Wesley is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His primary research interests surround assessment technologies, the psychology of student learning of STEM subjects, and international community development.
With the current prominence of systems biology and the prevalent application of reverse engineering techniques to biological systems, there is wide recognition of the need, not only for proper methodology, but also for background information, which would serve to guide these activities, and help to place them in an appropriate context. The reverse engineering of biological systems has a long and distinguished history, from Galen and DaVinci, to William Harvey and E.O. Wilson. In addition, consideration of the moral and philosophical underpinnings and implications of such work provides biomedical engineering students with a useful arena in which to wrestle with questions regarding how their academic discipline integrates with their larger worldview.
Dr. Moore's research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012.
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