Project Team

Investigators

(he, him, his) Professor of Science Education, College of Education

"I am excited to create opportunities for teachers, students, families and researchers to come together as co-learners around science, language and culture."
NSF Projects supporting multilingual learners
National Academy report, English learners in STEM subjects

Director, Precollege Programs and SMILE Program

"I am excited about this partnership and the opportunities it provides for all of us, teachers, youth, family and staff, to learn together about creating STEM learning that is equitable, inclusive, and culturally relevant."
OSU SMILE ProgramOSU Precollege Programs

Assistant Professor & Timber Harvesting Specialist, College of Forestry

"I am very excited about developing content for younger audiences and be part of a project that focuses on the future of new generations."

Associate Professor, College of Science

"I am excited to have the opportunity to learn about how to best help teachers, students, families, and researchers through data-driven sciences"
Survey Research Center

Senior Personnel & Other Team Members

(She, her, hers) Education Grant Manager, Precollege Programs and SMILE

"I am very happy to be part of this team and help support and challenge educators to implement culturally relevant practices in the classroom."
Dr. Rowe personal websiteOSU SMILE ProgramOSU Precollege Programs

Education Project Coordinator, Precollege Programs and SMILE program


OSU SMILE ProgramOSU Precollege Programs

Survey designer and data collection manager. Senior Research Assistant, College of Science

"Since my work involves data, always looking forward to the results and what we can learn from the data collected."

Doctoral Research Assistants

Diana Crespo, M.S.

(She, her, hers) Ph.D. Student, LEEP Education

"Because I am interested in the role of families in learning science, I look forward to seeing how the LaCuKnoS model promotes family engagement in science."

Barbara Ettenauer, M.S.

(She, her, hers) Ph.D. Student, LEEP Education

"I am excited to be part of the team and help to support teachers and students"

Project Volunteers

Jean-Marie Buxton

MSW, Volunteer

"I am excited about the opportunity to help tell the story of the project through photography and connect through social media."

Karla Hale

(She, her, hers), PhD Student, OSU STEM Education

"I am most excited about participating in continuing research that will be developing research based-practical strategies and approaches to better support the inclusion of minoritized and female students in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology in the context of the classrooms that serve these populations and with the inclusion of their voices in the process."

Remy Buxton

(He, him, his) Volunteer

"I am very excited to use my experiences in working with English Language Learners to help develop teaching methods that emphasize the importance of culturally sustaining practices in the classroom"

Project Evaluators

Dr. Jason Greenberg Motamedi

Evaluator and Mixed Methods Practice Expert, Education Northwest

Elizabeth Gandhi

(She, her, hers) Senior Evaluator and Research Advisor, Education Northwest