Our Team

The people behind the research.

OPALS Lab is a vibrant intellectual community of researchers, students, and collaborators.

Principal Investigator

Dr. Kelly L. Boles

Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Dr. Boles leads OPALS Lab, where her research examines how space supports and constrains the learning opportunities of students and teachers in STEM. As a former rural high school math and computer science teacher, Boles is especially interested in teacher learning opportunities and rural education.

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Lab Members

Building the team.

OPALS Lab is actively growing. Lab members will be featured here as they join the lab.

Graduate Students

Graduate students will be featured here as they join the lab.

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate research assistants will be featured here as they join the lab.

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