Researcher · Product Leader · Evaluator
Marisol Burgueño Palma, Ph.D.
Exploring How People Learn, Co-Create, and Collaborate in a Changing World
Researcher, product leader, and evaluator focused on how people learn, develop skills, and experience technology across educational and workplace settings. Through research, co-design, and evaluation, she helps organizations create evidence-based products, learning experiences, and decision-making tools that improve outcomes.
About
Marisol Burgueño Palma, Ph.D., is a researcher, product leader, and evaluator focused on understanding how people learn, develop skills, and experience technology across educational and workplace settings.
Her work combines research, co-design, product development, and evaluation to create tools, learning experiences, and systems that support meaningful and measurable outcomes. Working alongside students, educators, and cross-functional teams, she translates complex challenges into practical solutions grounded in evidence.
She is particularly interested in helping organizations move from data collection to actionable insight through accessible dashboards, measurement frameworks, and decision-making tools that make research useful for the people closest to the work.
Research
Areas of Inquiry
Human Capability & AI
Exploring how AI can expand learning, agency, judgment, and decision-making.
Youth Development & Digital Safety
Examining age-appropriate design, platform governance, and responsible technology experiences.
Learning Systems & Skill Development
Studying how people develop skills and expertise in technology-rich environments.
Evaluation & Measurement
Designing evidence systems that inform product, learning, and policy decisions.
Featured Research
Co-Designed Culturally Relevant EdTech and Student Skill Development: Teacher Confidence and Student Outcomes in High School Classrooms
Doctoral research examining the relationship between culturally relevant educational technology, teacher confidence, and student outcomes across diverse learning environments.
Featured Work
Products and platforms shaping learning, skills, and opportunity.
BUILD Design Challenge
Human-centered design and entrepreneurship platform co-designed with students and educators.
FamBiz CEO Simulation
Simulation-based learning experience focused on entrepreneurship, decision-making, and workforce readiness.
Adobe x BUILD: Basics of Branding
AI, creativity, branding, and digital skill development through authentic project-based learning.
BUILD Learning Hub
Digital learning platform supporting educator onboarding, curriculum delivery, assessment, and program measurement.
Approach
Research → Design → Implementation → Measurement
I work at the intersection of research, product development, learning design, and evaluation. My approach combines evidence, co-design, experimentation, and continuous improvement to create experiences that help people develop skills, judgment, and agency.
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Research & Evidence
Understanding users, contexts, and outcomes.
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Co-Design
Partnering with students, educators, and stakeholders.
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Product & Learning Design
Building tools, experiences, and systems.
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Implementation
Supporting adoption, training, and operations.
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Measurement & Evaluation
Using evidence to improve outcomes and inform decisions.
Contact
Let's Connect
Interested in collaborating, speaking opportunities, research partnerships, or consulting engagements? I'd love to hear from you.