#  VPAL Research Team 

 



[Provost](http://provost.harvard.edu/)



 

##  VPAL Research 

 



  [### Kara Constantine

 ](/people/kara-johansen)Project Manager

 

 

 As the Learning Experience Platform (LXP) Project Manager, Kara Constantine plays a central role in multiple LXP workstreams within VPAL, coordinating with Harvard Schools, programs, and external partners to ensure successful LXP adoption. Kara previously... 

 

 

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   [### Luis Duarte

 ](/people/luis-duarte)Senior Software Engineer

 

 

 Luis Duarte is a Senior Software Engineer at VPAL. His main job is to create frontend applications that allow instructors to recreate or approximate in-classroom experiences in an online and asynchronous setting. Prior to working at VPAL, Luis worked for... 

 

 

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   [### Hannah Gaudet

 ](/people/hannah-gaudet)Manager of Data Engineering

 

 

 

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   [### Stephen Goss

 ](/people/stephen-goss)Senior CRM Platform Specialist

 

 

 

      ![Stephen Goss](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-05/Stephen%20Goss_2026.jpg?itok=x5DLGnNn) 

 

 

 

   [### Naomi Maekawa

 ](/people/naomi-maekawa)Senior Software Engineer

 

 

 

      ![Naomi Maekawa](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-05/Naomi%20Maekawa_2026.jpg?h=2e0ef0e8&itok=6QDDDxDE) 

 

 

 

   [### Dustin Tingley

 ](/people/dustin-tingley-1) <dtingley@gov.harvard.edu>Interim Vice Provost for Advances in Learning

Professor of Government

Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

 

 

 Dustin Tingley is Professor of Government in the Government Department at Harvard University, where he has extensive experience improving teaching and learning. He co-founded ABLConnect , initiated and organized the Harvard Government Department annual... 

 

 

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   [### Zac Wang

 ](/people/zac-wang)Senior Director of Strategic Technology

 

 

 As Senior Director of Strategic Technology, Zachary's primary focus is Harvard's Learning Experience Platform (LXP). Zachary is responsible for ensuring alignment among University leadership, representing University-wide teaching and learning interests... 

 

 

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   [### Huan Wang

 ](/people/huan-wang) [huan\_wang@harvard.edu](mailto:huan_wang@harvard.edu)Senior Research Scientist

 

 

 Huan Wang is a research scientist specialized in educational assessment, testing, and measurement. Her research interests include examining the differential item functioning effect on test equating, the applications of multilevel modeling and structural... 

 

 

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