The         Lab

Examining Technology, Race, Equity, and Ethics in Education

The TREE Lab

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 YPRPT

Raphael 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

YPRPT

Shai 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 YPRPT

Ally Reith

PhD Student Researcher

Ally is a PhD candidate in Learning Sciences and a member of Northwestern University Graduate Workers.

Projects

Educational Resources YPRPT

Charles 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 YPRPT

Jason 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

Bijal Mehta

Caryl Henry

Gregory Voelkel

  • Undergraduate Student Researcher
  • Worked on: YPRPT

Jessica Rodriguez

  • Undergraduate Student Researcher
  • Worked on: YPRPT

Katherine Johns

Kimani Isaac

Mary Truong

Olivia Gallager

Rhea Ramaiya

Thomas Young

Titobi Williams

Natalie Melo

Cortez Watson

  • Researcher
  • Worked on:

Sarah Van Wart

Jessica Marshall

  • PhD Student Researcher
  • Worked on: YPRPT