Emma Refvem

Graduate Research Assistant

ejrefvem@ncsu.edu

About Emma

Emma Refvem is a STEM Education (Science) Ph.D. student in and National Board Certified teacher who taught Earth and Environmental Science and AP Environmental Science at Riverside High School in Durham for eight years. Her research interests include studying family science experiences as they influence career choice as well as motivations for people to choose science teaching as a career. Her teaching passions include incorporating technology into science lessons, organizing large groups of people with spreadsheets, and capitalizing on the joy and genius of high school students.

Updates

Friday Institute Selects 2020 Graduate Research Fellows
Feb 07, 2020
Learn more about each of the 2020 Friday Institute graduate research fellows.

Teams

Innovations in STEM Education Research

Projects

A Sense of Awe: A Tool for Enhancing Science Instruction

This project will investigate whether the inclusion of awe into science instruction can increase students’ interests and motivation in science.
Families and Museums Exploring (FAME)

By partnering with local museums, NC State is engaging families in STEM activities and encouraging students’ interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
zSpace STEM Lab

The zSpace STEM Lab comes with a suite of science software and curriculum resources that offer learning experiences across grade levels through the sciences and STEM topics.