Sherry Hsi

Dr. Sherry Hsi is a researcher, designer, and learning technologist with the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California Berkeley. Working at the intersection of research and practice, Dr. Hsi has created and evaluated new media, handhelds, science websites, digital libraries, and other learning technologies and science education programs. Dr. Hsi co-leads HOWTOSMILE.org, a National Science Foundation-funded digital library of inquiry-based science and math activities for informal educators that draws the best materials from across many museums and science centers. She is also a co-investigator on an educational data mining research project that investigates online visitors to museum websites. Before joining the Lawrence Hall of Science, Dr. Hsi conducted design and evaluation studies at the Exploratorium. Dr. Hsi is on the editorial board for the International Journal of Science Education, and reviews for the Journal of the Learning Sciences. She also serves on the board of champions for the National Girls Collaborative in STEM. Dr. Hsi is a graduate of the SESAME program in science education at the University of California Berkeley and completed post-doctoral work with The Concord Consortium.