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  • Project management team: The Principal Investigator serves as the Project Director and has the overall responsibility for the administration of the award. He is assisted by the Co-PI who serves as the Coordinator.
  • Implementation team: The implementation teams are made up of EKU faculty, EKU students (STEM Fellows) and middle school teachers.
  • Evaluation team: The project has internal and external evaluators charged with the responsibility of evaluating the management of the project and progress made towards achieving project objectives.

Faculty | Fellows | GK-12 Teachers | Evaluators

Faculty:

 Tom Otieno
tom.otieno@eku.edu
Principal Investigator/Project Director
Chemistry
 Chongkye Rhee
chongkye.rhee@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Computer Science
 Melinda S. Wilder
melinda.wilder@eku.edu
Co-PI/Coordinator
Curriculum & Instruction
 Sherry Harrel
sherry.harrel@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Biological Sciences
 Malcolm P. Frisbie
malcolm.frisbie@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Earth Sciences
 Kirk E. Jones
kirk.jones@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Mathematics and Statistics
 Jerry D. Cook
jerry.cook@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Physics and Astronomy
 Bill Staddon
bill.staddon@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Biological Sciences
 Susan Godbey
susan.godbey@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Chemistry
 Bill Janeway
bill.janeway@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Computer Science
 Stewart S. Farrar
stewart.farrar@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Earth Sciences
 Lisa Kay
lisa.kay@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Mathematics and Statistics
 Marco Ciocca
marco.ciocca@eku.edu
Faculty Participant
Physics and Astronomy

Fellows:

Bobby AdkinsBobby Adkins
bobby_adkins13@eku.edu
Undergraduate, Senior, Computer Science
Fellow at Rockcastle
Kristen BarnardKristen Barnard
Kristen_Barnard@eku.edu
Masters, First Year, Mathematics
Fellow at Rockcastle
Jessica BarnettJessica Barnett
jessica_barnett25@eku.edu
Masters, Third Year, Chemistery
Fellow at Estill County
Stephanie DoddsStephanie Dodds
stephanie_dodds@eku.edu
Masters, Second Year, Geology
Fellow at Clark Moores
Kristopher DurbinKristopher Durbin
krisdurbin@adelphia.net
Undergraduate, Senior, Biology
Fellow at Foley
Christopher ErvinChristopher Ervin
caervin@hotmail.com
Masters, First Year, Geology
Fellow at Madison
Jennifer FairchildJennifer Fairchild
Jennifer_fairchil1@eku.edu
Undergraduate, Junior, Mathematics
Fellow at Madison
Amy McIntoshAmy McIntosh
amy_mcintosh6@eku.edu
Masters, Second Year, Biology
Fellow at Jackson County
Darren ProppeDarren Proppe
darrenproppe@hotmail.com
Masters, Second Year, Biology
Fellow at Estill County
Deanna PelfreyDeanna Pelfrey
deanna_pelfrey2@eku.edu
Masters, Second Year, Mathematics
Fellow at Foley
Nicholas SketchNicholas Sketch
Nicholas_sketch@eku.edu
Undergraduate, Senior, Computer Science
Fellow at Clark Moores
Debra WillardDebra Willard
debra_willard@eku.edu
Masters, Second Year, Computer Science
Fellow at Jackson County

GK-12 Teachers:

Matthew  BurnsMatthew Burns
mburns1@madison.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Clark Moores Middle School
Troy BlankenshipTroy Blankenship
jblanken@madison.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Clark Moores Middle School
Louis LakesLouis Lakes
llakes1@jackson.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Jackson County Middle School
Michael McNabbMichael McNabb
mmcnabb@rockcastle.k12.ky.us
Mathematics Teacher
Rockcastle County Middle School
J. Kenneth MattinglyJ. Kenneth Mattingly
kmattingly@rockcastle.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Rockcastle County Middle School
Tracy Powell-McCoyTracy Powell-McCoy
tpowell@madison.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Madison Middle School
Jennifer ParsonsJennifer Parsons
jparsons@madison.k12.ky.us
Mathematics Teacher
Foley Middle School
Wade RichardsonWade Richardson
wrichard@estill.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Estill County Middle School
Rebecca SmithRebecca Smith
bsmith@rockcastle.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Rockcastle County Middle School
 Maragert Soto
msoto@madison.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Madison Middle School
Robert ThomasRobert Thomas
rthomas@jackson.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Jackson County Middle School
Lois WebsterLois Webster
lwebster@estill.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Estill County Middle School
 Gregory Wiseman
gwiseman@madison.k12.ky.us
Science Teacher
Foley Middle School

Evaluators:

 Karen Carey
Karen.Carey@eku.edu
Internal Evaluator
 Roger Sugarman
rpsuga0@email.uky.edu
External Evaluator
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0231738. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).