We are delighted to offer a recording of our wonderful keynote speaker, Dr. Shirley Malcom, as she addressed the attendees of the CREATE for STEM Institute's 2024 Mini-Conference at the MSU STEM building on Monday, May 6.
CREATE for STEM is administered jointly with the College of Natural Science.
The CREATE for STEM Institute is located in Erickson Hall, the home of MSU's College of Education.
Principal Investigator: Joseph Krajcik
Co-Principal Investigators: Knut Neuman (IPN; Jeffrey Nordine (University of Iowa) and David Fortus (Weizmann Institute of Science).
Award amount: $1.9M Project dates: 07/01/2023 - 7/31/2027
Funder: Institute of Education Sciences
Principal Investigator: Aman Yadav
Co-Principal Investigators: Raphael Santo, Thomas Bijesse, Marc Lesser (Former Co-PI), and Carlos Leon (Former Co-PI)
Award amount: $1,733,861.00
Project dates: September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2025
Principal Investigator: Aman Yadav
Co-principal investigators: Christina Schwarz and Emily Bouck
Award amount: $1,300,000.00
Project dates: September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2027 (estimated)
Principal Investigator: Peng He
Co-Principal Investigator: Namsoo Shin
Award Amount: $449,960.00
Project Dates: 9/1/2022 - 8/31/2025
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
ABOUT
The Fiscal Officer for CREATE for STEM is responsible for accounting and research administration, both pre and post-award. This role involves managing the financial aspects of grants and projects, ensuring that all funds are accounted for and used appropriately. The Fiscal Officer’s work supports the institute’s research endeavors and maintains financial oversight.
Mary Luba earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Detroit Mercy (1979-1983).
Rachel is an assistant professor and a physics education researcher who leverages quantitative methodologies to study educational practices and assessment tools to improve all students' learning outcomes. She is committed to promoting fair and effective practices to enhance the representation of women and other historically marginalized groups in the field of physics. Rachel's research focuses on developing next-generation physics assessments and improving the retention of STEM students from diverse backgrounds.
Kevin is the director of the Automated Analysis of Constructed Responses (AACR) research group. The team explores the use of machine learning and computerized text analysis in science education, applying these techniques to evaluate students’ short written answers as part of assessments in secondary education and undergraduate STEM courses. They have developed computer models that predict expert ratings of student responses with accuracy comparable to inter-rater reliability among expert raters.
