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

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

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