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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.
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
Current Team Members
Graduate Students
Melanie Giangreco, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Sara Janelle, Museum Studies
Undergraduate Students
Natalie Triana, Political Science