| Susan Millar is a senior scientist with the UW-Madison's Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) and Director of the Education Research & Development Group of the Wisconsin Institutes for Research.
A cultural anthropologist by training (Cornell, Ph.D, 1981), her work during the last 20 years has focused on organizational change processes and student and faculty learning associated with efforts to improve education in the science and engineering disciplines.
At WCER, she is the Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Mobilizing STEM Education for a Sustainable Future project, and the PI of the NSF-funded project Culture, Cognition, and Evaluation of STEM Higher Education Reform (CCHER): A Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study.
Experience gained in a variety of other positions prepared Dr. Millar for her current roles. These positions include: lecturer for the UW-Madison Women's Studies Program (1981-85); policy analyst for the University of Wisconsin System Administration (1985-89); co-director of the National Study of Master's Degrees (1989-91); Research Associate at the Study of Higher Education and Affiliate Assistant Professor of the College of Education, both at the Pennsylvania State University (1991-94); "lead Fellow" for the Institute on Learning Technology, a project of the National Institute for Science Education (NISE) College Level One team (1999-2001), founder and director of Learning through Evaluation, Adaptation, and Dissemination (LEAD) Center (1994-2002), lead evaluator for the Regional Workshop Program (a nation-wide science faculty development project), a lead evaluator for the System-wide Change for All Learners and Educators (an NSF-funded comprehensive Math and Science Partnership project), and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (an NSF-funded Higher Education Center for Learning and Teaching project), and external evaluator for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education at the University of Washington (an NSF-funded Higher Education Center for Learning and Teaching project), and the Puerto Rico Math Science Partnership.
She also has participated in the many NSF panel and program reviews and on the national advisory boards of many organizations seeking to improve science learning in higher education.
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Current ProjectsCulture, Cognition, and Evaluation of STEM Higher Education Reform (CCHER) : A Mixed-Methods Longitudinal StudyMobilizing STEM Education for a Sustainable Future Synthesis of the January 2008 MSP Learning Network Conference WCER Grant (for: Halverson, Squire & Graduate Assistant) Completed ProjectsAssessment and Evaluation Supplement to Regional Workshops Led By Successful Innovators and Experienced InvestigatorsCenter for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) Evaluation of Assessing Student Learning and Evaluating Faculty Change Processes in NSF-Funded Workshops on Inquiry-Based Learning in SMET Disciplines: A Model for Future CCLI Investigators NISE--Effectiveness and Efficiency--College Level-1Reform NISE--Formative Evaluation--Macro Evaluation of ISE Activities |
