Anna is a middle and high school science teacher and doctoral student in the hybrid EPET program at MSU. She is interested in understanding how participation in technology-driven activities impacts student motivation and achievement in science classes. Her experiences teaching overseas for Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and other schools overseas have shaped her interest in understanding how connecting with other students in geographically disparate locations enhances student learning over shared but separate experiences.

Krystal is interested in broadening participation of diverse communities in the STEM workforce. She draws from critical race theory and motivation theories to address STEM persistence. Her work focuses on understanding multiple facets of identity (e.g., racial/ethnic, gender, science), motivation processes, and persistence using mixed methods. Krystal comes to Michigan State University from Los Angeles, California.

After teaching in unique settings, from Singapore to rural Mississippi, Alexandra became interested in how racial/ethnic diversity affects achievement. To understand this relationship, her research focuses the interaction of group heterogeneity on the social-psychological processes underpinning achievement motivation, such as self/collective efficacy, social interdependence, and goal orientation. Alexandra thinks of Denver, Colorado as home, but is happy to live in East Lansing now as a MSU Spartan.

After earning his MS in statistics and MA in education from the University of Michigan, John began working as a lecturer at the MSU Department of Statistics and Probability. Here, he developed research interests regarding how randomization-based approaches to teaching inference influenced student motivation and engagement in statistics courses. He has additional interests in studying motivation more broadly, especially how students' perceptions of relevance influence motivated behaviors in the classroom.