Ari Hock is a learning scientist living in Seattle, WA.  

He studies learning "in the wild" – in public spaces, neighborhoods, and cities. He is interested in how communities coalesce and align their work through collaboration, conflict, and storytelling to address large, societal challenges.

Ari recently completed a postdoc at the University at Buffalo's Institute for Learning Sciences. He has worked as a program evaluator at the University of Washington's Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity, and on the digital marketing team at KABOOM!, the national nonprofit that co-designs playspaces to increase equitable access for kids and families.

When he's not designing learning environments, Ari enjoys biking, tai chi, and hopelessly trying to season his cast iron.