National Service

Updated June, 2024

National Service

EDITORSHIP

Associate Editor, Journal of Research in Science Teaching2025 – 2029
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Research in Science Teaching2019 – 2022
Department Editor, The American Biology Teacher2013 – 2019
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education2016 – 2018

ACTIVE ADVISORY ROLES

CAREER: Investigating Black Youths’ Engineering, Innovation, and Design
Practices at the Intersection of Museum and Home/Family Learning,
Dr. DeLean Tolbert Smith, NSF-AISL 2045568
2022 – Active
Center for Empathy and Social Justice in Human Health,
University of California Irvine 
2021 – Active
Content Advisory Committee: Early Childhood,
the Museum of Discovery and Science in Ft. Lauderdale  
2021 – Active

PREVIOUS ADVISORY ROLES

Advisory Committee Member, A Systematic Review of STEM Learning and Social-Emotional
Development in Out-of-School Time, McLean Hospital, NSF-AISL 2115868 (2021 – 2023)

Advisory Committee Member, Developing STEM Skills Through Play and Exhibit Design for Early
Learners in Children’s Museums and Science Centers,Association
of Children’s Museums, NSF–AISL 2005944 (2020 – 2022)

Advisory Committee Member, Learning Solutions: Investigating Fundamental Tools, Resources, & Strategies to Support Professionals Addressing Persistent Issues in STEM, NSF–AISL 2011424 (2020 – 2022)

Expert Advisor, Mapping Employee Networks Through the NIST Interactions Survey, National Institutes of Standards and Technology Internal Report No. 8375 (2021)

Expert Advisor, Online STEM Resources Roundtable, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (2020)

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Committee Member, AERA Division C Equity and Inclusion Committee, AERA (2022 – Active)
  • Writer, Science Education Campaign for Research, Equity & Teaching (2020 – 2023)
  • Chair, External Policy and Relations Committee, NARST (2020 – 2022)
  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Editorial Board (2019 – 2022)
  • Committee Member, External Policy and Relations Committee, NARST (2017 – 2022)
  • Co-Chair, External Policy and Relations Committee, NARST (2019 – 2020)
  • Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Editorial Board (2016 – 2018)
  • The American Biology Teacher, Department Editor (2013 – 2019)