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Clare Carlson, Ph.D.

Research Associate

Clare Carlson is a post-doctoral researcher working on the Assessing Mathematical Sensemaking in Science (AMaSS) project with Dr. Kevin Haudek. She completed her dissertation work in the Chemistry department at Michigan State University, focusing on undergraduate chemistry and biology education research. Clare is fascinated by the mechanisms of student reasoning and the methods used to investigate student reasoning about complex scientific phenomena. Outside of work, she loves to play and watch soccer, eat delicious food, and spend time outdoors with her family.

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Cory Miller, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

Cory is an assistant professor working on the Multiple Literacies project. Her research interests involve professional learning and supporting teachers as they make changes in their science teaching practices.

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Consuelo Morales, Ph.D.

Academic Specialist-Research, Health in Our Hands (HiOH) project

Consuelo Morales is a Research Associate with the CREATE for STEM Institute, where she serves as the Curriculum and Teacher Support Lead for the Health in Our Hands (HiOH) project. With over nine years of experience in secondary science education at the middle school, high school, and university levels, Consuelo brings a strong background in biological sciences to her work. She holds a master's degree in public health (' 09) and a Ph.D. in secondary science education (' 16) from the University of Michigan.

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09 Jan 02:00

CREATE, and the Office of the Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education office (APUE) are delighted to welcome Dr. Stephen Meyers from the University of Wisconsin—Madison as our Speaker Series guest for January. Stephen will be on campus from January 17 - 20, and will be available to meet with colleagues around his presentation on Wednesday, the 18th. His talk will begin at noon and wrap up by 1:30 p.m.

Read more about Dr. Stephen Meyers, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jan. 18, 2023

24 Jan 02:00

Please join us for another Co-Integrate event on January 24, 2023.

Dr. Jennifer Green, John Keane, and Dr. Vince Melfi will present "Fostering a Culture of Instructional Development in the Department of Statistics and Probability: Our Journey with First-Year Graduate Teaching Assistants" from 1 PM to 2:30 PM. Please join us for as much of the presentation as you can.

Read more about J. Green, J. Keane, and V. Melfi, Co-Integrate talk, Jan. 24, 2023

01 Feb 02:00

We are deeply saddened by the events on campus on Monday, February 13, and are grieving for our community's loss of life and the senseless tragedy that took place on our beloved campus.

Dr. Peng He and Mao-Jen Tseng's presentation scheduled for Weds, 2/15, has been postponed until further notice.

Dr. Christie Morrison Thomas is scheduled to present her work on Weds, 2/22; at this juncture, we are planning to proceed with that event. We will update this page if anything changes. See the attached announcement for more details about her talk.

Read more about 2/15/23 presentation postponed; Christie Morrison Thomas, 2/22/23

12 Mar 14:00

It's time for the 70th Annual Michigan Science Teacher's Association conference! The event will be held at the Lansing Center and Radisson Hotel in downtown Lansing on Friday, March 3, and Saturday, March 4, 2023. The conference will be in person this year.

CREATE will have six presentations at the conference that you won't want to miss:

Friday, March 3, 2023, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in the Governor's Room: How successful science teachers teach (and am I doing it?), Dr. Christie Morrison Thomas

Read more about CREATE at the MSTA 70th Annual conference, March 3-4, 2023

13 Mar 23:00

Join us in person or virtually for the second spring Co-Integrate session on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at noon.

We will meet in the seminar space. Light refreshments will be provided,, but please feel free to bring your lunch.

If you need or prefer to join via Zoom, registration is required: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_drB3TJccQya-45C0KFplKg.

Read more about Co-Integrate continues, Thursday, March 16, 2023

16 Mar 00:00

If you are headed to Atlanta for NSTA 2023, please consider attending the CREATE sessions that will be taking place on Wednesday, March 22nd, and Friday, March 24th. Links to descriptions of all sessions are below; type "Krajcik" in the search field to access the information for the CREATE sessions.

NSTA sessions

We hope to see you in Atlanta!