STEM Teacher Awards Secondary Level Study
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

AAAS Olympiad Program of Mathematical Training
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Bowie State Plant Science Initiative; Bowie State Applied Biotechnology Initiatives
Bowie State University

Enabling Technologies to Support Science in Space for Life on Earth
Center for Advancement of Science in Space (NASA)

Center for STEM Education and Research (CSER)
Chicago State University

Teachers Use of Standards-based Instructional Materials
Discovery Research K-12 (NSF)

Lincoln’s Academic Program in Science: Forward March (LEAPS: Forward March); Building Alliances to Infuse Neuroscience at The Lincoln University; The LEAPS Scholars Program
Lincoln University

Professional Development of High School Teachers in Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Establishing NOVA as a Regional Leader in Biotechnology Education and Training
Northern Virginia Community College (Manassas Campus)

CAREER: Supporting Computational Algorithmic Thinking (SCAT) – Exploring the Development of Algorithmic Thinking Capabilities in African American Middle School Girls
Spelman College

Visualization Basics: Using Gaming to Improve Computational Thinking; Wyoming Interns to Teacher Scholars (WITS) Program; Wyoming Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) Project
University of Wyoming

“A crucial element in advancing our work’s collaboration is the contribution of a boundary spanner who stands outside the university and school district contexts but has intimate knowledge of both. Mitchell’s role [MERA] has been essential in facilitating data collection and analysis, as well as in negotiating the varying needs of both Samuels [Co-Principal Investigator], at the district, and King [Principal InvestigatorI], at the university.”

— King, 2011 (p. 60) Disrupting Tradition: Research and Practice Pathways in Mathematics Education

Our most recent and current projects span a variety of issues in K-16 STEM education and research.

Highlights of our work include projects focused on: opportunities for talented youth in mathematics from underrepresented communities, curricular adaptations in middle school mathematics in urban schools, recruitment and retention of community college students in biotechnology programs and careers, recruitment and retention of minorities in preservice STEM programs, and educational interventions to increase success in undergraduate STEM gateway courses.