Psychological Science Colloquium
Discourses from the Academy: Department of Psychological Science Colloquium Series
A Secret Algorithm to a Successful Career
Amanda Rosenburg, Ph.D.
(2007 NMU Psychology Alumna & NMU 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Recipient)
Senior Researcher, Google Education
Product Lead, Google Classroom, Google Assignments and Originality Reports
OCTOBER 1, 2021 | 3:00 PM WEST SCIENCE 2906
Amanda Rosenburg has spent nearly two decades impacting companies in children' s programming, education and tech by informing strategy and direction through her research to help pioneer new ways to educate kids in the digital age. Her work with past companies and clients includes PBS, Amazon, Hasbro, Dreamworks, and Nickelodeon - to name a few. Now at Google, Amanda leads the team developing one of the largest Educational Tech products in the world -- Google Classroom (with a global user base of over 200 million teachers and students daily).
During this talk, Amanda will highlight how she became a top leader in her field. She'll share secrets to establishing a successful career by providing concrete steps you can take to help shape your future path and land your dream job.
Amanda earned her master’s degree in developmental psychology from Columbia University, Teachers College, where she also completed doctoral work in communication, media and learning technologies .