Your help could further MMSA’s vision of a brighter STEM future for the State of Maine and the nation. Today, I ask you to support MMSA and become a part of the movement to support exciting new ways for our youth to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math.
Ruth Kermish-Allen, Ph.D.
MMSA Title: Executive Director.
Ruth Kermish-Allen joined Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance as Executive Director in November 2014. She has extensive experience in STEM education research, project development, implementation, and evaluation. She has served as principal investigator for a variety of NSF, EPA, and USDA funded STEM education projects that integrated innovative technologies with place-based environmental education in K-12 classroom settings.
Ruth began her career as a forest ecologist and then decided to merge her love of ecology with her passion for teaching as she completed an M.Ed. in science and environmental education at the University of Maine. She completed her Ph.D. in Environmental Studies with a focus in STEM education at Antioch University New England.
Phone: (207) 626-3230 x.118
Email: all emails are first initial last name at mmsa.org
Publications:
Measuring Primary Students – Graph Interpretation Skills Via a Performance Assessment: A Case Study in Instrument Development Communities for Rural Education, Stewardship, and Technology (CREST): A Rural Model for Teacher Professional Development Student and Teacher Teams Using High Resolution Electricity Monitoring to Create Local Change