Emily LyonsEmily Lyons , Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Education at Springfield College, where she works with both preservice and in-service teachers. Dr. Lyons has experience conducting mixed methods research with students, teachers and parents in both clssroom and laboratory contexts. Her research is aimed at understanding how classroom environments, individual psychological processes, and instruction together shape STEM teaching and learning in PK-12 and higher education contexts. She is a former PK-12 science teacher- and her passion is to bridge the research-practice divide through collaborating with those currently in the PK-12 classroom to conduct research that addresses issues of relevance. Dr. Lyons holds a B.S. in Biology and Society from Cornell University and a PhD in Comparative Human Development from The University of Chicago. Read More Read Less