Kim Fluet

Associate Director for the STEM Higher Education Outreach
Associate Director of Science Education Outreach
Center for Professional Development & Education Reform

Education

Ph.D., Cornell University (science education; teaching, learning and social policy)
M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University (science education; curriculum and instruction)
B.S., Spring Hill College (biology)

Biography

Dr. Fluet is committed to transforming STEMM education in higher education and K-12 school settings for all students. In her role as Associate Director, Dr. Fluet serves as a STEMM educational researcher, external evaluator, and professional learning provider, depending on the goals and needs of the project. Dr. Fluet’s research, evaluation, and professional learning interests include developing more diverse, equitable, and inclusive STEMM learning experiences for underrepresented minority and first-generation students; supporting STEMM faculty and K-12 science teachers in enacting student-centered pedagogical practices that lead to deep, meaningful understanding for all students; and identity development and communities of practice membership by individuals throughout the STEMM educational ecosystem.

As a science teacher educator, and former science teacher, Dr. Fluetsupports STEMM educational reform by mentoring inservice science teachers in several NSF-funded projects (e.g. NOYCE), and by providing professional learning and content-focused coaching to science teachers and school districts in and around western New York (e.g. NYSSLS/NGSS implementation, OpenSciEd adoption, Ambitious Science Teaching pedagogies).

As an educational researcher and program evaluator, Dr. Fluet engages in several grant-funded projects (e.g., IUSE, S-STEM, T32) in STEMM higher education that impact students and faculty locally as well as nationally. She utilizes quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, often in tandem, as determined by the research and evaluation questions. For a listing of Dr. Fluet’s publications and projects, please see her ORCID ID public record linked above.