Rodolfo Argueta is a Research Associate at the Friday Institute at NC State. He is currently involved with evaluation and the North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative. Rodolfo earned his Ed. D. in Technology Education from West Virginia University. Before joining the Friday Institute Rodolfo worked as a Professor of Educational Technology and Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Salem International University. His areas of interest include Computer Assisted Language Learning, adoption of educational technology, and photography.
Melissa Brown is currently is an English instructional facilitator for the NC Department of Public Instruction’s Turnaround Team. She enjoys working with teachers to incorporate technology in meaningful ways to support instruction, increase student engagement, and encourage critical thinking.
Lisa Hervey is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at NC State University. She is currently a graduate research assistant at the Friday Institute. Her research interests include K-12 technology integration and developing TPACK for in-service teachers. She holds a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification while teaching middle grades language arts for ten years at a public separate school.
Ashley Hoffman is a Ph.D. student in Industrial/ Organizational Psychology at NC State University. She is a research assistant at the Friday Institute working on the Crystal Island project using video games to teach 5th grade students science concepts. Her research interests are concerned with implicit personality, and more specifically the relationship between implicit conscientiousness and subsequent training performance.
Melissa Champion Hurst attended NC State University as a NC Teaching Fellow where she earned a B.A. in English and a M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction. She also recently completed coursework for her license in school administration at UNC-Chapel Hill. Melissa, a National Board Certified teacher, has taught middle and high school English and currently is an English instructional facilitator for the NC Department of Public Instruction’s Turnaround Team. She enjoys working with teachers to incorporate technology in meaningful ways to support instruction, increase student engagement, and encourage critical thinking.
Luke Miles is a recent graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Middle School Education and concentrations in Social Studies and English Language Arts. During his undergrad degree, Luke spent much of his time working at the Friday Institute with the FIZZ project helping to develop innovative professional development and improving 21st century teaching and learning. He is currently serving at the Interim Associate Minister and Director of Technology at Hillyer Memorial Christian Church in downtown Raleigh.
Kimberly Turner, M.S., is a doctoral candidate in Lifespan Developmental Psychology at NC State University. Her research interests are concerned with the development of memory; specifically, understanding how early mnemonic behaviors give rise to more sophisticated variations and the mechanisms that bring about these changes. Moreover, she is committed to understanding how early mnemonic strategies and cognitive skills predict later academic abilities.
Rodolfo Argueta is a Research Associate at the Friday Institute at NC State. He is currently involved with evaluation and the North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative. Rodolfo earned his Ed. D. in Technology Education from West Virginia University. Before joining the Friday Institute Rodolfo worked as a Professor of Educational Technology and Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Salem International University. His areas of interest include Computer Assisted Language Learning, adoption of educational technology, and photography.
Melissa Champion Hurst attended NC State University as a NC Teaching Fellow where she earned a B.A. in English and a M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction. She also recently completed coursework for her license in school administration at UNC-Chapel Hill. Melissa, a National Board Certified teacher, has taught middle and high school English and currently is an English instructional facilitator for the NC Department of Public Instruction’s Turnaround Team. She enjoys working with teachers to incorporate technology in meaningful ways to support instruction, increase student engagement, and encourage critical thinking. 
Luke Miles is a recent graduate of North Carolina State University with a degree in Middle School Education and concentrations in Social Studies and English Language Arts. During his undergrad degree, Luke spent much of his time working at the Friday Institute with the FIZZ project helping to develop innovative professional development and improving 21st century teaching and learning. He is currently serving at the Interim Associate Minister and Director of Technology at Hillyer Memorial Christian Church in downtown Raleigh. 
