Education Team Directory
Education Leadership
Sara Chavarria
NewFoS Co-PI
Director of Education and Broader Participation
Assistant Dean, College of Education
University of Arizona
Janet Yowell
Associate Director, STEM Education at NewFoS
Director of Community College STEM Initiatives
College of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Colorado Boulder
Grant Batchelder
Administrator of Academic Programs
University of Arizona
gbatchelder@arizona.edu
Textbook Team
Janet Yowell
NewFoS Textbook Co-Lead
Associate Director, STEM Education at NewFoS
Director of Community College STEM Initiatives
College of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Colorado Boulder
Michael Leamy
NewFoS Textbook Co-Lead
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dorothean Chair of Engineering and Science
Pierre Deymier
NewFoS Director and Principal Investigator
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Applied Mathematics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Keith Runge
NewFoS Knowledge Transfer Director
Derrick Hylton
Associate Professor Physics
Spelman College
Noah Finkelstein
Professor Fellow - Center for Stem Learning
University Colorado Boulder
Keriann Jacobson
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Office Operations Coordinator
University of Colorado Boulder
Abhirup Basu
NewFoS Graduate Associate, Research & Education
PhD Student, Applied Mathematics
University of Arizona
Ted Mburu
Graduate Student, AI Integration
PhD Student, Engineering Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Research Experience & Mentoring Team
Kasi Kiehlbaugh
NewFoS REM Program Co-Lead
Director of Health Sciences Design
Associate Professor of Practice, Health Sciences Design
Derrick Hylton
NewFoS REM Co-Lead
Associate Professor Physics
Spelman College
Grant Batchelder
NewFoS REM Coordinator
Administrator of Academic Programs
University of Arizona
gbatchelder@arizona.edu
Sara Chavarria
NewFoS Co-PI
Director of Education and Broader Participation
Assistant Dean, College of Education
University of Arizona
Leadership Programs Team
Grant Batchelder
Administrator of Academic Programs
University of Arizona
Sara Chavarria
NewFoS Co-PI
Director of Education and Broader Participation
Assistant Dean, College of Education
University of Arizona
Wataru Takeda
2025-2026 Leadership Ambassador
NewFoS Postdoctoral Scholar,
University of Arizona
wtakeda@arizona.edu
David Cavalluzzi
President of NewFoS Student Council
Material Science and Engineering Student
University of Arizona
Community College Workshop Series
Janet Yowell
Associate Director, STEM Education at NewFoS
Director of Community College STEM Initiatives
College of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Colorado Boulder
Sara Chavarria
NewFoS Co-PI
Director of Education and Broader Participation
Assistant Dean, College of Education
University of Arizona
Keriann Jacobson
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Office Operations Coordinator
University of Colorado Boulder
Grant Batchelder
Administrator of Academic Programs
Evaluation Team
Adriana Cimetta
Associate Research Professor,
Director, Center for Educational Assessment, Research, & Evaluation (CEARE)
Heather Haeger
Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Research Director, STEM Learning Center
Priscila Ledezma
Research Scientist
Maham Khalid
NewFoS Graduate Assistant
PhD Candidate, Educational Psychology
YoungHoon Koh
NewFoS Graduate Assistant
PhD Candidate, Center for the Study of Higher Education
Desire Tossoukpe
NewFoS/CEARE Graduate Assistant
PhD Student, Educational Psychology
Social Media Team
Abhirup Basu
NewFoS Graduate Associate, Research & Education
PhD Student, Applied Mathematics
University of Arizona
Kerem Gonul
Student Worker
Undergraduate Student, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
University of Arizona
Grant Batchelder
Administrator of Academic Programs
Sara Chavarria
NewFoS Co-PI
Director of Education and Broader Participation
Assistant Dean, College of Education
University of Arizona
