Jay Patel
Data Scientist
Data Scientist at Episteme, LLC
Originally a cognitive scientist and educational psychologist/technologist, I am currently focused on UX research and Human-Computer Interaction projects that help agents produce, evaluate, and scale knowledge.
I am especially interested in developing comprehensive software systems for synthesizing empirical, theoretical, and implementation research.
These systems have a dual purpose: (1) sifting the reliable studies from those unfit for application and (2) acting as tools for discovery and invention Whether academic or industrial, research can not thrive unless supporting tools lead us to think and act wisely. In my view, the promise of evidence-informed decision-making has not been consistently realized at scale and may not be without significant changes.
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Career16
- consulting on projects: study design, inferential statistics, data visualization, reporting and presenting results
-- UX contract services for Best Buy: 6 months
Remote: I am managing educational technology research at the FACETlab in the Learning Research & Development Center. My projects focus on web apps, educational robotics for learning STEM content, and mobile (iPad) apps for teaching young children to read.
Advising the design and development of software and hardware at small businesses and large research universities
Redesigned an outdated K-12 transportation engineering curriculum Self-taught all content, worked with SME, and developed for three age groups
Assisted in the application of a novel AI procedure called machine teaching for chemistry learning with 300+ learners; gained insights into the supposed “black box” of neural networks, wrote two papers
Developed AI tutor for learning chemistry with virtual simulations and novel physical manipulatives that I co-created with a peer; designed experiment, ran 100+ participants through mixed methods lab study
Studied pre-literacy skills in preschoolers and kindergarteners using game-based assessments on an iPad, managed & analyzed data
Guided students through activities, discussions, and projects emphasizing applications to education, healthcare, wellness, etc. led the development of midterms and the final; graded numerous assignments, projects, and exams using rubrics
Taught pre-service teachers to create high-quality assessments and apply psychological research to instructional design; engaged students in discussions and collaborative projects often; aided in assessment design
In a large team, I assisted with the design, implementation, and analysis of game-based learning studies in a local middle school and developed a coding scheme for qualitative data from scratch
Collected and analyzed data for two experiments on flexible use of strategies; analyzed qualitative & quantitative data for theory-building
Education4
-- OASIS Lab (joelchan.me) developing scholarly infrastructure for literature review, peer review, and evidence synthesis using discourse maps and evidence maps
minor: Human-Computer Interaction (incomplete, 2.25 semesters completed)
Minor: Cognitive Science
minors: Psychology, History
Activities / Societies: President of the Undergraduate Neuroscience Society
Projects1
As part of the Better Poster project, I developed a template to create research posters in the style of storyboards used when planning films, animations, and other multimedia.
Credentials3
Introduction to HTML
Codecademy
Learn CSS
Codecademy
Learn Color Design
Codecademy
Publications5
Cognitive Science Society
International Conference on Educational Data Mining
International Conference on the Learning Sciences
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
Volunteering2
Volunteer
Educational Equity in Action
Student Volunteer
Cognitive Science Society
Awards6
Wolfram Award
National Science Foundation LUCID Fellowship
LearnLab Scholarship
Temple University Merit Scholarship
CUNY Graduate Center Fellowship
CARAS Undergraduate Research Travel Award