2025
^Graduate Student
Menon, D., Wieselmann, J., Haines, S., & Asim, S., Koch, A., ^Cox, D. (2025). Preservice elementary teachers’ integrated STEM teaching self-efficacy: Contributing Sources Within STEM Education Courses. AERA Open, 11(1), 1-20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23328584251321472
Menon, D., ^Johnson, A., ^Cox, D., Nguyen, U., Jeon, M., & Thomas, A. (2025). STEMthemed pathways within elementary preservice methods coursework: Benefits and challenges associated with designing and implementing integrated STEM projects. School Science and Mathematics. https://doi.org/10.1111/ssm.18321
Nguyen, U., Menon, D., & Trainin, G. (2025, November). Elementary Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Engineering Within Integrated STEM. Paper accepted for research presentation at the 2025 Frontiers in Education conference. Nashville, Tennessee.
Trainin, G., Menon, D., ^Johnson, A. (2025, June). Challenges to Integrated STEM Instruction and Learning. Conference proposal accepted for presentation at the ISTELive and ASCD Annual Conference. San Antonio, Texas.
Thomas, A., Menon, D., Nguyen, U. Trainin, G. (2025, March). Approaches to Integrated STEM in an Elementary Teacher Education Program. Conference proposal presented at presentation at the ICRSME XVII Consultation, Valladolid, Mexico.
Menon, D., Trainin, G., & ^Johnson, A. (2025, March). Durability of Changes in Preservice Elementary Teachers' Integrated STEM Teaching Self-efficacy. Research paper presentation at the 36th annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Orlando, FL. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/225829/
Cox, D., & Menon, D. (2025, March 26-29). NGSS in Action: Elevate Learning through Building and Testing Ziplines Workshop conducted at the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) 2025 Philadelphia National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
2024
Menon, D., ^Johnson, A., ^Cox, D., Nguyen, U., Jeon, M., & Thomas, A. (Accepted). STEM themed pathways within elementary preservice methods coursework: Benefits and challenges associated with designing and implementing integrated STEM projects. School Science and Mathematics.
Thomas, A., Menon, D., Nguyen, U., & Johnson, K. L., (2024, April 10-14). Highlighting mathematics in STEAM context with codable robotics [Conference presentation]. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2024 Virtual Conference.
Trainin, G., Johnson, K. L., Thomas, A., Menon, D., Al Shorman, D. A., & Cox, D., (2024, February 16-18). Centering equity in elementary STEM preservice education [Conference presentation]. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) 2024 Annual Meeting, Aurora/Denver, CO, USA.
Nguyen, U., Menon, D., Jeon, M., & Thomas, A. (2024, June 23-26). Purposefully Designing Integrated STEM Learning Experiences within Elementary Teacher Education (Work in Progress) [Conference Presentation]. 2024 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition. Portland, OR.
Thomas, A., Nguyen, U., & Amman, K. (2024, April). Short Form Video Platforms as Tools for Elementary Pre-Service Teachers to Engage and Support Families and Caregivers with Mathematics Curriculum. Presented at ICRSME Virtual Consultation 2024.
2023
Menon, D., Bauer, A. S., Hasseler, E. V., Johnson, K. L., Thomas, A., Martinez, R., & Trainin, G. (2023). Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Centering Science within Elementary STEM Education. Palgrave Macmillan. In (Eds) Al-Balushi, S., Martin-Hansen, L. & Song, Y. Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27334-6_14.
Menon, D., Al Shorman, D. A., Cox, D., & Thomas, A. (2023). Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Integrated STEM Teaching Self-efficacy. Education Sciences, 13(5). 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13050529.
Trainin, G., Johnson, K. L., Menon, D., Thomas, A. Al Shorman, D. A., & Cox, D., (2023, June 25-28). Preparing new teachers for equity in teaching and through technology [Conference presentation]. International Society for Technology in Education Live 23 Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA.