Galyna Arabadzhy is a PhD student in Learning Technologies.  She holds an M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language from St. Cloud State University. Prior to commencing her graduate studies in the US, Galyna worked as Lead Instructional Designer at an edtech startup. 

Her extensive experience in synchronous and asynchronous online education shaped her interest in online learning and language education.

Shreepriya Dogra is a Ph.D. student in Learning Technologies. She has a master's degree in Information Technology and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science & Engineering. After more than 5 years in the software industry in different roles, she decided to take a leap of faith and move to academia.

Shreepriya has been associated with a lot of programs in different departments ranging from Computer Science, Information Systems, and Computational Biology to help students and instructors use technology for learning and teaching. During the pandemic, she helped a lot of students and instructors move to an online mode of teaching and evaluation. Shreepriya hopes to make difference in education by using learning analytics to help learners understand their style of learning and be able to personalize their education themselves.

Emily Hietpas (she/her) is a M.Ed Professional Studies student in Learning Technologies. Emily has worked for arts and educational institutions for over fifteen years. She’s interested in course design, creativity, community, and lifelong learning. Emily currently works as a course developer at the University of Minnesota and supervises a team of undergraduate students in media production. She earned her BA in Art History and is a proud member of the Radio K Alumni Association.

Tina Jeon is a Ph.D. student in the Learning Technologies program. She is interested in what education means in different contexts and how to support teachers and students from diverse backgrounds based on the bachelor's degree in education and anthropology/sociology and graduate certificate on Leadership in Technology Integration.

Tina has worked in K-12 school as an education technology integration fellow, which further motivated her passion for learning science and technology field. She is looking forward to exploring equity issues and inclusive representation of learner identities and needs in learning tools.

Robert Kreml is a Ph.D. candidate within the Learning Technologies program. He holds a master's degree in adult, continuing, and higher education administration and a bachelor's degree in physics.

His research interests include studying augmented and virtual reality as a technology enhanced learning environment in STEM education. Other research interests include: Online and distance learning, knowledge building, collaborative learning with technology, and increased learner motivation from technology.

Steve Parker is a Master’s student in Learning Technologies. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in business and marketing from the University of Minnesota. He owned a family restaurant for twenty years followed by twenty years as a restaurant operations consultant for US Foods. 

His interests lie in learning technologies as they can be applied to training and development in the food service industry.