Alexandra E. Schindel
Associate Professor
LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Specialty/Research Focus
Curriculum and Instruction; Environmental Education; Curriculum and Instruction; Diversity; Equity and Poverty; Science Education; Learning Sciences; Social Justice; Qualitative Research Methods; Urban Education
Education and Training:
- PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011)
- MAT, Cornell University (2001)
- BS, Brigham Young University (1998)
Recent Presentations:
Invited Lectures:
- Plastics: understanding human and environmental impacts and classroom activism;
Conferences:
- *Ormerod, K., Rish, R., & Schindel, A. (2021). Placemaking Through the Lens of Science. Poster presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association.;
- Wang, X. C., *Cobanoglu, A., Schindel, A., & Christ, T. (2021). “I wear glasses and I am going to make a robot to protect people”: Exploring underserved kindergarteners’ emergent science identity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association.;
Recent Grants:
Grant:
- Citizen Science Teachers: University at Buffalo (UB) Noyce Residency Scholars; Federal; NSF NOYCE; Awarded; (06/04/2021-06/04/2021)