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Michael H. Levine

Michael H. Levine, Ph.D. 

Executive Director

michael.levine@sesameworkshop.org

Dr. Levine oversees the Center's efforts to catalyze and support research, innovation and investment in educational media technologies for young children... more

 
 
Ann My Thai

Ann My Thai 

Assistant Director

ann.thai@sesameworkshop.org

Ms. Thai leads the Center's strategic partnership efforts with high tech and gaming industries, and oversees organizational growth and strategy... more

 
 
Dixie Ching

Dixie Ching 

Senior Manager, Research and Communications

dixie.ching@sesameworkshop.org

Ms. Ching manages the Center's research projects as well as the Cooney Fellows program. Her undergraduate and post-graduate research at UC Berkeley and the... more

 
 

Irene Kolada 

Administrative Coordinator

irene.kolada@sesameworkshop.org

Ms. Kolada coordinates the administrative management of the Center. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education ... more

 
 

Watch Ann

Ann My Thai spoke on a panel hosted by the New York Chapter of the International Game Developers Association, entitled What Can (and Can't) Games Do?: The Potentials and Limits of Using Games for Learning.

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