Primary Program Faculty
Kedmon N. Hungwe
- Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- khungwe@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1966
- Meese Center 210
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Cultural foundations of cognition
- Media theory and criticism
- Lifespan development theory
- STEM education
Shari Stockero
- Assistant Provost for Faculty Development
- Professor, Mathematics Education
- Director of Teacher Education, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- stockero@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1126
- Meese Center 103
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Mathematics Teacher Noticing
- Mathematics Teaching Practice
- Teacher Professional Development
Allied Faculty
Bradley H. Baltensperger
- Emeritus Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- Research Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- brad@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2425
- Meese Center 202
Research Interests
- STEM Learning and Teaching
- Teacher Professional Development
- Earth Science Education
Joan Chadde-Schumaker
- Director, Family Engineering Program
- Staff, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jchadde@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3341
- GLRC 115
Areas of Expertise
- Great Lakes education and stewardship
- Environmental education
- K-5 engineering and STEM outreach
- K-12 science education
- K-12 teacher professional learning
Communicating Science to a lay audience - Co-facilitator of biannual Lake Superior Youth Symposium students in grades 8-12
- Producer and disseminater of 85+ Great Lakes floor maps and Lake Superior floor maps
- Coordinator of 9 Water Festivals for Gr. 4-12 students in the western Upper Peninsula
- Coordinator of 15 Western Upper Peninsula STEM Festivals for Gr. 4-8 students (2004-2019)
Amanda Gonczi
- Associate 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
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
Jacqueline E. Huntoon
- Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering Sciences
- Affiliated Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- jeh@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2440
- Administration Building 505A
Specialties
- Geoscience
- Teacher Education
- Evaluation and Assessment
John L. Irwin
- Professor and Chair, Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Affiliated Professor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
- Director, Research and Innovation in STEAM Education Institute (RISE)
- jlirwin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2525
- EERC 425A
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
John A Jaszczak
- Professor of Physics
- Director and John and Phyllis Seaman Endowed Curator, A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- jaszczak@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2255
- Fisher 102 and A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Links of Interest
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
Carla Strome
- Adjunct Instructor, Cognitive and Learning Sciences