Maya Israel, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Educational Technology and Computer Science Education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida. She is the Director of both CSEveryone: The Kenneth C. Griffin CS for All Education initiative and the Creative Technology Research Lab. Dr. Israel's research focuses on K-12 computer science teacher education and strategies for supporting students with disabilities and other struggling learners' meaningful engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with emphases on computational thinking, computer science education, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). She is currently PI on two NSF projects focused on pedagogical approaches that support all students in successfully accessing computing instruction. Her work is interdisciplinary and involves collaboration with researchers, teachers, and other school leaders.