Jessica Gale is a Senior Research Scientist on the Research and Evaluation team at CEISMC. 

As a member of CEISMC’s Research and Evaluation team, Gale’s recent work explores the development, implementation, and effectiveness of innovative STEM and STEAM curricula and programs. Her research spans and often connects diverse subjects within K-12 education including curriculum design and implementation, project-based learning, STEM integration, engineering education, and self-efficacy. She has served as a lead researcher or Co-PI for many of CEISMC’s major NSF-funded research projects (SLIDER, AMP-IT-UP, CAPACiTY, STEM-ID, Noyce).

Prior to her research career, Gale worked with promising future scientists, engineers, and mathematicians as a 1st grade teacher in the Atlanta Public Schools. 

Gale holds a B.A. from Pomona College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Educational Studies from Emory University, where her doctoral studies were supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

In her free time, she enjoys coaching LEGO robotics and Science Olympiad, travel, cooking, playing poker, and volunteering at her children’s school.