Dr. Rachel Schechter founded Learning Experience Design (LXD) Research at Charles River Media Group, acting as Principal Investigator and Chief Research Advisor to companies large and small. Rachel helps guide the use of data and evaluation to support product improvements, build evidence of efficacy, and strengthen customer implementations. Rachel has led research teams evaluating multimedia educational programming for learners of all ages since 2007, led the research team at Lexia for eight years, and most recently was the Vice President of Learning Sciences at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Her research often examines motivation, feedback, and learning in blended learning environments, and she has published several research articles evaluating formal and informal educational programming. Rachel holds a doctorate in Child Development from Tufts University and a Master’s of Arts in Education from Harvard University.