Partnerships

Partner with us

We take on work where a hard question meets data nobody can read by hand — and we say up front what the method can and cannot settle.

Track record

Funded, reviewed, and published.

The lab’s work is supported by the National Science Foundation — including a CAREER award, an Engineering Education Centers award, and an EAGER award — and by the National Board of Medical Examiners through a Stemmler Award. Methods developed in this work are published in venues including the Journal of Engineering Education and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Every award, amount, and duration is listed on the projects page, and the methods behind them are on Studio. We would rather you check the record than take our word for it.

Ways to work together

Three ways in, with what each one asks of you

Applied research and development

Organizations holding text, survey, or interview data they cannot analyze at scale in-house.

Questions we hear

  • “What are the themes across ten thousand open-ended responses?”
  • “How do we turn an analysis we ran once into a workflow we can repeat?”
  • “Is a decision-support tool the right answer here, or would a study serve us better?”

What you get

  • Scoped analyses with documented method and limitations
  • Reproducible workflows your team can run
  • Prototype tools and evaluation evidence

Weeks to months, usually a scoped pilot before anything larger.

Engagements run through Virginia Tech, not as private consulting. Data-sharing and IRB review take time and must be settled up front.

Workshops and outreach

Teaching and learning centers, departments, conferences, and professional societies.

Questions we hear

  • “How should our faculty actually use generative AI in teaching and assessment?”
  • “Can you train our researchers in AI-assisted qualitative methods?”
  • “Will you speak to our group about what this technology does and does not do well?”

What you get

  • Hands-on workshops and faculty development sessions
  • Methods training for research teams
  • Talks, panels, and briefings

A single session to a multi-day series. The shortest path to working together.

Scheduling generally needs a month or more of notice, and travel costs may apply.

How it works

Every engagement starts small on purpose

Step 1

Scoping call

Clarify the question, the decision it feeds, the constraints, and what a useful answer would look like.

Step 2

Feasibility and data review

Assess the data you actually have, whether the method fits, and what approvals the work requires.

Step 3

Pilot and evidence plan

Agree a small first pass with explicit success criteria, so both sides can stop early if it is not working.

Step 4

Delivery and handover

Deliver the analysis, the documentation, and enough method detail that your team can run or extend it.

Work with us

Tell us which one you are

Partner with us

Sponsored research, applied R&D, or a scoped analysis with your organization.

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Collaborate on research

You are an academic researcher with a study, a proposal, or a method in common.

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Join the lab

You are a prospective graduate or undergraduate researcher looking for a group.

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Invite us to speak

A workshop, seminar, panel, or methods training for your group.

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