Gabriela Weaver

Gabriela Weaver serves as Professor of Chemistry and Assistant Dean for Student Success Analytics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she drives initiatives to expand access to higher education through evidence-based STEM pedagogy and institutional reforms across classroom, departmental, and national levels.

Her research pioneers transformative approaches in STEM education innovation, focusing on student learning mechanisms through diverse teaching methodologies, curriculum restructuring from K-12 to university settings, professional development for educators, and multi-tiered institutional change strategies. This work consistently targets systemic barriers to student success while scaling impact from individual classrooms to national policy frameworks and practitioner networks.

Her distinguished contributions are recognized through prestigious honors:

• Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Member of the American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program cohort (2019-2020)

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