Apoorva Shivaram, Phd Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Austin, Texas, US

- Design, create, and test educational technology products for learners and schools- Source up-to-date information on learning and education best practice, and use it to inform learning design- Develop protocols to optimize research and practice- Provide insights into to educational product effectiveness for a range of stakeholders including sales and.

- Thought partner the research and evaluation pieces of the PRME i5 project, a United Nations supported initiative that aims to raise the profile of sustainability in business and management education- Develop and execute comprehensive research designs to assist faculty from 800+ UN PRMEBusiness Schools in 96 countries to incorporate playful learning.

Evanston, IL, US

- Conducted research with 2500+ infants and children in laboratory and everyday environments- Spearheaded all parts of 15+ research projects, coordinated various project components including research design, data collection, data analysis, and research publication- Successfully mentored over 30 undergraduate research assistants across 4+ years

Evanston, IL, US

- Supported graduate students to improve their research communication skills- Collaborated with science communication experts to develop course curriculum- Designed and created a survey-based research study to examine the impact of training on science communication skills- Collected mixed-methods survey data from 250 undergraduate students using Qualtrics

Evanston, IL, US

- Advised graduate students one-on-one to improve clarity of professional and academic writing- Lead quarterly outreach events that focused on improving science communication and writing for graduate students within and across academic departments

New York, NY, US

- Utilized quantitative expertise in R to analyze user behavior, delivering usage recommendations communicated through 2 presentations and reports to internal stakeholders- Collaborates with cross-functional teams of concept designers, product managers, and content creators to communicate research findings in 2 internal presentations and 2 (forthcoming).

- Collaborated with a cross-functional team to develop interventions by identifying ways to build supportive communities for patients living with hypertension- Conducted an in-depth literature review to inform the hypothesis generation and decision-making process - Co-facilitated interviews with relevant stakeholders and participants to understand and gain.

- Consulted on 3+ projects from various EdTech organizations to evaluate the efficacy of and strengthen their existing learning and education programs- Communicated best practices in education technology research to relevant stakeholders in 2 blog posts- Conducted 2 focus groups with 5 teachers each, 4 semi-structured interviews, and 15 classroom.

Chicago, IL, US

- Substantially contributed to the design and development of large-scale school studies and managed data collection from over ten schools in a six-month period. - Trained research assistants on experimental procedures and coding schemes. - Handled organization and day-to-day operations of the lab.

Chicago, IL, US

- Examined how gestures in classical dance use space to communicate meaning- Created a video corpus of meanings of gestures used in one form of Indian classical dance- Created pictorial stimuli and designed study on Qualtrics; recruited participants, and handled study payment

Chicago, IL, US

- Conducted a follow up study of MA Thesis investigating whether children spontaneously attend to relations between objects- Scheduled participants for in-lab studies, runs experiment on subjects- Assisted with a large-scale research study investigating the cognitive and emotional links during learning in elementary school classrooms.PI: Dr. Lindsey Richland

Chicago, IL, US

- Course Assistant to Dr. Dain Borges for the course 'Perspectives in Social Science Analysis'- Created CANVAS course website; transferred website information from CHALK to CANVAS- Ordered desk copies of required course readings- Recorded and uploaded weekly lectures

Chicago, IL, US

- Explored the role of gesture, memory, and executive functioning in children’s analogical reasoning- Authored MA Thesis: The Role of Gesture as a Tool in Promoting Children’s Analogical Reasoning- Designed study, recruited families & scheduled appointments, conducted research studies with 5- and 6-year-olds- Handled data coding and data analysis and.

- Administered a battery of neuropsychological tests that assessed executive functions- Coded and analyzed neuropsychological assessment data

- Assisted teachers with everyday classes of 4- to 16-year-old children- Taught children various dance movements to help them develop rhythm and coordination

Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Montreal, Quebec, CA

- Interacted with children in 8+ schools in the Wielkopolska province about the cultural diversity of India using multimodal learning techniques- Taught children beginner English during week long workshops to facilitate communication

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Psychology

Master Of Science - Ms, Statistics And Data Science

Master Of Science - Ms, Psychology

Master Of Arts Program In Social Sciences (Mapss), Psychology

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology Honours