Melisa Fowler, EdD, EdD Program Coordinator, Elementary Education & Assistant Professor
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Biography
Dr. Lisa Fowler has spent her entire career working toward improving educational opportunities for teachers and students, especially students from rural communities. She taught in an elementary classroom for 16 years, which is where she established her research agenda which focuses on science and STEM identity formation for girls and youth in rural areas. She carried this work with her to The University of Alabama where she spent 13 years focused on creating community engagement programs and research opportunities to knock down barriers in the sciences while boosting STEM identity for elementary and middle schoolers. Dr. Fowler aims to continue this work in the rural areas of Middle Tennessee as she expands her work into this region.
Education
Doctor of Education (EdD), The University of Alabama
Educational Specialist (EDS), The University of Alabama
Master of Arts (MA), University of North Alabama
Bachelor of Science (BSED), University of North Alabama
Publications
Hodges, T. S., Kerch, C., & Fowler, M. (2021). Pandemic pivoting: Preparing
preservice teachers through methods courses and school-based placements. In J. Davis & C. Irish (Eds.), Lessons from the Pivot: Higher Education’s Response to the Pandemic.
Hodges, T. S., Kerch, C., & Fowler, M. (June 2020). Teacher education in the time
of COVID-19: Creating digital networks as university-school-family partnerships. Middle Grades Review, 6(2). (special issue related to the Novel Coronavirus; blind peer-review)
Hubbard, J., Fowler, M., & Freeman, L. (2020). PreK–5 teacher views of professional
development integrating common core language arts with science and social studies. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 10(1).
Goldston, M. J.; Allison, E.; Fowler, L.; & Glaze, A. (2013). The dynamic earth: Recycling
naturally. Science & Children. (April/May).