Student Research Support
Our efforts are supported by an amazing group of student employees who support our work by developing and applying their diverse and widening skills. These talented students bring their knowledge to move our work forward while honing their skills. Our collaborative efforts necessitate team members who are willing to ask questions, be flexible to changing team needs, and provide actionable suggestions.
Alex Mia Clifton
Alex Mia is a second year student at DU, majoring in Business Management. Originally from North Denver, her family is from Mexico and the Philippines. As a work study at the Marsico institute for Early Learning, she helps with translation and video editing for the LearningTrajectories.org, our professional development website supporting teachers, researchers, and coaches with early math teaching and learning tools. Her collaboration with co-workers and positive attitude make her a great addition to the Marsico team!
Skylar Kasnoff
Skylar Kasnoff supports our work at the Marsico Institute for Early Learning through content organization of our premier professional development website - LearningTrajectories.org. He applies his excellent work ethic combined with fantastic skills in using spreadsheets to organize and track progress of our work. His efforts have led to the creation of a dashboard that provides information at a glance about the status of more than 700 learning activities and their associated images, text content, and videos. These efforts are a huge contribution to making our work more sustainable as we continue to expand resources to impact early childhood education and care.
Elisa Valles Leon
Elisa Valles Leon is a work-study at the Marsico Institute for Early Learning. She studies Business Management and Analytics in the Daniels College of Business. At Marsico, she works as an editor and translator. Her primary responsibilities include translating documents, as well as verifying and correcting existing translations. She supports the mission of the Marsico Institute for Early Learning by ensuring the content of our premier early math website - LearningTrajectories.org, is accessible in both English and Spanish.