REFEREED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
[47] Muller, A., *Comer, A., *Threlkeld, J., *Todd, K.T. (accepted). IDEAs at Work: Exploration of Creative Approaches to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility. [Conference session]. Association for Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[46] Garcia, R., Connolly, T., Muller, A., Goeke, M. (accepted). Swipe Right on Research Practitioner Partnerships: How to Find “the One” for You. [Conference session]. Association for Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[45] Muller, A. (2024, March 17-20). Towards a more equitable future for science museums [Poster presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, Colorado, United States.
[44] McCurdy, R., Fantacone, D., Muller, A., & Simon, M. (2024, March 17-20). Connecting science to every student’s lived experiences: Promoting equitable science learning through diverse contexts and perspectives [Conference session]. NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, Colorado, United States.
[43] Muller, A., *Skinner, R., & Harlow, D. (2024, March 17-20). Museum facilitator understanding of exhibit potential for open-ended and interactive facilitation encounters [Poster presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, Colorado, United States.
[42] Muller, A. (2024, April 11-14). Dreaming DEAI: Leadership visions and implementation efforts of DEAI work in science and technology centers [Poster presentation]. In Goeke, M., Muller, A. (Chairs). Past, present, and futures: Intentional dreaming with early-career researchers about museum education and research [Structured poster session]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
[41] Muller, A., *Skinner, R., & Harlow, D. (2024, April 11-14). Challenging traditional museum facilitation practices through practice-based facilitation professional development. In A. Muller & A. Hock (Chairs), Educational partnerships as collective resistance: Perspectives from emerging scholars and collaborators [Structured poster session]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
[40] Goeke, M., Muller, A. (2024, April 11-14). Past, present, and futures: Intentional dreaming with early-career researchers about museum education and research [Structured poster session]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
[39] Muller, A., Hock, A. (2024, April 11-14). Educational partnerships as collective resistance: Perspectives from emerging scholars and collaborators. [Structured poster session] American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
[38] Hock, A., Berger, W., Muller, A., Mahoney, C., Arce-Trigatti, P., Wentworth, L. (2023, October 26-28). RESHAPE Presents: Towards a Field of Collaborative Education Research [Workshop presentation]. Connected Learning Science Conference, Virtual.
[37] Andersen, A., Muller, A., Chen, J., Harlow, D., and Skinner, R., (2023, May 19-20). “Yes, and!” How improvisation supports creative facilitation [Poster presentation]. Language, Interaction, and Social Organization Conference, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[36] Muller, A., ^Churchley, N., ^Yun, T., Garcia, L. (2023, April 18-21). Who Can Be a Scientist?: Youth perceptions of STEM pathways [Paper presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[35] Andersen, A., Muller, A., Chen, J., Harlow, D., and Skinner, R. (2023, April 18-21). Practice-based facilitation and improvisation support facilitator confidence [Poster presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[34] Muller, A., Lucas, K., Garcia, L. (2023, April 13-16). Views of a Biology-focused First-Year Seminar Across Stakeholder Perspectives [Round Table Presentation]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[33] Christman, D., Muller, A. (2023, April 13-16). A System of Misfits: How COVID-19 disrupted undergraduate’s perceived belonging in the university bioecological system [Round Table Presentation]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[32] Arya, D., Cano, J., Christman, D., Meier, V., Mottus, R., Muller, A., Ozgen, D., Gonzalez, E., Shackley, M. (2023, April 13-16). Agency, Co-Learning, and Belonging: A Three-Pronged Approach for Transforming K-12 Learning [Poster presentation]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Conference, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[31] Andrade Martínez, F., Andersen, A., Riodan Jr, E., Hill, A., Muller, A., Lambert, R. (2022, October 6-7). Reimagining Hybrid Learning: A case study of shifting pedagogy to center humanism in course design [Paper presentation]. Engaging Teaching Symposium III, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[30] Muller, A., Christman, D. (2022, April 22-25). Flexible Research Practices in Afterschool Programs in the Face of a Global Pandemic [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, California, United States.
[29] Mitchell, J., Muller, A., Christman, D., Arya, D. (2022, April 22-25). “You’re Muted”: How afterschool programs worked to support youth voices in the face of COVID-19 [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San Diego, California, United States.
[28] Muller, A., ^Barron, M., Christman, D., *Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2022, March 27-30). Student Depictions of the Engineering Design Process [Paper presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Virtual.
[27] Christman, D., ^Ortega, K., ^Paesler, N., Muller, A., ^Chen, C., ^Vu, K. (2022, March 27-30). Youth Science Identity and Perspectives of Scientists after Participation in a STEM-based Afterschool Program [Paper presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Virtual.
[26] Christman, D., Muller, A. (2021, January 9-12). Floating and Falling: 3rd grader’s depictions of forces in wind columns [Poster presentation]. AAPT Annual Winter Meeting, Virtual.
[25] ^Randall, A., Rioux, M., Muller, A., Bianchini, J., Viskupic, K. (2021, October 10-13). Experiences and Perceived Training Needs of Geoscience Graduate Teaching Assistants [Paper presentation]. Geological Society of America Conference, Virtual.
[24] Harlow, D., *Skinner, R., Muller, A., *Wesolowski, K. J., ^Randall, A. (2021, May 11-18). Engineering Explorations. 2021 STEM For All Video Showcase: COVID, Equity, and Social Justice. https://stemforall2021.videohall.com/presentations/2014
[23] *Skinner, R., Harlow, D., Hough, S., Marckwordt, J., Muller, A., *Wesolowski, K. (2021, May 11-18). Informal STEM Facilitator Training Program. 2021 STEM For All Video Showcase: COVID, Equity, and Social Justice. https://stemforall2021.videohall.com/presentations/2083
[22] Randall, A., Muller, A., ^Barron, M., Harlow, D. (2021, August 4-5). Relations between Teacher, Students, and Content in Physics-based Engineering Activities [Poster presentation]. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), Virtual.
[21] Harlow, D., *Skinner, R., Muller, A. (2021, July 26-29). Engineering Explorations: Connecting K-12 Classroom learning and field trip experiences through engineering design [Paper presentation]. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Virtual.
[20] Muller, A., Harlow, D., *Skinner, R., Garcia, L. (2021, July 26-29). Student Communication of Engineering Design Solutions [Paper presentation]. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Virtual.
[19] Muller, A., van Loon, K., Hay, M., Marckwordt, J., *Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2021, April 7-11). Informal Science Educators' Perceptions of Effective Facilitation Practices” [Paper presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Virtual.
[18] Muller, A., Christman, D. M., Ortega, K., Arya, D., Hirsch, S. (2021, April 7-11). The Weight of Motivational Factors on Undergraduate Students’ Decision to Join STEM Youth-Based Programming [Poster presentation]. NARST Annual International Conference, Virtual.
[17] Muller, A., ^Randall, A., ^van Loon, K., ^Schwab, D., *Connolly, T., *Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2021, April 8-12). Teacher Perceptions of Engineering and Students’ Potential in Engineering Activities [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Virtual.
[16] Muller, A., Harlow, D., *Skinner, R. (2021, April 8-12). Practices and Associated Strategies to Inform Facilitation of Visitors-centered Learning in Informal Science Education. [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Virtual.
[15] Marckwordt, J., Muller, A., Christman, D. (2021, April 8-12). Informal Educators’ Approaches to Creating Rich Learning Experiences within a Physical Science Museum. [Paper presentation]. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, Virtual.
[14] Muller, A., Christman, D., Galisky, J., *Skinner, R., Hirst, C., Garcia, L. (2021, April 8-12). Design Principles for Developing Accessible Engineering Curricula Linking Formal and Informal Spaces [Poster presentation]. Curriculum Camp, Virtual.
[13] Muller, A., Harlow, D. (2020, July 6). Environeering: Preparing teachers to prepare children for environmental innovation [Conference session]. The California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, Virtual.
[12] Christman, D., Muller, A., Rice, M., ^Soto-Apolinar, F., Hirsch, S., Arya, D. (2020, July 22). Supporting Undergraduate Facilitators to Strengthen Physics Outreach Programs [Paper presentation]. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), Virtual.
[11] Muller, A., *Skinner, R., *Connolly, T., Christman, D., Harlow, D. (2020, July 22). Design Principles to Support Physics and Engineering Learning in Complementary Classrooms and Field Trip Activities [Paper presentation]. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), Virtual.
[10] Franklin, D., Palmer, J., Landsberg, R., Singhal, K., Marckwordt, J., Muller, A., Salac, J., Harlow, D. (2020, March 11-14). Draft learning trajectories for K-12 quantum computing [Paper presentation]. ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, Virtual.
[9] Harlow, D., *Skinner, R., Muller, A. (2020). Designing Complementary Activities for Learning in Classrooms and Field Trips to an Interactive Science Center. Accepted for presentation at 2020 NARST Annual International Conference. (**Presentation was accepted but not presented because NARST 2020 was cancelled due to novel coronavirus COVID-19).
[8] Muller, A., ^Corona, V., *Skinner, R., *Connolly, T., Harlow, D. (2020). Teacher Learning through Participation in an Outreach Program to Link Field Trips with Classroom Curriculum. Accepted for presentation at 2020 NARST Annual International Conference. (**Presentation was accepted but not presented because NARST 2020 was cancelled due to novel coronavirus COVID-19).
[7] Hansen, A.K., Muller, A., ^Camara, Q., ^Kaur, P., ^Martinez, A. (2020). Connecting STEM learning across boundaries: Secondary teachers' experiences facilitating field trips in Central California. Accepted for presentation at 2020 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. (**Presentation was accepted but not presented because AERA 2020 was cancelled due to novel coronavirus COVID-19).
[6] Muller, A., Harlow, D., *Skinner, R. (2020). Delphi study to identify key facilitator practices and strategies across informal science education spaces. Accepted for presentation at 2020 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference. (**Presentation was accepted but not presented because AERA 2020 was cancelled due to novel coronavirus COVID-19).
[5] Muller, A., *Spracher, K. (2020, March 4-6). Expanding the Vision: University Research Practice Partnerships [Conference session]. California Association of Museums (CAM) Conference, Los Angeles, California, United States.
[4] *Francis, D., Landsberg, R., *Culp, K., *Maktoufi, R., Muller, A., Marckwordt, J., Harlow, D. *SubbaRao, M. (2019, Sept 21-24). Conquering Complexity with Active Engagement [Paper presentation]. Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Conference, Toronto, Canada.
[3] Harlow, D., *Skinner, R., Hansen, A., Muller, A., Macias, M., Nation, J., Marckwordt, J., Pulgar, J., Spina, A., Arevalo, A., Lucas, K. (2019, July 24-25). Museum-based physics education research through research-practice partnerships (RPPs) [Parallel session]. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), Provo, Utah, United States.
[2] Muller, A., Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2019, July 24-25). Design-based research project to develop a science and engineering education program linking field trip experiences to classroom experiences [Symposium Poster]. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), Provo, Utah, United States.
[1] Marckwordt, J., Muller, A., Harlow, D., Landsberg, R., Franklin, D., Palmer, J., Singhal, K. (2019, July 24-25). Outreach to the Public: Interactive Activities to Lay the Foundation for Quantum Computing [Symposium Poster]. Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), Provo, Utah, United States.
Unrefereed Conference Presentations
[33] Muller, A., ^Castillo, A., ^Rodrigues, K., Ebrahimi, S., (2024, May 17-18). Systems for DEAI: How science museums are structured to support DEAI initiatives [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[32] ^Rodrigues, K., Muller, A. (2024, May 17-18). Science and Technology Centers as Ecosystems: How Understanding Museums as a System Illuminates Barriers to Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Practices [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[31] ^Ebrahimi, S., Muller, A. (2024, May 17-18). Trends of Geopolitical and Organizational factors within Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Efforts within Science Museums [Poster presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[30] Andersen, A., ^Chen, J., Muller, A., Harlow, D., and Skinner, R., (2023, May 26-27). “Whoosh, Bang, Pow!” What happens when you apply improvisation to education? [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[29] Andersen, A., Muller, A., ^Chen, J., Harlow, D., and Skinner, R. (2023, May 20). “Yes, and!" Improvisation as an Inclusive Facilitation Strategy [Poster presentation]. Inclusive Teaching Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[28] Mendoza, M., Harlow, D., Azzam, D., Yatchisin, G., Andersen, A., Bianchini, J., Chagolla, D., Kia-Keating, M., Milem, J., Ozuna, C., Pihen, E., Shackley, M., Su, J., Villasenor, B., Muller, A. (2022, May 20-21). Sustainable Development and Climate Justice in the GGSE [Conference session]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[27] Muller, A., Christman, D., ^Barron, S., Harlow, D. (2022, May 20-21). The Engineering Design Process in the Eyes of Students [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[26] ^Paesler, N., Muller, A., Christman, D., Arya, D. (2022, May 20-21). COVID-19 and College Identities: How COVID-19 Has Impacted College Students' Self-Identity [Poster presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[25] ^Mitchell, J., Muller, A., Christman, D. (2022, May 20-21). Let’s CHAT about COVID-19: Organizational and Functional Changes in Afterschool Programs Due to COVID-19 From a CHAT Perspective [Poster presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[24] ^Mitchell, J., Christman, D., Muller, A., Arya, D. (2021). Fighting Zoom Fatigue: How literacy-based programs engaged youth and undergraduate facilitators during the COVID-19 pandemic [Poster presentation]. Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Colloquium, Virtual.
[23] Muller, A., ^Randall, A., Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2021, July 31-August 3). Teacher views of physics-based engineering activities [Paper presentation]. American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Conference, Virtual.
[22] ^Mitchell, J., Muller, A., Christman, D., Arya, D. (2021, May 14-15). Education in the COVID-19 Era: A study of the organizational changes made within informal educational programs due to COVID [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[21] ^Chen, C., Muller, A., Christman, D., Arya, D. (2021, May 14-15). Undergraduate considerations when selecting a major to study at a four-year institution [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[20] ^Ortega, K., Chen, C., Muller, A., Christman, D., Arya, D. (2021, May 14-15). Youth Perceptions of Authors and Scientists in an Afterschool Program [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[19] ^Randall, A., Rioux, M., Muller, A., Bianchini, J. (2021, May 14-15). Assessing geoscience graduate teaching assistants’ experiences and perceived training needs for classroom and field settings [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[18] Christman, D., Muller, A. (2021, May 14-15). Somewhat an Engineer?: A Rasch Model analysis of likert-scale items to understand student ideas about scientists and engineers [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[17] Lucas, K., Garcia, L., Muller, A. (2021, May 14-15). Filling the Void: The Role of Seminars in Supporting First-Year Students [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[16] Muller, A., Christman, D., ^Chen, C., Arya, D. (2021, May 14-15). Into the Unknown: An investigation into the lived experience of undergraduate students [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[15] Muller, A., *Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2021, May 14-15 May 14-15). Crafts to Communicate: How first-grade students leverage physical representations of design solutions to communicate ideas in engineering activities [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[14] ^Ravi, P., ^Paesler, N., Muller, A., Rice, M., Arya, D., Hirsch, S. (2020, April 3). Changes in Desired Career and College Major in 4-6th Grade Youth as a Result of Participation in STEM Programming [Poster presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[13] ^Vu, K., Muller, A., Rice, M., Arya, D., Hirsch, S. (2020, April 3). The Differences in Benefits from Participation in a STEM Outreach program for Undergraduate STEM and non-STEM Facilitators [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[12] ^Chen, C., ^Roche, J., Muller, A., Rice, M., Arya, D., Hirsch, S. (2020, April 3). STEM Programs’ Impact on the School Subject Interests of Girls [Poster presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[11] ^Clemens, H., Muller, A., Christman, D. M., Rice, M., Arya, D., Hirsch, S. (2020, April 3). How Participation in STEM Focused Programming Resonates with Youth [Poster presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[10] Muller, A., *Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2020, April 3). Designing Complementary Activities for Learning in Classrooms and Field Trips to an Interactive Science Center [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[9] Muller, A., *Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2020, April 3). Delphi Study to Identify Key Facilitator Practices and Strategies Across Informal Science Education Spaces [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[8] Muller, A., ^Schwab, D., ^van Loon, K., *Connolly, T., *Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2020, April 3). Identifying Key Components of Engineering Design Curriculum to Inform Future Curriculum Development [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[7] Muller, A., Rice, M., Christman, D., ^Soto- Apolinar, F., Hirsch, S., Arya, D., Hirsch, S. (2020, April 3). Undergraduate Motivations to Participate as Facilitators in Youth-Based Programming [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[6] Marckwordt, J., Muller, A., Christman, D., Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2020, April 3). Facilitator Understanding of Effective Open-Ended Facilitation Practices in a Science Museum [Paper presentation]. Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Research Symposium, Virtual.
[5] Muller, A., Marckwordt, J., Connolly, T., Skinner, R., Harlow, D. (2019, July 22-24). Engineering Explorations: Integrating Physics and Engineering Activities into Classrooms [Paper presentation] American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Conference, Provo, Utah, United States.
[4] Markwordt, J., Muller, A., Harlow, D., Landsberg, R., Franklin, D. (2019, July 22-24). Make Quantum Computing More Accessible Through Interactive Activities [Paper presentation] American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Conference, Provo, Utah, United States.
[3] Muller, A., Marckwordt, J., Harlow, D., Landsberg, R., Franklin, D., Palmer, J., Singhal, K. (2019, May 22-23). Outreach to the Public: Interactive Activities to Lay the Foundation for Quantum Computing [Poster presentation]. EPiQC NSF Retreat, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
[2] Muller, A., Cole, J., *Lane, F. (2017, May 12). Plastic Degradation in a Marine Environment [Poster presentation]. University of Arizona Spirit of Inquiry Poster Conference, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
[1] Muller, A. (2014, April 10). Teaching Science through Popular Literature [Poster presentation] University of Arizona's Honors College First Year Poster Conference, Tucson, Arizona, United States.
Workshops
[6] Muller, A. (2023, November 7). Constructive Feedback [Workshop]. NARST Graduate Student Committee Academic Writing Series, Virtual.
[5] Muller, A. (2023, October 24). Intro to Academic Writing [Workshop]. NARST Graduate Student Committee Academic Writing Series, Virtual.
[4] Muller, A., Balajiee, A., Hock, A., Arce-Tigatti, P., Wentworth, L. (2023, February 6). RESHAPE reading group- Building the field for collaborative education research: A framework by the Collaborative Education Research Collective [Workshop]. RESHAPE Network Meeting, Virtual.
[3] Sharkey, J., Kirskey, J., Muller, A., (2020, March 3). Funding 102: University funding opportunities [Workshop]. Girvetz Graduate School of Education, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[2] Sharkey, J., Kirskey, J., Muller, A., (2019, December 9). Funding 101: Departmental funding opportunities [Workshop]. Girvetz Graduate School of Education, Santa Barbara, California, United States.
[1] Muller, A., Lambert, S., (2019, November 9). The chemistry of the oceans [Workshop]. I Heart STEM Festival at the University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States.