Victoria Delaney

Role: Assistant Professor of Data Science and Statistics Education Organization: San Diego State University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Location: San Diego, CA Website: https://victoria-delaney.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoria-delaney-96b189a5 Relationship Depth: Active Collaborator

Professional Background

• Assistant Professor at SDSU (current)
• Former Research Scientist at Apple Inc.
• PhD from Stanford GSE (supervised by Hilda Borko) in Learning Sciences and Technology Design AND Curriculum and Teacher Education: Secondary Mathematics (dual program)
• M.S. in Computer Science with focus in Artificial Intelligence (Stanford)
• B.S. in Business Administration and Statistics from Carnegie Mellon University
• M.Ed in Educational Leadership from Urban Principal’s Academy at Lehigh University
• 7 years teaching high school algebra, statistics, and calculus (South, Midwest, West Coast)

Research Focus

• Curriculum, pedagogy, and technology for equitable and ambitious teaching
• Mathematics, statistics, data science, and computer science education
• AI’s role in educational settings

Former Affiliations (Stanford)

• CSET @ Stanford (Center to Support Excellence in Teaching)
• DISTAL Lab (https://distal.stanford.edu/)
• Stanford HAI (Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence)
• Worked with Hilda Borko, Janet Carlson, and the Problem-Solving Cycle team
• Partnership with San Francisco Unified School District

Working Relationship with Reuben

• CRAFT Team member (AI literacy curriculum for high school educators)

Key Notes

• Mentored by Victor Lee (among others: R. Benjamin Shapiro, Jennifer King Chen, Mykel Kochenderfer)
• Before Stanford, collaborated with Stanford Intelligent Systems Laboratory (SISL) to create Arduino robotics and math projects for high school students
• Strong teaching background + AI/CS expertise = valuable perspective on AI literacy curriculum

Last updated: Jan 22, 2026