Gillian Roehrig

Dr. Gillian Roehrig is a professor of STEM Education at the University of Minnesota. She received her PhD in Science Education from the University of Arizona in 2002. Her research explores issues of professional development for K-12 science teachers, with a focus on implementation of integrated STEM learning environments and induction and mentoring of beginning secondary science teachers. Her work in integrated STEM explores teachers' conceptions and implementation of STEM, curriculum development, and student learning in small groups during STEM lessons. She has received over $50 million in federal and state grants and published over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She is a former president of the Association for Science Teacher Education and currently serves as president-elect of NARST. She is the recipient of the 2020 ASTE Outstanding Science Teacher Educator Award.