Stefanie Marshall’s proposal, Do CS Heroes Wear CAPEs? An Analysis of State Policy Infrastructures Designed to Support Equity Focused Computer Science Education, received $112,000 in funding from the Google Computer Science Education Research (CS-ER) program. CS-ER received more submissions than last year for their competition and conducted a comprehensive, consensus-driven review of all the submissions received. The review committee consisted of 18 Google reviewers with varied specializations including computer science education, research design, metrics and evaluation, and program management evaluation. Multiple reviewers reviewed each proposal and those reviews and recommendations were compiled in order to find the best possible fit between proposals and the criteria set forth in the final Call for Proposals. More information about this program can be found on their website by clicking here.
Dr. Marshall (Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2018) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. Dr. Marshall, situates her work at the intersection of educational policy, leadership and science education, focusing on the organizational needs for science education. Specifically, Dr. Marshall researches: 1) ways to support equity in science/STEM education through building and sustaining networks, 2) the impact of policies on science/STEM education, and 3) the role of school administrators in science/STEM education. Participation in SIARM for STEM will enable Dr. Marshall to expand her methodology in these research areas. As part of SIARM, Dr. Marshall is interested in designing, implementing and examining the educational, social, and network development of a program with the BIPOC STEM community (e.g. K-20, professionals, etc.) to enhance retention of BIPOC in STEM fields in the Twin Cities. Through her work, Dr. Marshall strives to move beyond recruitment and diversity statements and towards enacting effective program designs that enable BIPOC students and professionals to thrive in STEM communities.