The Engineering and Science Education Ph.D. program at Clemson University provides a rich curriculum with a focus on STEM education.

Joined October 2020
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We are thrilled to announce the graduation of Wysheka Austin who received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University this Spring. Please help us congratulate Dr. Austin, our May 2024 ESED Graduate! We wish her the best on this new and exciting chapter!
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The ESED Teacher Scholar Awardees for the 2024-2025 academic year are Makayla Headley and Destinee Cooper! The ESED Teacher Scholar Award provides funding for ESED Ph.D. students to gain teaching experience during their graduate studies. Congrats, Makayla and Destinee!
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Drs. Eliza Gallagher and Matt Voigt were both participants in The National Scholars Program Awards of Distinction dinner for their roles as mentors, an event where graduating seniors and their mentors are honored for their mentoring that drives success in all facets of life.
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The awards keep coming! This year, ESED student Margaret Ann Bolick won the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award at the college and university levels! Sadly, MA couldn’t be at the ceremony, but Drs. Matt Voigt and Cindy Lee (ESED) brought her picture along! Congrats, MA!
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This year, ESED Ph.D. Candidate Shannon Conner won ESED’s Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award (2024). This award recognizes an ESED student’s education research that has the potential to impact the field. Congratulations, Shannon! linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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This year, ESED Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Otterbeck won the Excellence in Leadership (2024) award, presented to her by Dr. John Lopes, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, at the Graduate Student Government Award ceremony. Congratulations, Sarah!
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What better way to end the semester than w/ an event! This year, we finished off the semester with an event; The Amazing Race - ESED Edition! Challenges and puzzles and a race to the finish? Sign me up! Congrats to all participants and organizers on a successfully fun-filled day!
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We are beyond excited to share that a conference paper by recent ESED graduate Dr. Jenny Brown, Clemson undergraduate Marshal Rice, and ESED’s Dr. Karen High was selected for the “Best Paper” and “Best DEI Paper” awards at ASEE SE! Congratulations to all! strategy.asee.org/45540
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Continuing with our ASEE SE theme, Tim Ransom, Randi Sims, and Jessica Manning gave their talk on, “Community Cultural Wealth from an Engineering and Science Education Department” last month! linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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Tim said, “We investigated the various forms of community cultural wealth brought to the ESED department by its students...."
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“...The professional vocabularies, lived experiences, research group social structures all inform the ways that students brought their whole selves to shared spaces in our interdisciplinary department and field.”
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Last month, the ASEE Southeastern Conference took place at Kennesaw State University. ESED students Tim Ransom, Randi Sims, Libby Flanagan, and ESED alum Jennifer Brown all presented their research talks to the education research community! linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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This April, Clemson hosted its annual Science as Art gallery, founded and co-directed by ESED's own Lisa Benson. This year, ESED student Rhonda Powell won 4th place for "Speak Now," her light microscopy image of a sheep tongue. Congratulations, Rhonda! linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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Join us this Friday, April 19th, at 11:15am ET for our seminar with ESED students Shannon Conner and Sarah Otterbeck! Contact Paige at pzoltew@clemson.edu for details. linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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Join us tomorrow, Friday, April 12th, at 11:15am ET for our seminar with Purdue University seminar exchange student Cristian Vargas-Ordóñez! Contact Paige at pzoltew@clemson.edu for details. linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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Interested in what ways education research can help you in the classroom? Check out the benefits and ways of actively engaging a classroom through non-verbal communication, by ESED students Sarah Otterbeck and Aradaryn Marsh! scholarlyteacher.com/post/in…

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Join us tomorrow, Friday, April 5th, at 11:15am ET for our seminar with ESED’s very own Dr. Matt Voigt! Contact Paige at pzoltew@clemson.edu for details. linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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Join us tomorrow, Friday, March 29th, at 11:15am ET for our seminar with Anu Meacham! Contact Paige at pzoltew@clemson.edu for details. Please note that there has been a room change. This week, seminar will be held in Sirrine 212. linkedin.com/posts/clemson-e…
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December 2023 ESED Graduate We are thrilled to announce the graduation of Jenny Shaffer Brown who received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education from Clemson University. Please help us congratulate Dr. Brown, our December 2023 ESED Graduate! We wish her the best!
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