Jiarui Xie, PhD

Jiarui Xie, PhD serves as a postdoctoral scholar at the Center on Education and Training for Employment. She contributes to the Artificial Intelligence in Education and Training program area, leading research studies and designing learning experiences in AI literacy, responsible AI use, and workforce readiness. She has worked with the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center on creating online learning modules for adults, developing resources for educators and families, and supporting research projects. 

She graduated with a PhD in the Learning Technologies program at The Ohio State University in 2026,  as well as a BS and a MSc in Educational Technology from Shaanxi Normal University, China. In 2018, she also studied at the University of California, San Diego as an exchange student. The topics of her studies include asynchronous online discussion, teacher online training, rural education, deep learning, problem-solving, and learning analytics. Her current research interests include online teaching and learning, the use of AI in online education, collaborative learning, instructional design,  and mixed research methods.

She is from Xi’an, China, and now lives in Columbus. She enjoys working out, cooking, hiking, and playing board games with friends.