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Biography
Dr. Perry is an Assistant Professor of STEM education at the University of North Dakota, where his research focuses on equitable student engagement with emerging technology college and career pathways. He uses multiple methodological and theoretical approaches to investigate, (re)design, and improve education systems. In addition to his academic preparation, he has 15 years of experience as a museum educator, high school science teacher, and national invention education program administrator.
TL339: Teaching with Technology
EFR 512: Survey Methods
HE 569: Diversity Systems and Policy in Education
Career and Technical Education, Student Engagement, STEM and Computing Education, Educational Policy and Systems
SELECT PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (see website for an up-to-date list):
Zhang, H., Perry, A., & Lee, I. (2024). Developing and validating the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Concept Inventory: an instrument to assess artificial intelligence literacy among middle school students. International Journal of Artificial Intelliegence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00398-x
Chen, C., Said, T., Sadler, P., Perry, A., & Sonnert, G. (2024) The impact of high school science pedgagogies on students' STEM career interest and on their ratings of teacher quality. Journal of Research in Science Teacher.https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21948
McBride, R., Perry, A., & Kinsinger, B. (2024). Leveraging faculty learning communities to spark cultures of innovation across technical programs. Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 31(1), p. 199-214. Download Here
Perry, A. (2023). Mutually beneficial school-industry partnerships in STEM education: An aspirational case study. In J. Spott, L. Sobehrad, & R. Hite (Eds.), Developing and sustaining STEM programs across the K-12 education landscape (pp. 232-252). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7771-7.ch011
Zhang, H., Estabrooks, L., Perry, A., Kalinoff, M., and Couch, S. (2023). Role models’ influence on student interest in and awareness of career opportunities in life sciences. International Journal of Science Education, Part B. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2023.2180333
Ewell, E.,..., Perry, A.,...,and Labowsky, H. (2022). From high school chemistry to real-world problem solving by invention. Journal of Chemical Education, 99(5), 2012-2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00135
Perry, A. (2022). Why computing? Motivation and mathematics to pursue postsecondary CIS education. Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 6(1), 12-28. https://doi.org/10.9741/2578-2118.1112
Perry, A. (2022). Student engagement, no learning without it. Creative Education, 13(4), 1312-1325. https://doi.org/10.4236/ce.2022.134079
Zhang, H., Estabrooks, L., and Perry, A. (2019). Bringing invention education into middle school science classrooms: A case study. Technology & Innovation, 20(3), 235-250. https://doi.org/10.21300/20.3.2019.235
Perry, A. and Estabrooks, L. (2019). Let’s invent! The Science Teacher, 86(6), 37–43. https://my.nsta.org/resource/116388
Postsecondary Career and Technical Education Doctoral Research Fellowship, ECMCF (2020-2021)
Postdoctoral Associate, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction; Texas Tech University
M.S.Education, Secondary Science; Northwestern University
B.S., Astronomy-Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Invention Education Coordinator, MIT School of Engineering; Cambridge, Massachusetts
Founding Science Teacher, Chicago Public Schools; Chicago, Illinois
Senior Coordinator, Guest Experiences; Museum of Science and Industry; Chicago, Illinois