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Kylie Swanson, PhD is an Associate Professor and Acting Department Chair in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). She specializes in Elementary Science Education and serves as the Elementary Education Program Coordinator in the College of Education. Her research focuses on Informal STEM Education, teacher professional development, and pre-service teacher self-efficacy. Dr. Swanson received her PhD in Science Education from North Carolina State University (2017), with a dissertation on teacher-coach teams in STEM after-school programs.
Education:
- PhD in Science Education, NC State University (2017)
- Master of Arts in Teaching - Middle Grades Science, UNC Charlotte (2013)
- Bachelor of Science in Biology, Penn State University (2011)
Research Interests: Dr. Swanson's work emphasizes STEM outreach in rural communities, teacher coaching strategies, and fostering confidence in science education among elementary educators. She has led studies on after-school STEM clubs' impacts on underrepresented students and developed frameworks for integrating informal science education into teacher training programs.
Grants & Awards:
- NSF-funded STEM Career Clubs grant (2014-2017)
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant for sustaining rural STEM programs (2018-2021)
- Outstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award (2016)
- John & Nell Penick Fellowship in Science Education (2015-2016)
Professional Contributions: She has published extensively on STEM program design, teacher coaching, and rural education. Her work appears in journals like Science Scope and Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership. Dr. Swanson is active in professional organizations including the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) and Sigma Xi.
