Biography

Jenna Mahay is an experienced educator and researcher with 15+ years in higher education and a demonstrated history of leadership and program management. She is passionate about bringing learning to life by integrating technology into education to promote creativity, excitement, and student-led inquiry. She regularly presents her work on digital learning at local universities as well as the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area Pedagogy Symposium.

Dr. Mahay earned her PhD in Sociology at the University of Chicago where she also worked as a Research Fellow conducting quantitative analysis and working with a team to develop large-scale survey research projects. She has presented at 19 national and international conferences and published 11 journal articles, book chapters, and edited books.