Sandi, Ph.D. in Psychology, is a professor in the School of Education. She received the William T. Grant Young Scholars Award and National Science Foundation CAREER Award to study how families, friendships, and social position factors (such as, ethnicity and culture) shape adolescents’ organized after-school activities and STEM motivation. She is currently working on research focused on the positive outcomes of youth’s participation in activities as well as the predictors and correlates of high school students’ STEM motivational beliefs.
Sandra Simpkins’ full curriculum vitae is available here: Simpkins vita.pdf
