Publications
selected scholarly works & creative activities
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Article
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2023Investigating the presence of mathematics and the levels of cognitively demanding mathematical tasks in integrated STEM units. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research. 5:3.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s43031-022-00070-1
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2023Uncovering Core Dimensions of K-12 Integrated STEM. Research in Integrated STEM Education. 1:5-29.Full Text via DOI: 10.1163/27726673-00101004
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2021Beyond the basics: a detailed conceptual framework of integrated STEM. Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research. 3:11.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s43031-021-00041-y
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2021"There are other ways to help besides using the stuff": Using activity theory to understand dynamic student participation in small group science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 58:1281-1319.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/tea.21710 Web of Science: 000652840200001
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2021Beyond Content: The Role of STEM Disciplines, Real-World Problems, 21st Century Skills, and STEM Careers within Science Teachers' Conceptions of Integrated STEM Education. Education Sciences. 11.Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/educsci11110737 Web of Science: 000727550400001
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2021Discourse Analysis in Integrated STEM Activities: Methods for Examining Power and Positioning in Small Group Interactions. Research in Science Education. 51:113-133.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11165-020-09950-w Web of Science: 000560627900001
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2021Understanding coherence and integration in integrated STEM curriculum. International Journal of STEM Education. 8.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s40594-020-00259-8 Web of Science: 000608134900001
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2020"I just do what the boys tell me": Exploring small group student interactions in an integrated STEM unit. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 57:112-144.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/tea.21587 Web of Science: 000618735900005
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2020Beyond einstein and explosions: Understanding 6th grade girls’ and boys’ perceptions of physics, school science, and stem careers. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. 26:541-577.Full Text via DOI: 10.1615/JWomenMinorScienEng.2020033678
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2019Creating a continuum of STEM models: Exploring how K-12 science teachers conceptualize STEM education. International Journal of Science Education. 41:1701-1720.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2019.1638531 Web of Science: 000478298200001
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2018Understanding science teachers' implementations of integrated STEM curricular units through a phenomenological multiple case study. International Journal of STEM Education. 5.Full Text via DOI: 10.1186/s40594-018-0101-z Web of Science: 000430007400001
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2018From Conception to Curricula: The Role of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics in Integrated STEM Units. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. 6:343-362.Full Text via DOI: 10.18404/ijemst.440338 Web of Science: 000446567900003
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2018From conception to curricula: The role of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in integrated STEM units. International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology. 6:343-362.Full Text via DOI: 10.18404/ijemst.440338
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2017The Evolution of Teacher Conceptions of STEM Education Throughout an Intensive Professional Development Experience. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 28:444-467.Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/1046560X.2017.1356671 Web of Science: 000424501700004
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2016"If I had to do it, then I would": Understanding early middle school students' perceptions of physics and physics-related careers by gender. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 12.Full Text via DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.12.020117 Web of Science: 000393396900015
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2014Engineering Encounters: Blasting Off With Engineering. Science and Children. 52:60-64.Full Text via DOI: 10.2505/4/sc14_052_03_60
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2014Driven by Beliefs: Understanding Challenges Physical Science Teachers Face When Integrating Engineering and Physics. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research. 4.Full Text via DOI: 10.7771/2157-9288.1098
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Book Chapter
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2022Measurement instruments of STEM affective learning: a systematic review. 421-443.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.13014-3
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2022STEM curriculum development and implementation. 153-163.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.13056-8
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Conference
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2022How to Use the STEM-OP Levels to Support the Engineering Designed-Based Lesson Plan Template in The Framework for P-12 Engineering Learning (Resource Exchange). ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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2021Improving Integrated STEM Education: The Design and Development of a K-12 STEM Observation Protocol (STEM-OP) (RTP). ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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2019Participation in small group engineering design activities at the middle school level: An investigation of gender differences. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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2019Work in progress - The development of a K-12 integrated STEM observation protocol. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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2017Robot Opera: A modularized afterschool program for STEAM education at local elementary school. 935-936.Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/URAI.2017.7992869
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Proceedings Paper
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2022Current Practices in K-12 Integrated STEM Education: A Comparison Across Science Content Areas and Grade-Levels (Fundamental). ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Research
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Grant
- Integrated STEM Education Professional Development with M-DCPS awarded by Miami-Dade County Public Schools 2022 - 2023
