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Okhee Lee is a Professor and Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School, specializing in STEM education for multilingual learners. Her work integrates science, language, and computational thinking to address equity and justice, particularly through the SAIL curriculum. Lee has led initiatives like the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Diversity and Equity Team and contributed to the Understanding Language Initiative at Stanford University. Her research is funded by the National Science Foundation, emphasizing justice-centered approaches to STEM education, such as using computational modeling to address societal challenges like the pandemic.
Her leadership roles span organizations including the National Academy of Education, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and National Science Teaching Association. Lee’s awards include the National Association for Research in Science Teaching’s Distinguished Contributions Award (2023) and an Honorary Doctorate from Michigan State University (2022). She has published nearly 140 journal articles and authored six books, focusing on multilingual learners’ needs in STEM.
- Research Interests: Equity in STEM, multilingual learners, curriculum design, justice-centered education, computational thinking, and language integration.
- Key Projects: SAIL curriculum development, NGSS equity initiatives, teacher professional development programs.
- Awards: Over 10 major honors, including fellowships from the National Academy of Education and American Educational Research Association.
- Grants: Ongoing NSF funding for curriculum trials and teacher resources.
Lee’s work bridges research and practice, emphasizing translanguaging in formative assessment and the role of phenomena in science education. She advocates for integrating multiple STEM disciplines to address real-world issues, fostering student agency through engineering and data science.
