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Sherry Yi is a doctoral student studying educational psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is examining how interest is developed and sustained over time. Her current project investigates the triggering of interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics using entertainment technologies.
On a broader scale, she aims to create and design educational technologies that enhance learning on the day-to-day basis. In her spare time, she likes to sketch, explore and grow bits of nature, and keep up with the latest tech. |
Graduate Student Conference
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
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2019 NEWS
07/30 Received an Awesome Intern Award from the AbbVie Innovation Center. Featured in video for National Intern Day.
06/29 Awarded scholarship & travel grant from Foundations of Digital Games. Looking extremely forward to meeting other researchers and industry professionals focusing on the same interests. 06/27 Honored to have been selected the winner of the Student Paper Contest for ASIS&T SIG AH. 06/12 Dr. Rodney Hopson and I have been working on the details for EPSY 578 Qualitative Methods. Excited to be able to shape and mold a curriculum at a graduate level! 05/20 I've been elected as 1 of 2 student representatives on the Educational Psychology Executive Committee for this fall. 04/19 Officially starting as an Innovation & Emerging Technology intern at AbbVie next week. Toured the space earlier, love the start-up feel. 04/02 My dog turned 13 today. I passed my first qualifying exam and was notified that I won the Barak Rosenshine Award. What a great day! |
