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Robert B. Marsteller, Ph.D.

Robert Marsteller

Assistant Professor

Email: rmarsteller [at] desu.edu

education

  • BFA, Film & TV Production, New York University, 1999
  • MEd, Curriculum & Instruction, Kutztown University, 2006
  • Ph.D., Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Lehigh University, 2017

Research Expertise

  • Teacher Agency
  • STEM Education
  • Online Instruction/Online Learning
  • Assessment of Student Learning
  • Program Assessment

Consultation Expertise

I am an experienced STEM educator with experience working with pre-service and in-service teachers to create and implement engaging science instruction in traditional and online settings. Additionally, I have experience designing assessments to evaluate complex thinking and understanding.

Selected Publications

  • Marsteller, R.B. & Bodzin, A.M. (2023). Giving Online Learning the Personal Touch. In F.S. Allaire & J. E. Killham (Eds.), Teaching and Learning Online: Science for secondary grade levels. Information Age Publishing.

  • Marsteller, R.B. & Bodzin, A.M. (2023). Using Scaffolding to Develop Evidentiary Reasoning: A Simulation-Based Approach to Teaching Biological Evolution Online. In F.S. Allaire & J. E. Killham (Eds.), Teaching and Learning Online: Science for secondary grade levels. Information Age Publishing.

  • Griffith, J. & Marsteller, R.B. (November/December, 2020). Modeling the evolution of Staphylococcus aureus through gameplay using nothing more than a few sheets of paper, some paper clips, and a set of dice. The Science Teacher.

  • Marsteller, R. B., & Bodzin, A. M. (2019). Examining the Implementation of an Online Curriculum Designed with the PERSON Theoretical Framework on Student’s Evidentiary Reasoning and Self-regulated Learning. Electronic Journal of Science Education 23(3), 73-95.

  • Marsteller, R. B., & Bodzin, A. M. (2015). The Effectiveness of an Online Curriculum on High School Students’ Understanding of Biological Evolution. Journal of Science Education and Technology 24(6), 803-817. doi: 10.1007/s10956-015-9565-5

Grants

  • National Institutes of Health, Co-PI, Spring 2022 - present, $1,300,000, Biology, Bioinformatics, and Chemistry Academy for Research Scholars (B2-CARS): A Partnership to Address Human Health Through Waste Water Remediation