Our mission
Our mission is to increase access to equitable STEM educational opportunities through evidence-based decision-making, curricula, and support for growing STEM teacher quality. The STEM Innovations team has partnered with multiple U.S. states, federal agencies, and local school districts in this work. We have also partnered with other countries to develop STEM educational solutions and have led national STEM reform efforts.
President and STEM content lead
Dr. Carla C. Johnson is the President of STEM Innovations, LTD. Dr. Johnson is an expert in integrated STEM education who has authored over 200 research papers, books, book chapters, and other publications focused on STEM education. Dr. Johnson has led state-wide and federal-level evaluations of STEM education policy investments. Dr. Johnson has worked with many partners on strategic planning and curriculum development in the U.S. and other countries, including China. She is the lead author of the STEM Road Map: A Framework for Integrated STEM Education (Johnson, Peters-Burton, & Moore, 2015; 2021) as well as the STEM Road Map curriculum series published by NSTA that includes 30 integrated STEM instructional units spanning grades K-12. Dr. Johnson has provided strategic planning support to over 50 new STEM Schools and has developed and delivered research-based professional development programs focused on improving STEM teacher effectiveness. Johnson's disciplinary expertise is in science, mathematics, and social studies.
EMAIL: cjohnson@steminnovations.com
Our LEADERSHIP TEAM
The strength of STEM Innovations, LTD is the power of our expert team that leads our work. All of our team members are leaders in STEM education working in K-12 and in higher education across the U.S. Our team includes experts in STEM evaluation, STEM school and curriculum development, and STEM teacher professional development.
Toni May, Quantitative Evaluation Lead
Dr. May is a recognized leader in educational research and evaluation. May is the quantitative evaluation lead for STEM Innovations. May brings psychometric expertise with a specific and intensive focus on educational instrument and assessment development and validation processes, and her work has been published in the top education research journals, including AERJ, Science Education, and others. May's disciplinary content expertise is in mathematics and science.
Janet Walton, Qualitative evaluation lead
Dr. Walton is the qualitative evaluation lead for STEM Innovations. Walton has over a decade of experience leading large-scale evaluation projects with partners, including NASA, AEOP, and several states. Walton's disciplinary content expertise is in science and mathematics.
Megan Wuebker, AI Content lead
Dr. Wuebker is the evaluation coordinator and AI specialist for STEM Innovations. Megan engages in project coordination, data collection, and facilitates communication with clients, partners, and participants. Megan's disciplinary content expertise is in computer science/AI, technology, and science.
MeLANIE Shores, mathematics Content Lead
Dr. Shores is our mathematics education research expert. She is a member of our evaluation team and engages in all aspects of SI projects with a mathematics focus. Shores has provided leadership for our field-based data collection, including examining fidelity of implementation of mathematics initiatives.
Vanessa Morrison, Literacy content lead
Dr. Morrison is our literacy education expert and supports evaluation projects in this area. She has experience with the development of reading and literacy curriculum and has delivered professional development workshops to teachers from several states focused on content area literacy.
Jamison Fargo, Quantitative Evaluation Co-Lead
Dr. Fargo is our advanced quantitative methodology expert who specializes in analysis such as hierarchial linear modeling (HLM), randomized control trials, and quasi-experimental design. He is a recognized scholar in this area and has previously served as Associate Dean for Research and Interim Dean of the College of Education at Utah State University.