Shane Tutwiler is an Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations at the University of Rhode Island, and supports data analysis on the EcoXPT project. Shane's work encompasses educational psychology, science education, and educational technology. He earned his Doctorate of Education in Human Development and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he researched modeling student behavior, as a function of prior knowledge and attitude, in complex environments such as science simulations. Shane previously served as a post-doctoral research fellow and lecturer on the faculties of the University of Connecticut and Harvard University.