People

Robert L. Selman, PH.D.

robert_selman@gse.harvard.edu

Faculty Chair, Co-Executive Director Harvard X-Media Lab

Roy Edward Larsen Professor Emeritus of Education and Human Development, HGSE

Professor of Psychology, HMS

Robert L. Selman is a Professor Emeritus of Education and Human Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on ways to promote the...

Lucia Berliner M.Ed.

Research Associate, X-Media Lab

Regional Manager at TEALSK12

Lucia works as Regional Manager in NYC for Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools) to help high schools throughout the US build and grow sustainable computer science programs. During her time at HGSE, she contributed...

Joe Blatt

joe_blatt@gse.harvard.edu

Faculty Director, Technology, Innovation and Education, HGSE

Senior Lecturer in Education, HGSE

Joe Blatt is interested in the effects of media content and technology on development, learning, and civic behavior. His courses span both formal and informal settings. He is renewing the historic relationship between HGSE and Sesame Workshop, as recently...

Leonard Cortana

Research Assistant, X-Media Lab

Ph.D. Candidate, NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Leonard Cortana (Guadeloupe/France) is a Ph.D Candidate at the Cinema Studies Department at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and a 2019-2020 Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center, Harvard Law School. Prior to his doctoral studies, he conducted several artistic...

Silvia Diazgranados Ferrans ED.D.

Research Associate, X-Media Lab

Visiting Graduate Fellow in Ethics, Edmund J. Safra Center in Tel Aviv University

New Civics Spencer Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Silvia Diazgranados Ferráns is a Visiting Graduate Fellow in Ethics at the Edmund J. Safra Center in Tel Aviv University and a New Civics Spencer Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), where she teaches the course “Peace Education in...

Tracy Elizabeth ED.D.

Research Associate, X-Media Lab

Global Head of Minor Safety at TikTok

Experienced Policy Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. Skilled in Policy Development & Analysis, Research Design, Script or Rough Cut Review, Taxonomy, and Educational Technology. Strong operations professional...

Andres Garcia-Lopez M.Ed.

Research Assistant, X-Media Lab

Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Center for the Developing Child

Andres is an Entrepreneur and Engineer with his MBA, and Master of Education in Human Development & Psychology . He has extensive US and international professional experience working at startups and in large corporations. Andres also has a successful...

Haiqing He

Research Assistant, X-Media Lab

Boston College, Lynch School of Education and Human Development

Haiqing received her Master of Education degree in Prevention Science and Practice (research strand) at Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2019. She focuses on helping adolescents by engaging them through humanistic stories., to better understand...

Theji Jayaratne M.Ed.

Research Assistant, X-Media Lab

Instructional Designer at Google

I'm a creative who loves to apply my artistic, communication, and engineering skill set to cultivate empathy and compassion through technology and art.

Jingyi Ke M.Ed.

jingyi_ke@gse.harvard.edu

Research Assistant, X-Media Lab

Research & Training Coordinator, Housman Institute

Jingyi is from the City of Xiamen in Fujian, China. She contributes to the work of the X-Media Lab, as a Research Assistant. She completed her Master's in Education (Human Development and Psychology ) in May, 2018. Her academic interests include s ocial...

Janet Kwok ED.D.

Research Associate, X-Media Lab

Research Analyst, City University of New York (CUNY)

New Civics Spencer Scholar at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

Janet works on internet and society issues, specifically on understanding and measuring the changing influence of media institutions and individuals. Her current research focuses on discussions of civic matters on Twitter. Her dissertation was a mixed...

Susan Johnson McCabe M.Ed.

susan_mccabe@gse.harvard.edu

Co-Executive Director, Harvard X-Media Lab

Adjunct Lecturer, Learning Design, Innovation,& Technology Program, HGSE

Faculty Chair, Deeper Than Edutainment, HGSE Professional Development

As Co-Executive Director, at the X-Media Lab, Susan brings her passion for cross-media storytelling, expertise in new program/product development and global experiences to the creation of experiential learning through workshops, curricula, and...