Our faculty and staff are involved in a variety of research areas. We have provided a list of featured articles, presentations and other publications below. If you're interested in learning more about our larger body of work, please contact us.

Journal Article
The Handmaid’s Tale: Using Literature and Online Journaling to Facilitate a Self-Study of Feminist Identity in an International Research Collective

Makaiau, A. S., Ragoonaden, K., Leng, L., Mangram, C., & Toyoda, M.

Abstract: This article explores how five international colleagues from the USA, Canada, China, and Japan use self-study methodologies and online journaling to systematically examine the tensions surrounding the lived experiences of feminist academics in diverse global contexts. It draws from...

Journal Article
A Lesson to Unlock Preservice Science Teachers’ Expert Reading Strategies

Mawyer, K. K N. & Johnson, H. J.

Abstract: New standards for K-12 science education task science teacher educators with providing preservice teachers strong preparation that will help them to embrace their role as teachers of science literacy (National Research Council, 2012). Even though...

Presentation
Examining Inservice Teachers’ Metamodeling Knowledge

Mawyer, K. K N.

Abstract: The Framework and NGSS conceptualize science inquiry learning as engaging in scientific practices including the practice of scientific modeling. Many K-12 teachers have not experienced science learning in this way and need opportunities to meaningfully...