
About Us
Our graduate and undergraduate research team members at Michigan State University work with local educators and a panel of expert collaborators to develop and implement online curriculum in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade biology science, particularly around the topic of heredity and related concepts, such as reproduction and cells.
Heredity Research Team
Principal Investigator | |
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Michelle Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Science Education, Michigan State University Website mwilliam@msu.edu |
Postdoctoral Scholar | |
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Joi Merritt Ph.D. in Educational Studies (Science Education) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2010 jmerritt@msu.edu |
Graduate Researchers, MSU | |
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Dante Cisterna Curriculum Instruction and Teacher Education Program, specializing in Science Education cisterna@msu.edu |
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Tamara Heck Curriculum Instruction and Teacher Education Program, specializing in Science Education heckt@msu.edu |
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Alicia Trotman Educator/Doctoral Candidate Website trotmana@msu.edu |
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Wenxia Wang Curriculum and Instruction and Teacher Education Program wangwenx@msu.edu |
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Xuechun Zhou Measurement and Quantitative Methods Program zhouxuec@msu.edu |
Undergraduate Researchers, MSU | |
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Lizz Bartos Pursuing B.S. in Computer Science at Northwestern University lizz.bartos@u.northwestern.edu |
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Gemini Bhalsod Pursuing B.S. in Plant Biology/Environmental Biology bhalsodg@msu.edu |
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Amanda Opperman MSU College of Education Graduate, High School Math Teacher griff345@msu.edu |
Consultants for Curriculum Design and Assessments | |
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Heather Mueller High School Biology Teacher Consultant mueller_ha@elps.k12.mi.us |
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Angela Haydel DeBarger Senior Research Scientist, Center for Technology in Learning SRI International angela.haydel@sri.com |
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Erika D. Tate, Ph.D. Designer/Researcher of Instructional Materials bluknowledge.com erikadtate@gmail.com |
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Yiyu Xie Psychometrician MY Analytics Group yxie05@gmail.com |

