Dr. Naomi Thompson is an Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences at the University at Buffalo in the Graduate School of Education Department of Learning and Instruction. She earned her PhD in Learning Sciences from Indiana University in 2020, and then completed a postdoctoral position at Northwestern University in the School of Education and Social Policy. She is interested in the ways crafting, art-making, and other design activities can intersect with and enhance equitable learning, designing educational experiences that highlight voices and practices that are traditionally undervalued in educational settings. Dr. Thompson is a member of the American Educational Research Association and the International Society of the Learning Sciences. She received dissertation fellowships from the American Educational Research Association and the Indiana University Graduate School, and was a Southern Regional Education Board scholar.