- ABBY WILLIAMS -

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I'm an incoming PhD student at Harvard University studying education with a concentration in Human Development, Learning, and Teaching! My research lies at the intersection of computer science education, public policy, and identity.

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I'm Abby, and I am an incoming PhD student at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), where I will be a member of the Creative Computing Lab, advised by Dr. Karen Brennan. My research explores how integrating computing into grassroots advocacy in ways that center art, culture, and storytelling can be a foundation for critical inquiry. I am especially curious about the ways in which action towards social change can be a powerful mechanism for learning.

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Teacher Agency in Learning Sciences Co-design: Dubious or Undocumented?

Abigail A. Williams, Sam H. Ross, R. Benjamin Shapiro

New! ISLS 2026 Paper

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Book cover of You Should be Grateful by Angela Tucker
Book cover of Viral Justice by Ruha Benjamin
Book cover of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
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