Kristen Pilner Blair

Role: Senior Research Scholar, GSE; Director of Research, Digital Learning Initiative Organization: Stanford Graduate School of Education / AAALab Email: kpilner@stanford.edu Website: AAALab profile Relationship Depth: Active Collaborator

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Background

• PhD in Learning Sciences and Technology Design (Stanford)
• BA in Mathematical and Computational Science (Stanford)
• Research focus: Improving STEM instruction and assessment in formal (classrooms) and informal (camps, museums) settings

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Context

Virtual Field Trips: Kristen coordinates across VFT project efforts and seed grants, pulling together learnings as a larger project team. Reuben works with her on VFTs.

SAL: Part of the SAL team, included in Collaboration and Connection initiative.

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Interactions

Date	Context	Notes
Ongoing	Virtual Field Trips	Coordinates project efforts, works with Reuben
Jan 2026	SAL Collaboration meetings	Participant in team norms process

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Notes

• Key collaborator on VFT work
• Bridges research and project coordination
• Connected to AAALab (Assessment, Analytics, and Learning Lab)