Bio

Betsy DiSalvo is an Assistant Professor in the School of Interactive Computing in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At Georgia Tech, she leads the Culture and Technology (CAT) Lab, which focuses on research studying cultural values and how they impact technology use, learning, and production. Currently, the CAT Lab is exploring parents’ use of technology for informal learning. In its first stages, this research is developing an understanding of how and why parents use or don’t choose to use computers, mobile devices, and other technology for learning. DiSalvo is also the principal investigator for a National Science Foundation-funded project exploring how maker oriented learning approaches may increase transfer and reflection in undergraduate computer science courses and a exploring related projects that tie art and technology to increase learning across disciplines. DiSalvo’s work has included the development of the Glitch Game Tester Program and programs for the Carnegie Science Museum, the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Eyedrum Art Center and the Walker Art Center. DiSalvo is affiliated with the GVU Center at Georgia Tech. She received a doctorate in human centered computing from Georgia Tech in 2012. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech, DiSalvo was a Research Scientist at the University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Research and Development Center.