Padraig Nash is a graduate student in the Epistemic Games research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is interested in the issues, challenges, and opportunities presented when sharing existing epistemic games with new educational communities. In particular, he examines how in-game mentors guide players to see and solve problems like professionals.
Background
Padraig Nash has worked in the field of education for over ten years. After completing his BA, in English from Haverford College, he taught high school English and Acting in Morristown, NJ for two years. He then moved to Brooklyn and dedicated himself to writing and acting, while working as a teaching-artist in public schools in the Bronx and Harlem. After three years of teaching-artist work, he became the DreamYard Project’s first Program Director. In his five years as Program Director, Padraig coordinated DreamYard’s in-school programming and delivered DreamYard’s staff development programs. His research focuses on how mentors in epistemic games effectively model professional thinking with their discourse. He is also interested in how epistemic games and other digital media can encourage youth civic participation.
More information
For more information about Padraig, download Padraig’s current CV (PDF link).
Contact information
Padraig Nash
Department of Educational Psychology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Educational Sciences Building, Room 499
1025 West Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53711
v: +1 608 890 3441
e: pnash at wisc dot edu
