People
We are a diverse group of university students, faculty, and community members. Read more about our faculty, students, and collaborators below.
Sepehr Vakil
Director
Dr. Sepehr Vakil is the Principal Investigator and Director of the Technology Race Ethics and Equity in Education (TREE) Lab in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, where he is currently an associate professor of Learning Sciences.
Projects
Educational Resources CS Ethics Course YPRPTRaphael Nash
YPRPT Co-Founder
Raphael Nash is an award-winning independent film producer, video director, and adjunt professor at DePaul University and The University of Illinois at Chicago. He co-founded YPRPT and is the owner of Endangered Peace Productions.
Projects
YPRPTShai Moore
PhD Student Researcher
Shai is a Northwestern University PhD student in the Learning Sciences program in the School of Education and Social Policy.
Projects
Educational Resources YPRPTAlly Reith
PhD Student Researcher
Ally is a PhD candidate in Learning Sciences and a member of Northwestern University Graduate Workers.
Projects
Educational Resources YPRPTCharles Logan
PhD Student Researcher
Charles is a PhD candidate in the Learning Sciences program, a former high school English teacher and university educational technologist.
Projects
Educational Resources YPRPTJason Foster
Teacher
Jason is a Biology teacher at Evanston Township High School and a PhD student at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Ilma Lodhi
Teacher
Ilma Lodhi is a desi math educator at Evanston Township High School, a former biomedical engineer, and an activist interested in reseraching what abolition can look like in formal education.
Temitope Sonuyi
Senior Tech Advisor
Temitope Sonuyi is a tech professional, yoga instructor, and entrepreneur. He serves as a senior tech advisor to the TREE Lab.
Joey McGarry
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Noelle Robinson
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Yasmeen Mohammed Rafee
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Zach Lewis
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Zoe Lewis
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Alums
Akansha Raj
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: BreakPoint Journal
Bijal Mehta
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: Educational Resources • CS Ethics Course
Caryl Henry
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: Educational Resources • CS Ethics Course
Gregory Voelkel
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: YPRPT
Jessica Rodriguez
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: YPRPT
Katherine Johns
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: BreakPoint Journal
Kimani Isaac
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: BreakPoint Journal
Mary Truong
- Artist in Residence
- Worked on: BreakPoint Journal
Olivia Gallager
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: Educational Resources • CS Ethics Course
Rhea Ramaiya
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: Educational Resources • YPRPT
Thomas Young
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: Educational Resources • YPRPT
Titobi Williams
- Undergraduate Student Researcher
- Worked on: BreakPoint Journal • Educational Resources
Natalie Melo
- PhD Student Researcher
- Worked on: Educational Resources • CS Ethics Course • YPRPT
Cortez Watson
- Researcher
- Worked on:
Sarah Van Wart
- Senior Research Associate
- Worked on: Educational Resources • CS Ethics Course
Jessica Marshall
- PhD Student Researcher
- Worked on: YPRPT