Katie Wade-Jaimes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biography
Katie Wade-Jaimes earned a Ph.D. from Georgia State University focusing on science education. Wade-Jaimes was previously an engineer and a high school science and engineering teacher and has experienced and witnessed the ways structures of science and education work to exclude individuals and groups from science. Based on this background, her research explores gender and racial equity in science and STEM through the lens of identity, exploring how gender and race intersect with science identities. Her current research focuses on preparing science and STEM teachers to teach for and with student identities for racial justice in science and STEM education. Wade-Jaimes's research is funded through National Science Foundation CAREER and Noyce awards and has been published in science and education journals, including the Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Urban Education.