Liz Dawes Duraisingh is an active member and leader of CMEI. She has been associated with Project Zero since 2003, when she began working as a research assistant on the Interdisciplinary Studies Project. After taking time out to complete her doctorate, she returned to Project Zero and became a Principal Investigator in 2014. With Carrie James and Shari Tishman, Liz co-directs Out of Eden Learn, an innovative online learning community that promotes cross-cultural inquiry and exchange among young people around the world, in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek. Liz also co-directs Creating Communities of Innovationwith Edward Clapp. This project supports inquiry-driven professional development for teachers, with the goal of promoting innovative practices in schools. To this end, Project Zero is developing an initial teacher network across seven GEMS Education schools in the United Arab Emirates that variously follow American, British, Indian, and International Baccalaureate curriculums. Liz additionally serves as Lecturer on Education at HGSE, teaching the introductory qualitative research course to incoming Phd. students.