Sarah Z. Hakani

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At Bocoup, Sarah leverages her background in neuroscience, instructional design, and emerging technologies to design processes and products that meet the needs of all stakeholders. She seamlessly manages diverse project teams to work towards complex deliverables, and has successfully developed strategic roadmaps, web apps, detailed research proposals, wireframes, and more. Overall, Sarah prioritizes transparency, openness, and iteration to ensure that marginalized voices are uplifted and reflected at every stage across the project lifecycle.

Before joining Bocoup, Sarah has conducted research on inclusive learning design and pedagogy, managed international teams of designers and educators, and co-founded and ran a Muslim art magazine. She graduated with a B.S. from Duke in Neuroscience with a focus on Education and Child Policy, and went to the Harvard Graduate School of Education and graduated from the Technology, Innovation, and Education track. Currently, she is also an adjunct professor in the Interactive Media Arts department at NYU, designing and teaching courses that center research-based and socially critical art that engages new media.

In her free time, Sarah volunteers with 8BallCommunity’s zines team, makes art, and enjoys long bike rides.

Sarah Z. Hakani

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