His research is devoted to finding and understanding the learning opportunities between the intersection of the Learning Sciences and Emerging Technology. Most recently, he has been studying how gamification and educational badges can increase motivation to learn and support cultural identity in Jewish and secular education. Dr. Abramovich holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, was named a recipient of an Edmund W. Gordon MacArthur Foundation/ETS Fellowship. Previously, Dr. Abramovich was a researcher at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD., a technology coordinator for the Rashi School in Newton, MA., and a serial dot-commer.