Priya M. Shimpi Driscoll
Mary and Richard Holland Professor of Early Childhood Education & Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Social Impact
510.430.3190
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Mills Hall, Room 216
Education
BA, Psychology, Indiana University, 2000
PhD, Psychology, University of Chicago, 2006
Professional Interests
Higher education innovation, Student research mentorship, Faculty-industry partnerships, Creativity and AI, Lifespan learning
Biography
Priya Mariana Shimpi Driscoll is associate dean and a professor of education at Mills College at Northeastern University. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Chicago in 2006 and joined Mills College in 2009. Her research program examines the role of cultural and environmental experiences in social, cognitive, and linguistic development. Her work also examines issues such as cultural language loss and bilingual education planning in families. Finally, Shimpi Driscoll is interested in how students learn through interactive play in museum spaces and other informal learning environments, including technology-focused contexts. She currently advises on educational initiatives for government, schools, and educational technology companies. A robot tutor she helped create with ROYBI was named as one of Time magazine’s 100 Best Inventions.