Metrics and Virtuous Cycles of Learning - A Conversation with Dr. Theo Dawson

Dr. Theo Dawson is the founder and CEO of Lectica, Inc. Since the
early 1990s, Dawson's research has focused on developing and
building an alternative assessment infrastructure and the
technologies to support it. She received her Ph.D from the
University of California at Berkeley's Graduate School of
Education. Her award-winning dissertation presented a new
approach to measuring learning and describing learning
pathways. 


She is the author of numerous articles, book chapters and papers
on issues related to human development in journals such as
Cognitive Development, Mind, Brain, and Education, The European
Journal of Developmental Psychology, Genetic, Social, and General
Psychology Monographs, The Journal of Applied Measurement, and
Developmental Review, has contributed chapters to several edited
books, has made many presentations at professional conferences
and events. 


Dr. Dawson has run several successful organizations, including
Lectica, Inc., and its predecessor, the Developmental Testing
Service, LLC. She has secured more than $1.5 million in grants
from funding agencies like the Spencer Foundation, the NSF, and
IES, and has held appointments at the University of California at
Berkeley, Hampshire College, the Medical Center at Louisiana
State University, and the Graduate School of Education at Harvard
University. Dr. Dawson has also acted as a consultant to
institutions like the U.S. Federal Government, Harvard
University, the University of Texas at Arlington, JFK University,
the University of Ireland, the University of Cyprus, and a
variety of businesses and schools, both in the US and abroad.


Social Links


Twitter: @theodawson 


LinkedIn: @theo-dawson