Ph.D. Candidate · Hofstra University
Mario JoséEstrada
I study how people read, learn, listen, and make meaning across languages, classrooms, technologies, and sound.
New York / 40.7128° N
The through line
Sound taught me to listen.
Teaching gave listening purpose.
Research, music, education, and technology are not separate careers. They are four ways I investigate how people recognize patterns, make meaning, and turn complexity into possibility.
Music
Before everything else,
there was rhythm.
Piano, production, harmony, and improvisation taught me how pattern becomes feeling. Music remains the pulse beneath everything I make.
Berklee College of Music · Music Production
Research
Insight
from the Eyes.
My doctoral research connects visual attention, reading miscue analysis, and bilingual meaning-making to challenge deficit narratives surrounding bilingual learners.
Enter the 2026 Research Celebration projectMapping visual attention to empower educators and support bilingual learners.
Hofstra University · Literacy Studies
Teaching
Clarity without
losing complexity.
My practice joins bilingual childhood education, technology, and patient explanation to create learning experiences that respect what every student already knows.
Bilingual Childhood Education · Grades 1–6
Technology
Build the tool
I wish existed.
Through RootNoteLabs, my independent development company, I turn research, pedagogy, and musicianship into practical software. TheoryCracker is the first product.
Visit RootNoteLabsRootNoteLabs · TheoryCracker
About Mario
One life.
Many instruments.
I am curious by nature, practical by habit, and happiest when I am learning, building, or helping someone understand something new.
The path is interdisciplinary by design. Research helps me ask better questions. Teaching shows me what works in practice. Technology lets me build useful tools. Music remains central to how I think and create.