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Founded in July 2026, Tesseractionable is a consulting business specializing in evaluation, science education, biomedical research and workforce development.
The business name is inspired by the tesseract to reflect information use for moving forward. The "center" cube continually moves "forward", highlighting how our past experiences shape our decisions and future actions.
Tesseractionable is passionate about using information for making data-driven decsions and meaningful change.
Lisa K. Marriott, PhD
Founder and CEO | Tesseractionable, LLC
Ph. D., Neuroscience (2004); B.A., Neuroscience (1999)
Postdoctoral training: Neuroscience (2004), Physiology & Pharmacology (2004-2007), Science Education (2007-2009)
Bio: Lisa Marriott is CEO of Tesseractionable, an evaluation and science education firm in Portland, Oregon. Lisa specializes in applied science education, user research, and biomedical workforce development. Her work supports STEM learning, pursuance of science careers, and health-related decision-making using informatics-based approaches. Her past grants from the National Institutes of Health focused on data science, science education, and biomedical workforce development.
Past roles:
Associate Professor in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, where she taught environmental health to graduate students, qualitative methods to health professionals, and biomedical research to undergraduates and high school students. Lisa developed multiple teacher professional development and training programs, including epigenetics and cancer research.
Associate Director of Let’s Get Healthy!, an education and research exhibit at Oregon Health & Science University that uses health information technology to assess health behaviors and provide immediate, tailored feedback to individuals internationally. The program earned the 2015 Technology Award from the Society of Public Health Education.
Co-Founder and Co-Director of OHSU's Evaluation Core (2015-2018).
Explore: Marriott CV | Marriott CV of Rejection (Keep going, always)
Outputs:
Training Websites: Learn Qualitative Methods | Learn Environmental Health
Follow Marriott's work: ORCID (0000-0001-6390-3053) | Scopus (6602844609)
2022 - Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Mentoring
National Institutes of Health; Sole awardee in Oregon
Lisa Marriott, PhD
2020 - from Faculty Senate
2021 - from Student Council
2023 - Nominee, FLAME Award for Faculty Mentoring
2021 - Torchbearer Award for innovative use of online technology in the classroom
Awarded for COVID-19 & Environmental Health collaborative site
2021 - Mentorship Award
2019 - Teaching & Mentorship Award
2019 - Faculty of the Year, Nominee
2014 - Excellence in Service
"UV Radical Ray Rampage"
"Nurture your Nature"
"Let's Get Healthy!"
Society for Public Health Education