About Me

I am a doctoral researcher in the Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design program at Teachers College, Columbia University. I study emancipatory science and tech learning—how learners reclaim knowledge by redesigning the tools and systems that shape it. From AI to social media and science toolkits, my work blends participatory design, critical pedagogy, and constructionist practices to make science more hands-on, open, and driven by learner agency. I don’t just respond to existing systems; I invent new ones.

I’m the inventor of Lab-on-a-Book, a low-cost, paper-based chemistry kit designed to support hands-on science in under-resourced settings. I’m also part of the Paulo Freire Initiative at Columbia. Previously, I produced guidebooks, podcasts, and science kits; co-led IUPAC’s Global Conversation on Sustainability; and co-founded Brazil’s first ACS Student Chapter—becoming the first international student to receive the ACS Leadership Award.

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