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    Shannon Navy

    Shannon Navy, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Campus:
    Kent
    Office Location:
    404M
    Contact Information
    Email:
    snavy@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-0648

    Biography

    As a former science teacher, Dr. Shannon Navy’s work is influenced by impacting the lives of science teachers and students. Her K-12 science teaching and science teacher education experiences have occurred in various states including: North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio. Dr. Navy’s research focuses on the continuum of teacher learning, including science teacher education, induction, and professional development. Within this space, she conducts research on the development of teacher resilience through the acquisition of quality resources, social media as a curriculum resource for teachers, and STEM integration and pedagogy in K-12 classrooms. Her work has been published in top research journals, such as the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, the Journal of Science Teacher Education, Studies in Science Education, and the International Journal of Science Education as well as practitioner-focused journals, including The Science Teacher and Science and Children. She has also co-edited a book, Newly Hired Teachers of Science: A Better Beginning. At Kent State, Dr. Navy enjoys teaching science methods courses and graduate courses in science education and conducting research with graduate students.

    Grants

    • Principal Investigator (PI), Resources Accessed to Cultivate and Enhance Resilience (RACER). National Science Foundation, 2021-2025.
    • Co-PI, Elementary 3D Printing for STEM. Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, 2021-2023. 
    • PI, Women in STEM Mentoring Program: It is Never Too Late. Kent State University, 2019-2021.

    Education

    B.S. - Syracuse University
    M.A.T. - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Ph.D. - University of Georgia
    Postdoctoral Research Associate - University of Virginia

    Research Methods

    Qualitative, Mixed Methods

    Awards/Achievements

    • Kent State University’s New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, 2022
    • Kent State University’s College of Education, Health, and Human Services Outstanding Research Award – Early Career, 2022
    • Kent State University’s College of Education, Health, and Human Services Outstanding Teaching Award – Early Career, 2021
    • National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Research Worth Reading Award, 2021
    • American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) First Place Dissertation Award in Research on Teacher Induction, 2015

    Documents

    PDF icon S.Navy-Curriculum Vitae-May 2024.pdf

    News Stories

    Dr. Shannon Navy Awarded $1,000,000 NSF Grant, Dr. Shannon Navy Receives National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Research Worth Reading Award,
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