Ph.D., University of Chicago
David J. Shernoff is associate professor of school psychology, and director of the
Rutgers Center for Mathematics,
Science, and Computer Education (CMSCE). The mission of the CMSCE is to
improve STEM education in New Jersey and beyond through research and
instruction. Dr. Shernoff received his doctorate in education from the
University of Chicago, and served a postdoctoral fellowship at the University
of Wisconsin (Madison). From 2003-2013, he taught courses on adolescent
development, educational psychology, and motivation to graduate and
undergraduate students at Northern Illinois University.
His program of research focuses
on three interconnected strands: (1) evaluating the predictors and impact of
student engagement in promoting academic achievement and youth development; (2) developing and evaluating
game-based, digital learning environments to promote student engagement and
learning; and (3) evaluating models of teacher professional development to
promote student engagement in integrated STEM and STEAM instruction.
He
has served as principal investigator or Co-PI on over 10 research
projects on student engagement in classrooms, after-school settings, and educational
video games. His research has yielded five authored or edited books, and over 40
other publications. Dr. Shernoff serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Youth and Adolescence and Adolescent Research Review and has
served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation. He served as chair
and program chair of the Out-of-School Time Special Interest Group of AERA. He
has been featured in Newsweek, Education Week, UC Berkeley's The Greater Good, and other print and
online magazines.
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