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Georgia State Researchers Awarded $2.25 Million for Social-Communication, STEM Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities

Georgia State Researchers Awarded $2.25 Million for Social-Communication, STEM Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities

Georgia State University assistant professors Claire Donehower and Sarah Hansen have received a five-year, $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support social-communication learning for elementary-aged students with intellectual disabilities.

Donehower and Hansen will work with Trey Vasquez from the University of Central Florida and Rob Pennington from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Project Social Code, which is designed to help teachers integrate STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and social skills instruction for learners with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (ID).

The research team will create a curriculum and a professional development program to give teachers the training and materials they need to encourage learning in STEM areas, coding and social skills development.

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Faculty Spotlight: A Q&A with Cynthia Lester, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Perimeter College

Faculty Spotlight: A Q&A with Cynthia Lester, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Perimeter College

Cynthia Lester, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Perimeter College, has a passion for bringing needed change in STEM — bringing in underrepresented groups into the field.

For this edition of Faculty Spotlight, Dr. Lester describes what inspired her to enter the field, how others have helped to shape her path, and what we can do to advance diversity and inclusion in the field.

To read the Q&A interview, click the link.

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Dr. Cynthia Lester, Associate Dean at Perimeter College, Selected As Fellow for National IAspire Leadership Academy

Dr. Cynthia Lester, Associate Dean at Perimeter College, Selected As Fellow for National IAspire Leadership Academy

Dr. Cynthia Lester of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College has been selected as a fellow for the IAspire Leadership Academy, a program aimed at developing and training Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) faculty and administrators from underrepresented groups for senior leadership roles at colleges and universities. The new program is housed at the University of Georgia.

Lester is the associate dean for Georgia State’s Clarkston Campus and for the division of math, computer science and engineering at the university’s Perimeter College, where she’s also a computer science associate professor. She is one of 20 individuals chosen for the National Science Foundation-affiliated program.

IAspire is part of the Aspire Alliance’s Institutional Change Initiative (IChange), which helps to address a national goal of broadening diversity and increasing inclusion in STEM fields and higher education leadership.

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Perimeter College Students Participate In NASA Aerospace Scholars Program

Perimeter College Students Participate In NASA Aerospace Scholars Program

Hector Enciso, Joel Goodrum, Dinah Johnson, Mariyaah Muttalib and Fkreyesus Mesfn of Georgia State University’s Perimeter College were among 403 students selected from across the U.S. to attend the four-day NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) onsite experience.

To compete for a seat with NCAS, students must complete a five-week online research program, which requires them to pass a series of tests and write a research paper on Mars. If selected, they are assigned to one of NASA’s 10 field centers across the country for an opportunity to meet engineers, tour facilities and collaborate on team projects.

NCAS is funded in part by NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Program (MUREP), which focuses on connecting underrepresented and underserved students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines with practical learning experiences outside the classroom.

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