Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) play an increasingly important role in addressing critical needs of society and generating innovation that drives the global economy. The STEM Education faculty is committed to providing equitable access to STEM careers and literacy for a diverse community of learners. We build and cultivate interest in STEM topics through innovative and socially responsive research, teaching, and teacher preparation informed by the learning sciences.
Our STEM Education degrees prepare elementary teachers through the K-6 certification program and secondary teachers through GradUTeach, developed in partnership with the nationally recognized UTeach program. Our graduate students return to the classroom and educational organizations in leadership roles and go on to make major contributions in STEM education research and teaching. We also offer options that empower current teachers to extend their knowledge of STEM education.
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 Flavio S. AzevedoAssociate ProfessorInvestigates interest-based participation in STEM disciplines in classrooms and extra-curricular activities. |
 Maura BorregoProfessorStudies engineering and STEM higher education, including faculty, graduate students and undergraduates. |
 Emma GargroetziAssistant Professor of InstructionExplores the intersection of the sociopolitical and mathematical lives of children with a focus on identity and learning. |
 Carlos Nicolas GomezAssistant ProfessorInvestigates intersections of race, language and mathematics through the experiences of Latinx students learning and doing mathematics. |
 María González-HowardAssistant ProfessorResearch explores the intersections of multilingualism, scientific sensemaking, and teacher education, with a specific focus on the ways multilingual students engage in science practices through translanguaging. |
 Tia MadkinsAssistant ProfessorEngages humanizing research approaches to examine equity-focused PK-16 STEM teaching and learning across urban contexts with a focus on Black girls. |
 Jill A. MarshallAssociate ProfessorCo-directs the UTeach Natural Sciences Secondary STEM Teacher Preparation Program, studies equity issues teacher preparation, as well as interdisciplinary science, engineering and maker education. |
 Catherine Riegle-CrumbProfessorFocuses on gender and racial/ethnic inequality in educational experiences and student achievement in STEM fields. |
 Victor SampsonAssociate ProfessorStudies ways to make STEM learning experiences more equitable and inclusive, focusing on creating instructional materials that give learners more opportunities to participate. |
 Cathery YehAssistant ProfessorExamines the role race, class, gender and language plays in the constructions of ability in mathematics classrooms. |
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