Téa Skye Pusey

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Arts, University of California, Merced, 2022

GPA: 3.97, Major: Sociology, Minors: Natural Sciences Education and Psychology

RESEARCH INTERESTS/AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Science Education, Educational Equity, Gender, Race, & Ethnicity, Formative Assessment Tools

EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL EXPIERENCE

Middle School Math Tutor, CalTeach - Fall 2021

• Assisted local middle school intervention classroom working with individual and groups of students on math and language arts skills 

Summer Intern, Mobi Labs – Summer 2021

• Developed biotechnology-based lesson plans for K-12 students
• Delivered biotechnology-based lesson plans to students in classrooms and science fairs

Science Lead Instructor, Galileo Summer Camps – Summer 2019 

• Prepared for and delivered multiple rotations of curriculum per day to groups of up to 28 campers 
• Implemented the curriculum as written, adapting it as needed to improve the camper experience or accommodate individual campers, and capturing feedback to share with curriculum developers 
• Provided leadership, energy and camp spirit, constantly assessing group dynamics and the needs of individual campers 
• Supervised Team Leaders/Assistant Instructors working in my program area and supported their professional development goals 

Student Fieldwork, CalTeach – Fall 2018

• Assisted mentor teacher in daily classroom activities while collecting data on classroom environment and teaching methods 
• Delivered STEM curriculum using a 5E lesson plan

Team Leader, Galileo Summer Camps – Summer 2018

• Led teams of up to 30 campers per week, throughout daily art, science and outdoor rotations 
• Assisted instructors in the classroom as they delivered curriculum to the team of campers 
• Provided excellent customer service to families by communicating with them on a daily basis about their camper’s experience 
• Assisted with daily set up and clean-up of camp and assisted instructors with lesson preparation 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant, Bridging Equity in Education Lab - Summer 2021-Spring 2022

• Irene Beattie, PhD                                  
• Researched California schools to find AP and NCES data
• Performed literature review on underrepresented students in STEM

Discipline-Based Education Research REU Fellow, Rochester Institute of Technology - Summer 2021

• Kelly Norris Martin, PhD
• Analyzed student, faculty, and interpreters interview data
• Conducted interviews with faculty members, students, and interpreters
• Performed literature review for deaf and hard of hearing students in STEM
• Wrote and revised manuscripts on collected data

Research Assistant, Kranzfelder Lab – Summer 2020-Spring 2022

• Petra Kranzfelder, PhD
• Analyzed classroom data and created figures using R
• Conducted Classroom Discourse Observational Protocol (CDOP)
• Contributed to fellow lab mate’s research on student experiences in STEM

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow, UC Merced – Summer 2020

• Petra Kranzfelder, PhD
• Collected and cleaned compiled Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS) dataAnalyzed COPUS data and created figures using R
• Led discussions on scholarly articles
• Created a poster presentation of COPUS data

Lab Manager, Merced Experimental Health and Social Psychology Lab - Fall 2020-Spring 2022

• Jennifer Howell, PhD                                                          
• Managed research assistant and participant schedules
• Responded to participant emails promptly and kindly

Research Assistant, Merced Experimental Health and Social Psychology Lab – Fall 2019- Spring 2022

• Jennifer Howell, PhD
• Organized and ran participants in studies
• Piloted, reviewed, and critiqued the development of study materials
• Participated in an independent study which gave the opportunity to create research questions, design and conduct an original study, apply to grants, and present findings

Student Intern, Students Assessing Teaching and Learning (SATAL) – Spring 2019- Spring 2022 Adriana Signorini

• Led and tabulated interviews and focus groups for undergraduate courses and research groups
• Conducted and compiled Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM Courses (COPUS)
• Assessed microteaching learning evaluations
• Conducted hiring interviews for SATAL intern applicants and led professional development
• Gained experience in qualitatively coding student survey data

PUBLICATIONS

Pusey, S. T. (2020). An Equal Education: Reducing Gender Bias in STEM Education. UC Merced Undergraduate Research Journal. 

Alkhouri, J., Donham, C., Pusey, S. T, Stivers, A., Signorini, A., Kranzfelder, P. (2021). Look who’s talking: Investigating instructional and discourse practices of college STEM instructors across STEM disciplines, instructor types, years of teaching experience, and class size. (Bioscience)

Dulai K., Kranzfelder P., Signorini A., Presas A., Pusey S. T, Urbina C., Oviedo NJ. (2022). Collaborative Teaching Plus (CT+): A timely, flexible, and dynamic course design to improve instruction and the student learning experience in introductory biology courses. (Cell Biology Education- Life Sciences Education)

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPERATION

Pusey S. T., Presas-Valencia A., Kranzfelder, P., Signorini A., (In Press). Breakout Rooms, Chat, and Polling, Oh My! The Development and Validation of Online COPUS. (Research & Practice in Assessment)

Norris Martin K, Pusey S. T, States G, Ross R, Kronimus K, Zwickl M. B. (Under Review). Holistic Integration of Communication in Physics Education. (American Journal of Physics).

Hinojosa, B., Johnson, A., Hua, J., Pusey S., T., Contreras, A., Howell, J. (TBD) Spoiler Alert!: The Choice to Receive Narrative Spoilers and Story Enjoyment     

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Sociological Research Symposium, UC Merced - Spring 2019

An Equal Education: Reducing Gender Bias in STEM Education, 

Virtual symposium (UROC), UC Merced – Fall 2020 

Instructional Practices Among STEM Instructors of a Hispanic-Serving Institution

SABER West, Society of the Advancement of Biology Education Research – Spring 2021 

Look who’s talking: Investigating instructional and discourse practices of college STEM instructors across STEM disciplines, instructor types, years of teaching experience, and class size

Research Week Showcase, UC Merced – Spring 2021

Spoiler Alert: How do spoilers affect viewer enjoyment?

Stanford Undergraduate Research Conference, Stanford University – Spring 2021

Instructional Practices Among STEM Instructors of a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Diversifying Scholarship, University of Virginia – Spring 2021

Instructional Practices Among STEM Instructors of a Hispanic-Serving Institution

National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Council on Undergraduate Research – Spring 2021

Instructional Practices Among STEM Instructors of a Hispanic-Serving Institution

APS Virtual Convention, Association for Psychological Science – Spring 2021

Spoiler Alert: How do spoilers affect viewer enjoyment?

SABER West, Society of the Advancement of Biology Education Research – Summer 2021

Breakout Rooms, Chat, and Polling, Oh My! The Development and Validation of Remote COPUS

DBER Research Symposium, Rochester Institute of Technology - Summer 2021

Supports and Barriers for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students When Giving Presentations

Assessment Institute, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis – Fall 2021

Breakout Rooms, Chat, and Polling, Oh My! The Development and Validation of Remote COPUS

Undergraduate Research Mixer, UC Merced – Fall 2021

Look who’s talking: Investigating instructional and discourse practices of college STEM instructors across STEM disciplines, instructor types, years of teaching experience, and class size

SABER, Society of the Advancement of Biology Education Research – Summer 2022

Breakout Rooms, Chat, and Polling, Oh My! The Development and Validation of Remote COPUS

ACADEMIC HONORS, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Dean’s Distinguished Graduate Fellowship, UC Davis - Fall 2022

Discipline Based Education Research REU, Rochester Institute of Technology – Summer 2021

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF), UC Merced - Summer 2020

Fellowships and Undergraduate Research Symposium (FURS), UC Merced – Spring 2020

AWARDS

Blackhorse Association Scholarship, Blackhorse 2021-2022, 20-21, 19-20, 18-19

Psychological Sciences Conference Award, UC Merced Spring 2021

Minnie Andow Scholarship, UC Merced Spring 2021

Chancellor’s List, UC Merced, 2020-2021, 19-20, 18-19

CalTeach Scholars Award, UC Merced, Spring 2019

ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LEADERSHIP

President, UC Merced Sociology Club, Fall 2021-Spring 2022

• Organized club events and executive board meetings

• Support executive board members in executing fundraising efforts, outreach, and event planning

External Vice President, UC Merced Sociology Club, Fall 2020-Spring 2021

• Organized events with keynote speakers such as Careers in Sociology, Sociology Graduate Student Panel,Creating an Undocumented Student Task Force
• Assisted in bi-weekly presentations for club meetings
• Organized outreach for undergraduate students

Social Justice Retreat, UC Merced, Spring 2021

• Discussed the importance of personal identities
• Brainstormed social justice initiatives to partake in

Homework Helper, Valley Crisis Center, Fall 2019-Spring 2020 

• Tutored elementary students for two hours a week in mathematics and reading skills.

TRAINING & SKILLS

• IRB Training
• Coding experience in R, SPSS, and Stata
• Conducting Interviews and focus groups
• Conducting Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM (COPUS) and Classroom Discourse Observation Protocol (CDOP)
• Qualitative coding of interviews and surveys