Amanda Gunning

Amanda M. Gunning, PhD, co-founded the Mercy College Center for STEM Education, which she co-directs, providing outreach programs for K-12 students and teachers. She is also an Associate Professor of science education and Department Chair at Mercy College. She teaches k-12 science methods courses and interdisciplinary science content courses for teachers. Her research interests lie in k-12 science teacher education using a self-efficacy framework; family learning of STEM; and the history of physics education.