Wolfenstein, Moses

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Moses Wolfenstein is the Associate Director of Research at the Academic ADL Co-Lab where he is working to advance research and development of digital media for learning. Before beginning work at the Co-Lab in September of 2010, he was a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he completed his dissertation on the topic of how leadership in massively multiplayer online games can inform research on and practice of school leadership. During his time at UW, Moses also worked with his adviser Rich Halverson on School Leadership Games, with the Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR) Education Research Challenge Area (ERCA) on the use of games and digital media to represent research findings across disciplines, and at the Co-Lab in partnership with Florida Virtual School as an instructional designer and games and learning consultant.

Moses also holds an MA in educational administration from Teachers College, Columbia University where he did mixed methods research and policy analysis on the New York Department of Education's district level suspension system during its role out in 2004 – 2005. Additionally he is credentialed in mediation and conflict resolution by the ICCCR co-located on the Teachers College campus. He completed his BA at U.C. San Diego in Studio Art with a focus on conceptual and installation art. You can find out more information about Moses at his blog moseswolfenstein.com.