Sam Abramovich

My research interests include finding and understanding the learning opportunities presented by the intersection of the Learning Sciences and Emerging Technology, especially Assessment For Learning. This includes research on digital badges, online rating systems, Makerspaces, and Open Education Resources - all to help guide education improvement and reform.

• PhD, University of Pittsburgh (2013)
• MT, University of Virginia (2003)
• BA, Brandeis University (1998)

• National Science Foundation Data Consortium Fellow; NSF; 2016-08-01;
• Edmund W. Gordon MacArthur Foundation/ETS Fellowship; Gordon Comission; 2013-06-30;
• HASTAC Media Scholar; MacArthur Foundation; 2012-06-01;

• McBride, M., & Abramovich, S. (2022). Crossing the boundaries through OER adoption: Considering open educational resources (OER) as boundary objects in higher education. Library & Information Science Research, 44(2), 101154.
• Baptiste, Y. M., Abramovich, S., & Browne, C. J. (2021). Measuring the value of a digital supplemental resource. Advances in Physiology Education, 45(4), 685-693.
• Abramovich, S., & Wardrip, P.S. (2020). Can digital badges strengthen religious ethnic-cultural identity in a religious education setting?. British Journal of Religious Education 42:3, 338-349.
• Cun, A., Abramovich, S. & Smith, J. (2019). An assessment matrix for library makerspaces. Library & Information Science Research, 41(1), 39-47.
• Abramovich, S., & McBride, M. (2018). Open Educational Resources and Perceptions of Financial Value. The Internet and Higher Education, 39, 33-38.

• Bonnette, R., Abramovich, S., Decker, A., & Fabiano, G. A. (2022, March). Building Ecosystems of Belonging for Neurodiverse Students: A Discussion of Instructor Practices and Training Needs. In Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2 (pp. 1192-1192) (Online).;
• Abramovich, S. (2020, September). Using Open Education Resources as a Tool for Equity, Diversity, Justice, and Inclusion. Presentation at the University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education Teach-In for Racial Equity, Buffalo, NY (Moved to Online).;
• Mason, J., Reed, A., & Abramovich, S. (2020, June). A Micro-Credential Alliance to Democratize Recognition. Presentation at Badge Summit 2020, Costa Mesa, CA (Moved to Online).;
• Wardrip, P., Chang, S., Penney, L.., Abramovich, S., Millerjohn, R., Kumar, V., Martin, C., Widman, S., Penuel, W.R., Chang-Order, J., & Halverson, E. (2020, June). Assessment in Hands-On Library Leaning Spaces. Symposium presented at the 2020 ICLS, Nashville, TN (Moved to Online).;
• Kruger, J. & Abramovich, S. (2019, May). Writing an OER Textbook with 75 Undergraduates: The Challenges, Successes, and the Lessons Learned. Presentation at SUNY Conference on Instruction & Technology, Purchase, NY.;

• BPC-DP: Building Ecosystems of Belonging for Neurodiverse Computer Science Students; Federal; National Science Foundation; Awarded; (10/01/2021-09/30/2023)
• ALLMs: Assessment for Learning in Library Makerspaces; Federal; Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS); Awarded; (10/02/2018-09/30/2022)
• SUNY Open Education Resources Grant; State; SUNY; Awarded; (08/01/2018-06/30/2019)
• SUNY Open Education Resources Grant; State; SUNY; Awarded; (08/01/2017-06/01/2018)
• The SUNY Open Education Research Lab; State; State University of New York - IITG; Awarded; (08/01/2016-06/30/2017)

• Financial Officer for International Society of the Learning Sciences
  01/01/2022-12/31/2025
• APA Division 15 Early Career Research Grants Committee
  09/15/2021-05/27/2022

• Guest Editor; Information and Learning Sciences
  01/23/2020-03/31/2021