Dr. Medha Tare is the Senior Director of Research at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. She is an experienced researcher in the learning sciences and technology area. Her work centers on addressing the needs of the whole child, including considering individual differences among learners, their environments, and the media through which they learn. Prior to joining the Cooney Center, she was the Director of Research for the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise. She has also served as a Learning Sciences Exchange Fellow through New America, working across sectors to promote early learning and help young children and their families thrive. Medha earned her PhD in Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan and her BA in Cognitive Science and English at Rutgers University.