A Socially-Just Science Classroom

Journal Article | August 2021

Science Identity and Its Implications for STEM Retention and Career Aspirations Through a Research-Based First-Year Biology Seminar

Journal Article | August 2022

There are more STEM jobs than there are qualified graduates to fill these positions, and recruiting students into STEM majors is insufficient. Of students who enter college intending to pursue STEM, nearly half do not…

Promoting STEM Pathways

Journal Article | January 2022

Personal Characteristics Influencing College Readiness of Hispanic Students in a STEM Gateway Course, First-Semester General Chemistry

Journal Article | May 2022

This study is an exploratory comparison of 69 Hispanic students enrolled in first-semester general chemistry (Chem I) who attended either a Hispanic-Serving or emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution and were not…

Exploration Geologist Quinton Hennigh

Journal Article | February 2021

Exploration geologists, colloquially known as prospectors, look for new sources of mineral deposits. They use a mix of geological, geophysical, and geochemical knowledge to analyze data and test hypotheses about where…

A Light Challenge

Journal Article | January 2021

The Miracle of Hickory

Journal Article | July 2022

Visualizing U.S. Energy Use and Production 50 Years Ago

Journal Article | April 2021

Improving Retention and Graduation of Female Engineering and Polytechnic Students With First-Year Interventions

Journal Article | May 2023

Prior research in student retention emphasizes that building students’ connections with the institution and their peers is key. Students from underrepresented populations often lack these connections, making them more…

Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth

Journal Article | June 2021

Science Identity Matters

Journal Article | March 2022

Radiochemist Catherine Riddle

Journal Article | November 2021

Engaging Students in Scientific Practices With the Notebooks of Alexander Graham Bell

Journal Article | September 2022

COVID-19: One Year Later

Journal Article | June 2021

Teaching K–8 Teachers About Integrating Science and Engineering

Journal Article | July 2020

We examined the use of an engineering learning cycle (ELC) model and in a course for K–8 inservice teachers for two purposes. First, we were interested in how the ELC would support teachers’ science, mathematics, and…