Ariel is a Ph.D. student in Education Policy and Leadership at the College of Education, University of Maryland. As a graduate assistant in the M-Powering Teachers project, she works with Dr. Liu to conduct qualitative research to understand teachers' experiences and perceptions of incorporating automated feedback for improved teaching practices. Ariel is interested in utilizing qualitative and quantitative research methods to explore the effects of school-based engagement of non-dominant families and communities. Prior to her Ph.D. studies, Ariel worked as an elementary school teacher in rural Taiwan and a research associate at Teach for Taiwan. Ariel holds two B.A.s in Foreign Languages and Literatures and Political Science from National Taiwan University and an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.