Research Theme:
STEM Faculty Teaching Professional Development

In the first year of the program Fellows will engage with a DBER community of practice by collaborating in interdisciplinary STEM Education Research projects already funded and established at MTSU (see below).

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In the second year of the program Fellows will select a research mentor and complete an independent DBER research project that aligns with the research theme. This will allow postdoctoral scholars to bring their experiences in STEM fields to the forefront of their research agenda, have a broader impact on institutional change in their future careers, and become boundary spanners between STEM and DBER disciplinary communities. 

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Some Potential Projects Include:

• Uncovering biology department cultural commitments to graduate student teaching professional development. (NSF 2300999). 

• Investigating and supporting undergraduate biology students' abilities to communicate about culturally controversial science topics (NSF 2238174)

• The Alliance of students with disabilities for inclusion, networking, and transition opportunities in STEM (TAPDINTO-STEM). (NSF 2119902)

• Exploring the impact of Noyce Master Teaching Fellowship programs on teacher retention: The role of motivation, leadership, and school-work environment. (NSF 1949925)

• Investigating classroom discourse in active learning environments for large enrollment chemistry courses. (NSF 1914813)

• Developing open response assessments to evaluate how undergraduates engage in mathematical sensemaking in biology, chemistry, and physics (NSF 2235641)

• Supporting model based inference as an integrated effort between mathematics and science (NSF 1942770)

• Mathematics of doing, understanding, learning and educating for secondary schools (NSF 1726723)

• Preparing to teach mathematics with technology - examining student practice (NSF 1820998)

• Deeper learning professional development for high school agriculture teachers (NIFA)

• AND MANY MORE....