Partners
Researchers
Researchers from three institutions collaborated on designing and implementing the STEM IE Project:
Neil Naftzger of the American Institutes for Research
Lee Shumow of Northern Illinois University
Jennifer A. Schmidt of Michigan State University (MSU).
Joshua Rosenberg, Research Assistant MSU 2014-2018. Currently, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Patrick N. Beymer, Research Assistant, MSU 2015-2018
Facilitators
Facilitators from two city-based afterschool intermediaries played a central role by providing access to their programs and feedback on the toolkit.
Funder
The project was funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program. The material contained on this website is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No: DRL-1421198. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board was instrumental in providing advice and feedback to the research team. We are grateful to the following members of the Advisory Board:
Deborah Vandell, Professor, University of California, Irvine Nicole Yohalem, Director, Opportunity Youth Initiative, Road Map ProjectGeorgia Hall, Director, National Institute on Out-of-School Time, Wellesley Center for Women
Carlos Rodriguez, former Principal Researcher at American Institutes for Research
Frank LaBanca, Principal of Westside Middle School Academy Magnet, Danbury, CT, former director of 21st Century Skills at Education Connections
