Originally from the Netherlands, Bernice d’Anjou has a background as both a middle school teacher and a designer/researcher of EdTech tools for elementary and middle school classrooms, for which she received a national award. She is passionate about understanding girls’ psychological process related to their educational development and she is currently a PhD candidate in Educational Communication and Technology at NYU. (Bernice holds a Masters in Science Education and Communication and a Masters in Industrial Design from University of Technology Eindhoven.