Sheridan McNeil
North Dakota State University, ND·Education Research
Students in rural areas, at tribal colleges, and at small campuses often have fewer chances to take part in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research. Long distances between research universities make this worse.
- Fields
Education Research
Social Science
- Topics
STEM education
STEM pathways
broadening participation
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Jul 2029
What they work on
- Connect researchers spread across North Dakota through interdisciplinary research networks linking universities, regional colleges, and tribal colleges.
- Expand STEM pathways and literacy in rural communities through outreach, hands-on learning, and partnerships with rural schools.
- Strengthen STEM participation at tribal colleges through a dedicated Tribal Colleges & Universities Core, and track outcomes with key metrics and long-term evaluation.
More about the research
This project, led by North Dakota State University, aims to build a lasting statewide STEM network in North Dakota that helps close these gaps.
Why it matters
The project could widen access to STEM education and careers for students in rural North Dakota and at tribal colleges, community colleges, and primarily undergraduate institutions. It does this by linking them with research universities. Its evaluation data could show which strategies help overcome geographic isolation and limited local opportunities.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
Closest labs
Corey Smith
University of North Dakota, ND·Education Research
Provide on-campus biomedical research opportunities for undergraduates at North Dakota's primarily undergraduate institutions, serving as a pathway into health research careers.
Shannon Beasley
Middle Georgia State University, GA·Education Research
Build partnerships with industry experts and government agencies to identify the skills and knowledge needed for STEM jobs across four diverse institutions in the SUPER Partnerships Collaborative.
Roberto Flores
Christopher Newport University, VA·Education Research
Identify best practices from successful model institutions for building and sustaining partnerships between primarily undergraduate institutions and industry.
The school
North Dakota State University: 4 labs on PI Pages, $200M a year on research, 129 research doctorates a year.
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