Her primary areas of specialization include supporting students with disabilities and other struggling learners’ meaningful engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), with emphases on computational thinking and computer programming. She researches accessible instructional models and technologies that promote student engagement, collaborative problem solving, and persistence. Maya is currently a co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation STEM+C grant to create learning trajectories that align computational thinking with math instruction. She has published in top-ranking journals such as Exceptional Children, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, and Computers & Education. Vanessa Jones