Ido Davidesco

Ido Davidesco is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Lab-to-Classroom Research Group at Boston College's Lynch School of Education and Human Development. He holds a Ph.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a B.A. from the Open University of Israel.

• Expertise: Cognitive/Social Development, STEM Education, Learning Technologies, and Neuroscience-Education Intersections
• Labs: Uses EEG, eye-tracking, and VR to study attention/engagement in K-12 and undergraduate settings

Research focuses on bridging neuroscience findings with classroom practices through partnerships with educators.

Recent grants include NSF CAREER funding for studies on undergraduate biology learning and NIH support for citizen science projects.

• Awards: 2022 IMBES Early Career Award, NSF CAREER Award

Led projects on brain health investigations and computational thinking integration in high school biology.