Steering Committee
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Ira Caspari–Gnann
Assistant Professor, Departments of Chemistry and Education
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Julia Gouvea
Associate Professor, Departments of Education and Biology; Director of STEM Education
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David Hammer
Co-Director of IRLI; Professor, Departments of Education and Physics & Astronomy
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Trevion Henderson
Assistant Professor, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Education
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Andrew Izsák
Professor, Departments of Education and Mathematics; Chair of Education
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Milo Koretsky
Co-Director of IRLI; McDonnell Family Bridge Professor, Departments of Chemical & Biological Engineering and Education
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Greses Pérez
McDonnell Family Assistant Professor in Engineering Education, Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Education
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Kristen Bethke-Wendell
Associate Professor, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Education
Graduate Student Researchers
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Oluwatoyin Ajilore
PhD Student in STEM Education
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Harpreet Auby
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering
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Avis Carrero
PhD Student in Civil Engineering
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Ian Descamps
PhD Student in Physics Education
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Sophia Jeon
PhD Student in STEM Education
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Sarah Kaczynski
PhD Student in STEM Education
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Clara Mabour
PhD Student in STEM Education
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Nicolette Maggiore
PhD Student in Chemistry
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Olha Sus
PhD Student in STEM Education
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David Zabner
PhD Student in STEM Education
Collaborating Faculty and Staff
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James Adler
Associate Professor of Mathematics
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Shuchin Aeron
Associate Professor, Dept. of ECE
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Lara Appleby
Senior Project Administrator, The Listening Project
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Ayse Asatekin
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Tim Atherton
Associate Professor of Physics
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Steven Bell
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Lauren Crowe
Lecturer, Biology
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Ethan Danahy
Research Associate Professor Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) Department of Computer Science
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Vesal Dini
Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy
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Brian Gravel
Assistant Professor and Director of Elementary STEM Education
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Mark Hempstead
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Erica Kemmerling
Assistant Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering
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Joshua Kritzer
Professor, Department of Chemistry
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Ellise LaMotte
Associate Dean of Student Diversity, Inclusion and Success; Research Assistant Professor, CEEO
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David Lillethun
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Computer Science
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Diane McKay
Director, Friedman Graduate Certificate Programs; Assistant Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
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Eric Miller
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Adjunct appointments in the Departments of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering
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Merredith Portsmore
Director Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Research Assistant Professor, CEEO
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Chris Rogers
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
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Rafael Senos
Assistant Professor, Departments of Comparative Pathobiology of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Senos studies supplementary teaching methods in biomedical sciences to enhance students’ learning experiences
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Rebecca Scheck
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
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Holly A. Taylor
Professor of Psychology; Co-Director Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Ayanna K. Thomas
Professor of Psychology
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Diren P. Turner
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
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Daniel Votipka
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science