Melanie Bauer
/STEM education researcher & program manager
currently living in New Haven, CT
Former mad scientist, I mean, science graduate student.
Conducted research on aging, including the study of hearing and cognitive declines that occur in later life.
Completed interdisciplinary coursework in psychology, statistics, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering.
Science museum educator and classroom teacher.
Wrote curriculum and led museum camps on geology, paleontology, astronomy, and anthropology.
Guest lectured in university courses on topics including neuroscience, speech perception, and research methods.
Freelance science journalist and science outreach participant.
Publications in Scientific American, The Open Notebook, and Washington University's The Source.
Outreach activities through science fairs, K-12 schools, and science museums.
Training and experience in the following:
STEM education and institutional researcher.
Currently measuring impacts of STEM education programs involving
K-12 students, undergraduates, and university faculty.
Former experience in cognitive science and institutional research.