Rate My Professor June Ahn

Ahn specializes in using technology, data, and participatory design to foster equitable learning opportunities, particularly in STEM fields through research-practice partnerships. His research interests include learning technologies, human-computer interaction, educational technology, and data analytics in education. Select publications are “Co-designing for privacy, transparency, and trust in k-12 learning analytics” (2021), “Designing in context: Reaching beyond usability in learning analytics dashboard design” (2019), “Science Everywhere: Designing public, tangible displays to connect youth learning across settings” (2018), and “Student enrollment patterns and achievement in Ohio’s online charter schools” (2017). He has received the 2023 Chancellor’s Faculty Award for Undergraduate Mentorship at UCI, the 2024 Carnegie Corporation of New York Profiles in Collective Leadership award, and the 2011 Best Dissertation Award from USC’s Rossier School of Education, among several best paper awards. Ahn has secured funding from the National Science Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and others for projects such as Playful Learning Landscapes ($2,574,937, NSF, 2020-2024) and Career Pathways for Research in Learning and Education, Analytics and Data Science ($1,560,000, IES, 2021-2026), contributing significantly to advancing educational research and practice.