About Dr. Trapp
Educator, organizer, researcher, and designer.
Dr. Jaleesa Trapp is a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Media Lab in the Lifelong Kindergarten Research Group. Her current research focuses on developing community-centered creative learning spaces. Prior to grad school, she taught high school computer science and was the program coordinator at the Clubhouse in Tacoma, WA. Jaleesa received her PhD and Master’s in Media Arts and Sciences from the MIT Media Lab and her Bachelor's in Human Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington.
What I’m currently up to…
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I’m a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Media Lab with the Lifelong Kindergarten Research group. I’m contributing to projects such as OctoStudio.
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I’m a Senior Education Advisor at the Algorithmic Justice League, assisting with the Coded Bias 5th Anniversary world tour and education workshops.
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Instructor Winter 2025, Spring 2025
A studio-based course focused on community-based design. Students work in interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions with local/regional community partners.
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An after-school program for teens to use computational tools and digital technologies to amplify activism and advocacy of issues they care about in their community. This work is in partnership with Fab-5 and the Tacoma Public Library, with funding from Tacoma Creates