Teacher Education Faculty Listing
Primary Program Faculty
Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Research Interests
Human development, encompassing identity formations and agency
Cognition & tools (encompassing communication technologies, work tools, & everyday
tools)
Assistant Provost for Faculty Development Professor, Mathematical Sciences Director
of Teacher Education, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Allied Faculty
Emeritus Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences Research Professor, Cognitive
and Learning Sciences
Research Interests
STEM Learning and Teaching
Teacher Professional Development
Earth Science Education
Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach Instructor, Cognitive and
Learning Sciences
Areas of Expertise
Great Lakes education and stewardship
Watershed management ; stream monitoring
Environmental education
Elementary engineering and STEM education
K-12 science education
K-12 teacher professional development
Communicating Science to a lay audience
Adjunct Associate Professor of STEM Education, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Research Interests
STEM Education
In-service teacher education
Teacher beliefs
Curriculum writing and assessment
Gender equity in science/STEM
Student interest in STEM
Affiliated Assistant Professor of STEM Education, Cognitive and Learning Sciences Past
Director, North Central Association for Science Teacher Education
Specialties
STEM Education
Educational Technology
Research Interests
Facilitating the development of pre-service and in-service teachers’ reflective practice
in online, blended, and face-to-face learning environments
Promoting model-based and engineering-integrated science instruction through STEM
integration
Designing and creating dynamic, student-centered online learning environments for
educators
Amanda Gonczi
Assistant Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center Instructor, Cognitive and
Learning Sciences Director of Research and Evaluation, Michigan Science Teaching and
Assessment Reform
Areas of Expertise
Design and implementation of professional development for K-12 and undergraduate STEM
teachers
K-12 STEM education research
Program evaluation
Amanda's CV
Research Interests
Instructional practices that support environmental literacy and stewardship
Integration of computing into STEM education
Teachers beliefs about reforms-based science instruction including nature of science,
inquiry, engineering, Next Generation Science Standards, and technology integration
Professional development elements (remote and face-to-face) that support instructional
change, teacher leadership and reforms-based science instruction
Using levels of inquiry to support teachers' understanding and integration of mathematical
and scientific inquiry in k-12 education
Teachers' understandings regarding key concepts in science including respiration and
photosynthesis
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor, Geological and Mining
Engineering Sciences Affiliated Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
Specialties
Geoscience
Teacher Education
Evaluation and Assessment
Professor and Chair, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Affiliated Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences Director, Research and Innovation in STEAM Education Institute (RISE)
Research Interests
Problem-based learning methods applied in the areas of CAD/CAM
Static and dynamic model simulation
Product and manufacturing work cell verification
Teaching Interests
Parametric Modeling
Statics and Strength of Materials
Product Design and Development
CAE and FEA Methods
Computer-aided Manufacturing
Senior Design
Professor of Physics Director and Curator, A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum Affiliated
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
Nanotechnology Education
Assessment in STEM education
Research Interests
Theoretical condensed matter physics
Theory and modeling of single-electron transport devices
Modeling and simulation of properties of interfaces and interface materials
Atomistic computational physics of surface phases and surface dynamics
Crystal growth
Mineralogy of natural graphite
Michael R. Meyer
Director - William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning
Specialties
Directs and coordinates center activities with those of other campus units
Holds pedagogical consultations with faculty and staff from all departments
Promotes new faculty development tools, training, and opportunities
Coordinates initiatives to support teaching and learning, such as the university testing
center
Holds joint appointment as physics senior lecturer
Carla Strome
Adjunct Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
