Benjamin Pierce Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

• PhD Student in Pitt's Learning Sciences and Policy program• Concentration in Quantitative Research Methodology• Conduct analyses of educational data in experimental, quasi-experimental, and descriptive contexts • Develop original research questions and conduct independent research projects using primary and secondary data • Assess effectiveness of educational interventions across diverse classroom settings using appropriate statistical methodologies • Share findings with cross-disciplinary audiences using original data visualizations • Create interview protocols and conduct solo and team interviews with teachers and instructional coaches • Produce quantitative datasets through computational approaches to qualitative data (transcripts, interviews, recordings) guided by background knowledge of learning science • Mentor and supervise team of undergraduate research assistants for data labeling tasks

• Planned and taught self-designed courses in ethics • Created in-person, online, and hybrid instructional content using a learning management system and other e-learning tools • Provided personalized feedback on 400+ assignments per semester for formative assessment

Auburn, Al

• Facilitated development, managed all cross-functional stakeholders, and led execution for an average of one project per week totaling over 600 projects; this included events, training sessions, and awareness campaigns for student and professional audiences of 4 - 4000• Trained a rotating cohort of 40+ students per year in fulfilling program expectations, aligning their projects with performance goals, and developing key communication and management skills• Designed professional training opportunities for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative and served on the Student Affairs Diversity Action Plan committee, reviewing, editing, and approving instructional content for a new training program for student leaders • Supervised graduate assistants and interns, providing meaningful, defined responsibilities, regular development opportunities, and weekly mentorship meetings • Conducted annual benchmarking projects on Student Affairs programming to ensure key performance indicators kept pace with national standards• Delivered presentations to professional audiences to support office-wide development goals, resulting in resource reallocation improving online presence and informational delivery

Chicago, Il

• Taught a self-designed course for upper-level undergraduates as sole instructor• Facilitated weekly discussion groups• Conducted biweekly self-designed seminars to help first-year undergraduates improve their academic writing• Led a self-designed senior thesis workshop• Organized a highly successful biweekly workshop series with speakers from the US, Canada, and Germany

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Philosophy

Conducted research in logical theory. Master's thesis on conceptual generality in logic.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, History, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta KappaGraduated summa cum laude with top departmental and university honors, while holding down a weekly.