People May 10, 2018March 20, 2023 by Megan_Ennes Museum Education Research Dr. Megan Ennes I am the Assistant Curator of Museum Education at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. My research focuses on a variety of aspects surrounding learning in museum settings. This includes research on museum educators' professional pathways and self-efficacy related to teaching in informal settings. Additionally, I explore the influences of museum-based programs on the STEM interests and career aspirations of underrepresented youth and adult participants. While I am faculty in the Department of Natural History, I am also affiliated with the School of Teaching and Learning, the School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Geomatics, the Anita Zucker Center for Early Childhood Excellence, and the Museum Studies Department. For My Full CV Honors and Awards 2021 University of Florida, Global Fellows Program 2020 North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center Partnership Award 2020 Reviewer of Excellence, International Journal of Science Education 2019 Sigma Xi North Carolina State University Chapter Graduate Research Award 2019 NC State University Graduate Student Research Symposium- First Place College of Education 2018 National Science Foundation ITEST Fellow 2017 William & Ida Friday Graduate Student Fellowship 2017 Agnes & Garfield Stiff Scholarship 2017 NCSU Graduate Student Association Travel Award 2017 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide: Australia 2017 Applied Research in Immersive Environments for Learning (ARIEL) AERA SIG Best Paper Award 2017 Informal Learning Environments Research (ILER) AERA Special Interest Group Travel Award 2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 2016 North Carolina Science Leadership Fellow 2016 Ecology Project International Research and Education Fellow 2014 Educators of Excellence, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Education 2019 Ph.D., Science Education, North Carolina State University 2011 M.A., Environmental Studies, University of North Carolina at Wilmington 2006 B.S., Marine Biology, Secondary biology teaching license, University of North Carolina at Wilmington Google Scholar ResearchGate Current Team Members Graduate Students Melanie Giangreco, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Amanda Wagner-Pelkey, Museum Studies Undergraduate Students Natalie Triana, Political Science Elizabeth Riotto, Anthropology Former Team Members Graduate Students Sara Janelle, Museum Studies Amonté Martin, (2021, PhD) School of Forestry, Fisheries, and Geomatic Sciences Imani Lee, (2020, MA) Museum Studies Joseph Watts, College of Education Undergraduate Students Meghan McVey, (2022, BS) College of Education Constanza Perez, Fullerton College JenMarie Vega, Environmental Studies