Making Connections: Exploring Culturally Embedded Making Practices and Perceptions (Work in Progress)

Gina Navoa Svarovsky is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Notre Dame Center for STEM Education. For over a decade, she has been interested in how young people learn science and engineering in both formal and informal learning environments. Specifically, her research interests are focused on exploring how youth from traditionally underrepresented populations in engineering are able to develop engineering skills, knowledge, and ways of thinking as a result of participating in a variety of learning experiences. She also holds a joint appointment in the College of Engineering at Notre Dame and teaches in the First-year engineering program. Prior to joining the faculty at the Center for STEM Education, Svarovsky worked as a Senior Evaluation and Research associate at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Notre Dame and a PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin.