Nancy Butler Songer
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Nancy Butler Songer
Bio and Research Interests
Nancy Butler Songer, Ph.D., is a Professor Emerita and recent Associate Provost of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education at the University of Utah. In these roles, Songer supports and studies innovative teaching and learning in STEM education from pre-K through university. With her research team, Songer focuses on designing educational innovations to promote critical thinking in science, environmental awareness, and greater interactivity and participation in science careers. Songer received a Presidential Faculty Fellowship from President Clinton and two Fulbright awards (Turkmenistan and Brazil). Songer was co-chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee authoring the report, Science and Engineering for Grades 6-12: Investigation and Design at the Center (National Research Council, 2019), and served on two additional National Academies of Sciences committees. Other awards include being named an American Association for the Advancement of Science Women in STEM Superhero and a Computerworld Smithsonian Award for early work exploring the Internet's educational value.