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Maria Berge is a Professor of Science and Technology Education at Umeå University, with a Ph.D. in Engineering Education Research. Her work bridges gender studies and engineering education, focusing on interactional patterns, emotional positioning, and social norms in STEM learning environments. She is affiliated with the Umeå Centre for Gender Studies (UCGS) as a visiting lecturer and contributes to interdisciplinary research groups like FemHum and Umeå Science Education Research (UmSER).
- Key Research Themes: Gender and intersectionality in STEM, emotional dynamics in learning, power structures in classrooms, and socio-material approaches to education.
- Notable Projects: IMMPACT (2022-2025) on mathematics and physics education, The (un)emotional engineer (2021-2025) exploring emotional scaffolding, and The Geek as gatekeeper? (2019-2022) analyzing gender/racial dynamics in tech culture.
Her recent publications emphasize humor as a pedagogical tool, emotional engagement in sustainability education, and critical analyses of whiteness and gender norms in academic settings. She also coordinates the course Work Technology and Gender, compulsory for Ph.D. students in computing science since 2020.
