Tamara “Tammy” Clegg is an associate professor in the College of Information Studies with a joint appointment in the College of Education at the University of Maryland. She received her doctorate in computer science at Georgia Tech in 2010 and her Bachelor of Science in computer science from North Carolina State University in 2002. From 2010 to 2012, Clegg was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Maryland with the Computing Innovations Fellows program. Her work focuses on developing technology and learning experiences to support life-relevant learning environments in which children and communities engage in science in the context of achieving goals relevant to their lives. Clegg uses participatory design to create these new technologies.