CATALYST: Center for Advancing the
Teaching and Learning of STEM
Contact Information
Program Mission
How Can We Partner on Your Proposal
Lynn A. Bryan, Director
labryan@purdue.edu
Carla C. Johnson, Associate Director
carlacjohnson@purdue.edu
To conduct research on K-12 STEM teaching and learning; lead advocacy and dissemination
eorts to inform policy and increase public support of K-12 STEM teaching and learning;
and to support integrated STEM teacher education initiatives.
CATALYST can:
• serve in an advisory role for proposals that involve a K-12 STEM education
component in order to suggest ideas for component designing or budgeting
• serve as an interdisciplinary hub by connecting proposal with CATALYST-affiliated faculty
• help disseminate empirically based research and position papers on STEM
education that originate from externally funded projects
Education and Outreach Partners