STEM Education

Focus Areas

DeBruce Foundation STEM Indicators Project

This project links afterschool and in-school data to assess STEM student outcomes.

Focus Areas: STEM Education, K-12 Education

Year: 2025-2026

KU School of Medicine Pre-College Program Evaluation

This evaluation examines the impact of an extra-curricular enrichment program engaging middle and high school students in hands-on STEM learning experiences and exploration of STEM careers.

Focus Areas: STEM Education, K-12 Education

Year: 2023-Present

Missouri Longitudinal Studies Workgroup-Project Lead the Way Research

This project links K-12 and postsecondary state data to examine the impact of a national STEM curriculum called Project Lead the Way.

Focus Areas: STEM Education, Postsecondary Education, K-12 Education

Year: 2020-Present

Evaluation of the MINDDRIVE Program

This evaluation examined the impact of a unique experiential learning program on students’ essential skill development and assessed key program strengths and areas of growth opportunity.

Focus Areas: Essential Skills/SEL, Career Pathways, STEM Education

Year: 2021-2024

Teachers and Students for Community-Oriented Research and Education (TSCORE)

The purpose of this project is to test the effectiveness of a new teacher professional development program.

Focus Areas: Teachers Work, Career Pathways, STEM Education

Year: 2019-2024

Johnson County Community College S-STEM Program Evaluation

This evaluation examines the impact of a scholarship and comprehensive support program on the academic engagement and postsecondary success of community college STEM students.

Focus Areas: STEM Education, Postsecondary Education

Year: 2023-Present