Emily Relkin, senior research associate at EDC, conducts research on the effects of computers, robots, and other information technologies on child development and education. She has designed multi-center educational studies, assessments, curricula, professional development programs, and family-based learning initiatives for young children.

Before joining EDC, Relkin created TechCheck, an unplugged computational thinking assessment for 3–9-year-olds, which is now used in many educational and research settings around the world. Relkin holds a PhD and an MA in Child Study and Human Development from Tufts University and a BA in Psychology from Muhlenberg College.