Areas of Expertise:
- Evaluation and research design in informal learning environments
- Formative and summative evaluation of educational media
- Evaluation of teacher professional development or educational technologies in classroom environments
- Qualitative analysis
Camellia has been conducting research and evaluation within formal and informal learning environments for over 15 years. She gathers data from a wide range of audiences, from preschoolers to grandparents. Camellia frequently works with project partners to articulate project outcomes, and identify tools and strategies to collect meaningful data and help them make informed design decisions. At Rockman, Camellia has led several evaluations of projects funded by the National Science Foundation (AISL, Cyberlearning, NRT), the National Institutes of Health’s Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA), and the US Department of Education (Ready to Learn). Camellia is a member of several educational research organizations, including the Visitor Studies Association (VSA) and the Informal Learning Educational Research Special Interest Group (ILER SIG) within the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Before coming to Rockman, Camellia worked for University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments (UPCLOSE), and as a Research Fellow at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Camellia has a B.A in Psychology and a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. In her spare time, Camellia enjoys playing board games, increasing her knowledge of pop culture, and visiting museums.
