Tina Grotzer
Principal Research Scientist in Education
Education
Profile
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Profile

Tina Grotzer is a member of the Faculty of Education and a Principal Research Scientist at Harvard University. She is a cognitive and learning scientist who studies learning and education as it relates to the complexity of our world and specifically to sustainability and climate education. She is passionate about making approaches to climate education more inclusive, as well as shifting mindsets from short-term to long-term thinking and towards more global, collective perspectives. Tina is the Faculty Directory of the Next Level Lab (NLL) with a focus on the future of work in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Her work with NLL seeks to redefine visions of optimal learning and work performance with project strands focused on what it means to be an expert learner and on preparing for green jobs for the future. She is also the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Cognition in a Complex World Lab focused on the challenges of reasoning about complexity and developing instructional supports for developing sustainability-minded citizens and a PI on the EcoLEARN team which develops virtual worlds and other immersive, technology-based experiences to support understanding of ecosystems dynamics. Tina's publications include many articles, book chapters, and a book on learning complex causality. Her awards include an NSF Career Award, a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the United States, and the Morningstar Teaching Award from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Contact
Assitant: Faculty Coordinator: Nam Nguyen: namnguyen@gse.harvard.edu
Expertise
Education
Cognitive Science
Instructional Design
Causal Complexity
Climate Education

Outside professional activities

Outside Professional Activities

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Outside Professional Activities For Tina Grotzer
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BSCS Science Learning
Membership on a scientific or other advisory board
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Membership on a scientific or other advisory board
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Paid external reviewer
Spencer Foundation
Membership on a scientific or other advisory board
Studies in Science Education, Taylor and Francis
Editorial Services
Subject to Climate
Membership on a scientific or other advisory board
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
THE SALATA INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY

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