Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design, Stanford University, 2014
M.S. in Environmental Science, Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Biography
...leads the Conservation Learning department at the New England Aquarium. Prior to this position, Kathayoon has worked at the Seattle Aquarium, Oregon Zoo, and Canopy Strategic Partners. She received her Ph.D. in 2014 from Stanford University in learning sciences and technology design and her master’s in environmental science from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Kathayoon has been working in zoos and aquariums since the age of 14 and is fascinated with how we measure our impact and affect change in behaviors and attitudes. Kathayoon is an alumna of the Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders program, a commissioner for Oregon Fish and Wildlife, a recovering yogi and a slow runner, and an amateur artist.
