Joshua A. Danish is a professor of the Learning Sciences, director of the Center for Research on Learning and Technology, and Barbara B. Jacobs chair in Education and Technology at Indiana University, Bloomington. He received his B.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University in 1997 and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Psychological Studies in Education from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2005 and 2009, respectively. He joined Indiana University as an assistant professor of the Learning Sciences in 2009 and was promoted to associate professor in 2015. He is also a member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), and the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR). The overarching theme in his program of research is an examination of how people learn through activity. His research examines how individuals coordinate their actions and ideas within these complex settings and how this can lead to learning. A major focus of his work has been examining how young students (5–7 years old) create representations while learning about complex science concepts.