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Melissa Callaghan

Doctoral student, UC Irvine’s School of Education

Melissa Callaghan is a doctoral student in UC Irvine’s School of Education, specializing in Learning, Teaching, Cognition, and Development. Her research interests include: Digital contributors to academic motivation and engagement, computer games and apps that promote interest in education, game design features that are effective for early childhood to adolescent learning, and methods for testing educational technology.

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Melissa Callaghan / 19 March 2018

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