Dr. Deborah Nichols (Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas, Austin) is Associate Professor at Purdue University. She has developed, funded, and directed multiple research projects to understand how children and youth learn and to identify ways to facilitate learning within multiple contexts (e.g., educational media, literacy and science curricula, workforce development). She frequently collaborates or consults with industry groups and policy-makers (e.g., PBS/CPB, WGBH, Out of the Blue, Sesame Workshop, Nickelodeon, Disney, Edgenuity, members of Congress, Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, UK National Literacy Trust). Recent scholarship includes an edited volume combining academic research with commentaries from industry and policy professionals.
Deborah L. Nichols, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Services
Purdue University