Sue Allen

Sue Allen received her Ph.D. in Science Education from the SESAME program at UC Berkeley. At the Exploratorium she directs the Department of Visitor Research & Evaluation, one of the largest in-house museum research groups in the world. Sue has conducted studies of teacher professional development, but now focuses on the informal learning of visitors using the public space. Her current research interests include methods for assessing learning, exhibit design, personal meaning-making, and...See more

Sue Allen received her Ph.D. in Science Education from the SESAME program at UC Berkeley. At the Exploratorium she directs the Department of Visitor Research & Evaluation, one of the largest in-house museum research groups in the world. Sue has conducted studies of teacher professional development, but now focuses on the informal learning of visitors using the public space. Her current research interests include methods for assessing learning, exhibit design, personal meaning-making, and scientific inquiry. See less