Lab Director
X. Christine Wang
Professor
X. Christine Wang is a Professor of Early Education and Learning Sciences at University at Buffalo (UB). Affiliated with UB’s Institute for Learning Sciences, she also serves as Associate Dean for Research at the Graduate School of Education and Director of Fisher-Price Endowed Early Childhood Research Center. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on young children’s learning and collaboration in technology-rich environments, early literacy and scientific inquiry, and ECE in international contexts. Her work has been supported by NSF, Spencer Foundation, and IRA Alva Knight Grant. Currently, she is co-chairing the 2024 ISLS Conference.
Current Members
Grace (Yaxin) Xing
Lab Lead
CISL PhD Student
Alice Cady
ECRC Lead Teacher
EdD Student
Michael Sheridan
ECRC Lead Teacher
CISL PhD Student
Joy (Zhuoyun) Cai
Graduate Assistant
CISL PhD Student
Yuya Yamamoto
Fulbright Scholar
LEM PhD Student
Varun Chetan Bhatt
Graduate Assistant
CISL PhD Student
Shekoufeh Sadeghi
Graduate Assistant
CS PhD Student
Shuoqi Song
Graduate Assistant
CISL PhD Studen
Dr. Xintian Tu
Postdoc at UB Institute for Learning Sciences
Faculty Collaborators
Artificial Intelligence
Karthik Dantu
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Ifeoma Nwogu
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Jinjun Xiong
Professor
Director of Institute for AI & Data Science
Early Childhood Education
Computing Education
Chris Hoadley
Professor
Director of Institute for Learning Sciences
Chris Proctor
Assistant Professor
Learning Sciences