Resolving Epistemological Tension in Project-Based Introductory Engineering

Bernard David is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM Education at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds an appointment as a Graduate Research Assistant and serves as a Teaching Assistant in the UTeach program. In 2011, he received his B.S. in Physics, and in 2012, he received his M.Ed. in Secondary Teaching in Physics, both from Boston College. During his M.Ed. program, Bernard was awarded the Science Educators for Urban Schools Scholarship funded by the NSF Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Immediately prior to doctoral study, Bernard worked as a middle and high school science teacher at a public charter school in Washington, D.C, where he coordinated the schoolwide science fair and mentored students in after school enrichment programs. Bernard’s current research interests include equity in STEM education and student cognition in STEM.