STEPS Team

Dr. Lowes is an education researcher at Teachers College, Columbia University. She has directed evaluations of multi-year projects funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Dept. of Education, and state departments of education. She has also co-authored papers and presentations on online STEM learning. Dr. Lowes is an Adjunct Professor in the Program in Communication, Media, and Learning Technologies Design at Teachers College, teaching a course on methodologies for researching technology in educational environments. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Columbia University for work in Antigua, West Indies, where she currently lives.