Kathleen Hill Ph.D.

Director, Center for Science and the Schools
Associate Professor of Science Education

Areas of Expertise

Secondary Science Teachers Keyphrases
Cybersecurity Education Keyphrases
Cybersecurity Curriculum Keyphrases
Cybersecurity Computer Science
Knowledge Development Social Sciences
Science Teachers Keyphrases
Teacher Professional Development Social Sciences
Knowledge Development Keyphrases

Education

PhD – Curriculum and Instruction – Science Education, Arizona State University
MS – Environmental Pollution Control, Penn State University
BA – Geological Sciences, Lehigh University

Websites

: Dr. Hill is the Director of the Center for Science and the Schools. She collaborates with scientists and engineers to design and implement STEM education outreach programs that bridge cutting-edge science and engineering research and K-12 classrooms. She is the PI for the USDA-funded project - Authentic Plant Pollinator Landscape Research for Educators (APPL-RED). In this program, K-12 educators learn about issues related to critical pollinators in natural and agricultural landscapes as well as research techniques utilized at the Center for Pollinator Research that readily transfer to the K-12 setting. These teachers are currently being supported to engage pre-college students in pollinator research projects at their school locations.
: 2025

Using Modelling of and Modelling For in a Teacher Professional Development Workshop to Learn how Molecular Biologist Model
Amber Cesare, Kathleen Hill, Neela Yennawar, Hemant Yennawar, Amie Boal, Cody Lloyd, Jennifer A. Gruber, Lisa Shannon, 2025, In: New Perspectives in Science Education - International Conference

2022

The first 5 years of teaching science
Julie A. Luft, Shannon L. Navy, Sissy S. Wong, Kathleen M. Hill, 2022, In: Journal of Research in Science Teaching

2021

Hands-On Cybersecurity Curriculum using a Modular Training Kit
Asmit De, Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan, Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Abdullah Ash Saki, Mahabubul Alam, Taylor Steven Wood, Matthew Johnson, Manoj Varma Saripalli, Yu Xia, Stephanie Cutler, Swaroop Ghosh, Kathleen M. Hill, Annmarie Ward, Jul 26 2021, In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

2020

Hands-on cybersecurity curriculum using a modular training kit
Asmit De, Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan, Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Abdullah Ash Saki, Mahabubul Alam, Taylor Steven Wood, Matthew Johnson, Manoj Varma Saripalli, Yu Xia, Stephanie Cutler, Swaroop Ghosh, Kathleen M. Hill, Annmarie Ward, Jun 22 2020, In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

2017

Secondary science teachers’ subject matter knowledge development across the first 5 years
Ryan S. Nixon, Kathleen M. Hill, Julie A. Luft, 2017, In: Journal of Science Teacher Education

2016

Reforming undergraduate biology teaching through graduate assistants
Kathleen M. Hill, Miles Orchinik, Aug 29 2016, In: Current Issues in Education

2015

A social constructivist perspective of teacher knowledge
Kathleen M. Hill, Jan 1 2015, In: Transforming Institutions

Exploring beginning teachers' content knowledge
Kathleen M. Hill, Julie A. Luft, Jan 1 2015, In: Newly Hired Teachers of Science

Connecting research to practice for better beginnings
Julie A. Luft, Shannon L. Dubois, Eric R. Banilower, Benjamin K. Campbell, Brett A. Criswell, Joel D. Donna, Jonah B. Firestone, Katie Greisen, Molly M. Henschel, Kathleen M. Hill, Jacqueline T. McDonnough, Hillary Merk, Ryan S. Nixon, Gail Richmond, Gillian H. Roehrig, Gregory T. Rushton, David Str..., Jan 1 2015, In: Newly Hired Teachers of Science

Kathleen Hill Ph.D.

Areas of Expertise

Education

Websites

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