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