in cognition and development, instructional design, and public engagement with science. Her research explores how people learn in complex, authentic contexts, with a particular focus on the emotion of awe and its relationship to learning, engagement, and motivation.
PZ Work
Megan is the project director of the Next Level Lab, a research group that brings together expertise in cognitive science, neuroscience, the learning sciences, and innovative learning design and technology to address emerging and urgent issues in workforce development, K-12 education, and lifelong learning. Megan is also affiliated with the Causal Cognition in a Complex World Lab, which supports the development of climate-informed global citizens for a more just and sustainable world. She has collaborated with Tina Grotzer on these and other projects at Project Zero since 2006.
Fun Facts
Megan holds an Ed.D. and an Ed.M. in Human Development from HGSE and an A.B. in Psychology from Harvard College. Previously, she was a science teacher at an independent K-8 school in the D.C. area, where she also moonlighted as the choreographer for the middle school musicals.
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