Dynamic Learning Maps Staff

Alan Sheinker, Ed.D.
Associate Director
alans@ku.eduCurriculum Vitae
(785) 864-0761

Alan is the Project Director for DLM and is responsible for all aspects of the grant from the U.S. Department of Education. He supervises five full-time staff as well as several project-specific graduate research assistants. Alan will also play a lead role in activities related to test development, field testing, and dissemination.

Susan Bulgren, B.S.
Program Assistant
sbulgren@ku.edu
(785) 864-7093

Susan assists with the day-to-day operations of the Dynamic Learning Maps project. She is responsible for all travel arrangements, purchases, and scheduling for the project.

Dan Consolver, M.S.
Project Manager
dlc@ku.edu
(785) 864-6184

Dan serves as the project manager for the DLM projects. He is responsible for monitoring tasks, timeline and budgets for the project.

Caroline Mark, Ph.D.
Team Lead English Language Arts
markca@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-6394

Carrie serves as the lead for the English Language Arts content. She works with several graduate research assistants to create connections among developing literacy skills for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Carrie will also work on item development for the DLM assessment.

Elise Patrick, M.S.
Program Assistant
epatrick@ku.edu
(785) 864-6390

Elise provides support for DLM. She is responsible for all coordinating activities in relation to the learning maps and software development issues and works closely with the technology and curriculum teams.

Kelli Thomas, Ph.D.
Team Lead Mathematics
kthomas@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-9681

Kelli serves as the lead for mathematics content development for DLM, working with several graduate research assistants to create connections among math skills for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

Thomas Walsh, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
twalsh@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-5775

Thomas leads the computer-science research related to DLM and other projects at CETE. This includes applying techniques from artificial intelligence and machine learning to model and explore problems in educational domains.

Patti Whetstone, Ed.D.
Research Associate
Pattiw@ku.edu Curriculum Vitae
(785) 864-6263

Patti works with DLM staff and partner states in the development and implementation of the Dynamic Learning Maps project.