Graduate Students Share Thesis Efforts at NSTA and AERA
Four Science Education graduate students/recent alumni had the opportunity to share their thesis efforts with national audiences of teachers and researchers this spring at the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference in Anaheim and the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. With the assistance of their advisors, Dr. Sara Dozier and Dr. Jim Kisiel, these students expanded the impact of their work through teacher workshops, poster papers and round table discussions.
In addition, two Physics MS graduates, Brian Wilcox and Nick Franco, who also worked with Sara and Jim on Physics Education theses, were also able to present their work at these conferences. Presentation titles for all students are listed below.
Congrats to each of them as they continue their professional growth beyond the Department and the University!
Science Education
Janel Ancayan
AERA
Pipeline to Water Pros: Exploring STEM Pathways to a Career in Water
Will (Donald) Buckley
NSTA
From Chaos to Cohesion: A Framework for Building Effective Groups in Science
Zulema Morales
AERA
Why Do They Come? Understanding Youth Participation in a Library-based Maker Program
Jessica Mendoza
NSTA
Computational Thinking in Chemistry: An Unexpected Tool for Sensemaking
Physics
Nick Franco
AERA
STEM Tinkering in the Library: Finding Evidence for Science Learning
Brian Wilcox
NSTA
Exploring how Inquiry-driven Curriculum is Enacted in an Undergraduate Electromagnetism Laboratory Course
