Eric Hamilton
Professor of Education, Pepperdine University, USA
Eric Hamilton is a professor of education at Pepperdine University, with courtesy appointment in mathematics. He specializes in research around creation and use of interactive digital media. His main current work involves leading a research effort with sites in the US, Finland, Namibia, Kenya, Mexico, and India, connecting adolescents in a virtual digital makerspace to study participatory teaching and international collaboration.
Hamilton recently led a major initiative of US and Finnish governments in education innovation and technology, and he recently completed a Fulbright Research Fellowship in Namibia. Originally tenured in computer science and mathematics at Loyola Chicago, he led an award-winning citywide consortium to promote underrepresented minorities in STEM professions. He served as division director at the US National Science Foundation, and research center director at the US Air Force Academy. Hamilton studied at Northwestern and the University of Chicago.