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Work History
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Ashwin Mohan

Bangalore

Summary

Accomplished Senior Research Specialist at Udhyam Learning Foundation, adept in research evaluation design and impact evaluation. Strong foundation in the sciences and social sciences, bringing a mixed methodological expertise to program evaluation and iterative development. Expert at learning theory and secondary evidence synthesis to inform research design at the early stages of development, and research-backed curriculum development and refinement. Strong disciplinary expertise in the sciences, especially physics and mathematics.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Research Specialist

Udhyam Learning Foundation
08.2023 - Current
  • Built the organization's Theory of Change for guiding curriculum redesign, internal monitoring and evaluation strategies, and external research and impact evaluations
  • Headed the development of an observational measure for evaluating student competencies in Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creative Thinking for use in South Asian contexts. Currently expected to be deployed at scale for 2025-26
  • Guided the refinement and reiteration of tools in organizational use with over 700,000 students annually with qualitative indicators and an evaluation agenda centered on data triangulation and program input correlation



Graduate Research Fellow - Dean's Fellowship

Pennsylvania State University
08.2018 - 05.2023
  • Published multiple peer-reviewed articles in academic journals and conferences carrying out the primary mandate of an independent research program and body of scholarly work
  • Aided international research teams with my thesis advisor in conducting literature reviews, setting up research and writing agendas, and drafting manuscripts for publication
  • Taught courses at the university on multiple topics including learning theory and pedagogy, as well as science content courses for pre-service teachers

Education

Ph.D. - Curriculum And Instruction - Science Education

Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
08-2023

Master of Science - Physics

Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Goa, India
05-2017

Master of Science - Mathematics

Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Goa, India
05-2017

Skills

  • Research Evaluation Design
  • Mixed Methods and Qualitative Research Methodologies
  • Literature Reviews and Metasyntheses
  • Learning Theory and Epistemological Frameworks

Additional Information

Technical Skills

  • NVivo
  • R
  • Secondary evidence generation and systematic literature reviews
  • MS Office Suite


Professional skills

  • Academic and non-academic writing
  • Public speaking and debate
  • Research informed organizational strategy

Selected Publications

Journal Publications

  • Mohan, A. K. (2020). Philosophical standpoints of textbooks in quantum mechanics. Science & Education, 29(3), 549-569.
  • Mohan, A., & Kelly, G. J. (2020). Nature of science and nature of scientists: Implications for university education in the natural sciences. Science & Education, 29(5), 1097-1116.
  • (Authors). Participatory Methodologies in Education for Policy Impact (Invited publication). Oxford Education Encyclopedia. [in press]


Conference presentations


  • Mohan, A., & Kelly, G.J. (2022, March 27 - 30). Learning as/and becoming in trajectories of participation:
    Nature of Science and Temporality in the Nature of Scientists. NARST Annual
    Conference
    , Vancouver, Canada [Paper presented virtually].
  • Mohan, A. (2021, March 1-3). A new (under)graduate education? Future time perspectives. X-DBER – 2021, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. (Virtual).
  • Mohan, A. Maheshwari, M. (2024, 15 - 17 May ). Design principles for agency-centric K-12 Entrepreneurship Education in Developing Economies. ECSB Entrepreneurship Education Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
French
Elementary (A2)

Timeline

Senior Research Specialist

Udhyam Learning Foundation
08.2023 - Current

Graduate Research Fellow - Dean's Fellowship

Pennsylvania State University
08.2018 - 05.2023

Ph.D. - Curriculum And Instruction - Science Education

Pennsylvania State University

Master of Science - Physics

Birla Institute of Technology And Science

Master of Science - Mathematics

Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Ashwin Mohan