Lauren Zito zito.lauren@gmail.com | 570.972.

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Profile Experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working with diverse team members

Education Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA - Master of Educational Technology and Applied Learning
Science, May 2020| Capstone Project | Project Coordinator of a team of four that created a tool to support
learning in an online writing course for Western Governors University

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA - BXA Program | Architecture | Psychology, December 2015
Capstone Project | Initiate MakerSpace in the Children’s School on Carnegie Mellon University’s campus

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA - Maker Educator Boot Camp; Intensive training
highlighting the principles and techniques of maker education

Experience Project Coordinator, CREATE Lab | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA

January 2016-Present
Collaborates and designs for the MindfulNest, Fluency, Owlet and Flutter projects, mindfully integrating
technology into PreK-12 classrooms; Guides project vision and next steps by promoting reflection and
grounding in project-specific values; Implemented multiple participatory design processes with educators
for 6-11 year old programming applications and 3-5 year olds coping skill acquisition application; Continued
data transcription and paper publication for the Arts & Bots Team

Research Assistant, CREATE Lab | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA

May 2015-December 2015
Organized and transcribed data including, but not limited to nearly 3,000 Exit Tickets, over 300 surveys,
and over 300 Talent Inventories for the Arts & Bots Team

Media Manager, The Pittsburgh Oratory | Ryan Catholic Newman Center; Pittsburgh, PA
June 2014-December 2015
Created and implemented a photo-cataloging system for over 15,000 photos from over 100 separate
events; Designed flyers, newspaper ads, and app buttons to advertise events; Collaborated on official style
guide for The Oratory

Public Relations Coordinator, Scotch’n’Soda Theatre | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA

May 2013 - May 2014
Handled all PR for over 40 organizational events; Managed Facebook and Twitter page; Functioned as one of
nine board members in charge of 200 members

Skills Microsoft Project Software, Proficient in SPSS Statistics Software, Python Language (Basics), Processing,
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Aperture, iPhoto, Mac and PC Operations

Publications Cross, J., Hamner, E., Zito, L., & Nourbakhsh, I. (2017). Student Outcomes from the Evaluation of a
 Transdisciplinary Middle School Robotics Program. In proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference
(FIE), 2017 IEEE.

Hamner, E., Zito, L., Cross, J., Tasota, M., Dille, P.,Fulton, S., & Johnson, M. (2017). Development and Results
from User Testing of a Novel Robotics Kit Supporting Systems Engineering for Elementary-Aged
Students. In proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2017 IEEE.

Cross, J., Hamner, E., Zito, L., & Nourbakhsh, I. (2016). Engineering and Computational Thinking Talent in
Middle School Students: a Framework for Defining and Recognizing Student Affinities. In proceedings of
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE.

Cross, J., Hamner, E., Zito, L., Nourbakhsh, I., & Bernstein, D. (2016). Development of an Assessment for
Measuring Middle School Student Attitudes towards Robotics Activities. In proceedings of Frontiers in
Education Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE.

Hamner, E., Cross, J., Zito, L., Bernstein, D., & Mutch-Jones, K. (2016). Training Teachers to Integrate
Engineering into Non- Technical Middle School Curriculum. In proceedings of Frontiers in Education
Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE.

Hamner, E., Zito, L., Cross, J., Slezak, B., Mellon, S., Harapko, H., & Welter, M. (2016). Utilizing Engineering to
Teach Non-Technical Disciplines: Case Studies of Robotics within Middle School English and Health
Classes. In proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2016 IEEE.

Presentations Frontiers in Education, October 2016 | Erie, PA

“Utilizing Engineering to Teach Non-Technical Disciplines: Case Studies of Robotics within Middle School
English and Health Classes”

Meeting of the Minds, May 2016 | Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA

“Making Possibilities: Maker Education Curricular Integration”

Coursework Learning Science | Educational Goals Instruction and Assessment, Tools for Online Learning, E-Learning
Design Principles, Persuasive Design, Learning Media Design, Learning Media Methods, Learning Science
Principles
Research | Ethnographic Methods, Developmental Research Methods, Experimental Design for Behavioral
and Social Sciences, Principles of Child Development
Design | Interaction Design Overview, Service Design, DigiTool, Information Design, Human Factors in
Architecture, Architecture Lighting Design, Introduction to Digital Media I and II, Architecture Studio I and II

Awards and Honors Inter-college Degree Honors - Carnegie Mellon University, 2015
Girl Scout Gold Award - Raised awareness for local and global hunger by organizing a 12-hour fast, 2011