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Shakhnoza Kayumova

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Shakhnoza Kayumova

Professor

Education

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508-910-9033

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Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

Qualitative research methods applied to STEM education research. Students will learn about qualitative research design, including techniques for collecting and analyzing qualitative data, and ethical considerations for conducting research with human subjects. Students will develop a researchable topic in STEM education, select and implement an appropriate qualitative research design, and analyze and interpret qualitative data. Results of the project will be written in a final report using APA format and will be presented rally.

Focuses on developing the dissertation proposal, including conducting a full literature review, identifying the theoretical perspectives and relevant research framing the proposed dissertation research, a clear statement of the research questions and significance of the problem, a description of the research methods and design, and a work plan that identifies how data will be collected and analyzed.

Focuses on developing the dissertation proposal, including conducting a full literature review, identifying the theoretical perspectives and relevant research framing the proposed dissertation research, a clear statement of the research questions and significance of the problem, a description of the research methods and design, and a work plan that identifies how data will be collected and analyzed.

Research

Research awards

  • $ 120,000 awarded by Southcoast Community Foundation Inc for Jacobs Family Donor Advised Fund of the South Coast Community Foundation 2026
  • $ 125,000 awarded by SouthCoast Community Foundation for College Now, Empowering Women (and girls) in Stem, Student Media Collaborative
  • $ 201,402 awarded by State University of N.Y. at Buffalo SUNY for STEMcyclists: Black and Brown Youth Transforming STEM via Bikes
  • $ 27,030 awarded by Eduscape Partners, LLC for Computational Thinking Counts in Elementary Grades: Powerful STEM Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century
  • $ 26,677 awarded by Rethink Learning, Inc | National Science Foundation for Rational Numbers Playground: Applying and Refining a Model for Dynamic, Discussion-Based PD for Fractions, Ratios, and Proportions

Research

Research interests

  • STEM Education, Innovation and Teacher Learning and Learning Sciences

Dr. Kayumova holds a PhD in Educational Theory and Practice from University of Georgia. She joined STEM Education and Teacher Development Department in Fall, 2014, and has taught a wide range of courses including Introduction to Qualitative Methods, Introduction to Quantitative Methods, Research Skills II, Emerging Theories and Methods in STEM Education. Dr. Kayumova is a four-lingual researcher, teacher educator, and learning scientist. Dr. Kayumova published and presented in more than 60 peer reviewed journals and conferences and has been awarded multiple research grants from National Science Foundation. Dr. Kayumova is a recent recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Early Career award. Shakhnoza’s work appears in journals such as Anthropology & Education Quarterly, Educational Philosophy and Theory, Democracy and Education, and Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JARST).