Courtney Bell
Bell is the founder of the SimLab, director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), and professor of learning sciences at UW–Madison. Her full bio is on her website.
Jess Tierney
Operations Manager
Tierney oversees the lab’s day-to-day management, including scheduling, billing, task development, and assessment capabilities. Read her full bio on the WCER website.
Sarah Lent
Research & Development Coordinator
Lent onboards new partners in the SimLab, implements research projects in K-12 schools and higher-education classrooms, and develops avatars for students identified with a disability. Read her full bio on the WCER website.
Alessia Marigo
Assessment Innovation Specialist
Marigo develops and implements simulation and automation technologies to enhance professional learning and assessment. Read her full bio on the WCER website.
Amanda Kruger
Research Program Manager
Kruger assists with grant applications, institutional review board protocols, recruitment, community outreach, dissemination, and other research-related tasks. Read her full bio on the WCER website.
Interactors
Three trained interactors bring decades of experience in improvisation, standardized patient training, education, and theater to mixed-reality simulations in the lab.