Tanner Higgin

Tanner Higgin is a senior researcher at WestEd, exploring the future of educational technology. Previously, he spent a decade at Common Sense Media, leading editorial programs for teachers and shaping edtech learning ratings. Before that, he helped create digital games and play-based curricula at GameDesk, earning a Fast Company award. Tanner holds a PhD from UC Riverside, where his dissertation on race in videogames became a key academic reference. His career spans content strategy, UX writing, and technical editing, with early roots in web development and publishing.