Mamta Shah, PhD, MS is a learning scientist at Elsevier, where she conducts research to support effective learning solutions and outcomes for nursing and health education. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Drexel University and University of Pennsylvania. Formerly, she was a postdoctoral scholar in the Games and Learning in Interactive Digital Environments (GLIDE) lab at Drexel University. Dr. Shah was a founding member of the Drexel Postdoctoral Association and served as the chair of the resource development committee. For over a decade, she has researched the design and integration of interactive digital environments, such as games and virtual realities, to advance students’ knowledge and motivation. She has worked with PK-16 educators to incorporate the cognitive, pedagogical and experiential affordances of educational technologies in a variety of formal and informal settings.

Dr. Shah holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies from Drexel University and a MS in Human Development from University of Mumbai.