Jeffrey Radloff

Research Interests: Enhancing scientific information literacy; Understanding pre-service teachers’ conceptions of STEM; Understanding pre-service teachers’ conceptions of the Nature of Science (NOS)

Email: jradloff@purdue.edu

Professional Affiliations: American Educational Research Association (AERA), Graduate Student Education Council (GSEC)

About me: I am a research assistant, Educational Technology Support for ITaP, PhD student and Vice President of the Graduate Student Education Council (GSEC). I spend my free time reading, writing, playing the guitar, and doing fitness and service projects.

About my research: I am very interested in further developing the connections between the NOS and diversity/equity issues, including how to help students better understand the sociocultural embeddedness of science. Currently I am working on an Integrated STEM project investigating conceptual change about STEM following a semester-long intervention.

Hometown: Schererville, Indiana

Degree Objective: Ph.D. in Science Education, Curriculum and Instruction