Patrice Torcivia Prusko is the Associate Director of Learning Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Teaching and Learning Lab. She previously worked as an Instructional Designer at Cornell University. Her research focuses on developing course and systems level structures that support inclusive, transformational learning experiences for all students, especially first generation and underrepresented student populations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. She is passionate about increasing global access to STEM education for all women and believes increasing access to education for women can enable more communities across the globe to thrive and flourish.