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Dr. Abel is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Regensburg near Munich, Germany.
Dr. Agarwal is an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Ekuni is an Adjunct Professor at Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná in Paraná, Brazil.
Dr. Finn is the Director of Behavioral Science at Fidelity Investments in New York City, New York.
Dr. Kaminske is the Senior Director for Student Academic Achievement and Success at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dr. Kim is the Founder and Managing Director of Teaching and Learning Research In Action in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dr. Koenka is an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Dr. Kuepper-Tetzel is an Associate Professor at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland.
Dr. Kurpad is an Assistant Professor at St. Mary's College in St. Mary's City, Maryland.
Dr. Little is an Assistant Professor at California State University, East Bay, near Oakland, California.
Dr. McCabe is a Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Nebel is Director of Learning Services at St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Northern is an Assistant Professor at Southeast Missouri State University, near St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Nunes is the Senior Director for Scientific Knowledge and Expertise at the American Psychological Association (APA) in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Richland is a Professor and Associate Dean at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California.
Dr. Rivers is an Assistant Professor at Santa Clara University near San Jose, California.
Dr. Sana is an Associate Professor at Athabasca University, near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Dr. Smith is Chief Science Officer at Blank Slate Technologies in New Haven, Connecticut.
Dr. Sumeracki is an Associate Professor at Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island.
Dr. Tauber is an Associate Professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dr. Thomas is a Professor and the Dean of Research at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Thomas is an Associate Director of Teaching & Learning at MIT in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Yan is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, in Austin, Texas.