Equity in STEM Education Research Advocating for Equitable Attention

Dr. Alberto J. Rodriguez holds a Distinguished Professorship of Education at the University of Houston, and the Mary Endres Chair in Teacher Education Emeritus at Purdue University. Dr. Rodriguez is also a Fulbright Scholar (20-21, Costa Rica) and Professor of Cross-Cultural Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Houston. He received the Innovations in Research on Diversity in Teacher Education Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education, 2017); the Kappa Delta Pi – Teaching and Teacher Education Research Award from AERA in 2000; and the New Mexico State University’s Award for Exceptional Achievements in Creative Scholarly Activity in 2002.

Dr. Regina L. Suriel is an Associate Professor at Valdosta State University. A previous bilingual high school science teacher in New York City’s multicultural schools, Dr. Suriel advocates for socially just scienceeducation for all students, especially Latinx.  At the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, she founded the Latinx Research Group (LaRIG) and is past Elections Committee Chair. Dr. Suriel is a co-founder of Science Educators for Equity, Diversity and Social Justice (SEEDS) and past program chair. She is on the editorial board for the Journal of Science Teacher Education and Multicultural Affairs.