Biography
Jennifer Albert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering & Computing Education, Systems, and Management (ESM). She received her Ph.D. in Science Education from North Carolina State University and has an M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Austin Peay State University. Her work includes areas of STEAM educational evaluation and research, with an emphasis on PK-12 computer science teaching and learning, educational technology, and STEAM classroom implementation. She currently serves as a PI on several NSF grants focused on K12 computer science education, specifically integrating computational thinking and AI. She has been PI or co-PI of other NSF funding around topics including: Noyce Track 3 - developing rural Master Teachers in Computer Science and Math, CyberCorps, STEM+C & CSforAll RPP - infusing computational thinking into K-12 content area teaching. She taught high school science, and now teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses.
Awards
- 2026 EDSAFE AI Catalyst Fellow
- 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Inductee
- 2020-current Fellow in the James Near Center for Climate Studies at The Citadel
- 2020 Faculty Fellow in Residence for the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Distance Education at The Citadel
- 2018-2020 Faculty Fellow in the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Distance Education at The Citadel
- 2018 Honoree for South Carolina Faculty Award for Service Learning
- 2017 Gear of Excellence from Reforge Charleston
- 2016-2026. Faculty Fellow in The Citadel’s Center for Cyber, Intelligence, and Security Studies (CCISS) at The Citadel
- 2016 Faculty Fellow in Service Learning and Civic Engagement at The Citadel
- 2010 CED Doctoral Dissertation Support Grant
- 2008 Penick Foundation Scholarship
Education
- 2012 - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education
- 2005 - Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction
- 2003 - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Minor in Spanish