Research for Inclusive STEM Education Center
We promote inclusivity in the experiences of undergraduates in STEM through innovative education research conducted at scale.
Research to include
Research to include
Check out our ongoing research projects, recent publications and presentations, and research teams!
Resources to include
Resources to include
Interested in making your course more inclusive based on our research? Take a look at our freely available teaching resources.
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Donate to include
Help support our mission to provide inclusive undergraduate STEM education by donating today!
RISE Ambassadors Initiative
RISE Ambassadors Initiative
The RISE Center offers numerous opportunities to get involved in research. The RISE Ambassador program is for undergraduate students who want to get involved with identifying and improving inclusion issues at ASU.
Mental Health Initiative
Mental Health Initiative
The Mental Health Division of the RISE Center is devoted to understanding the relationship between mental health and science learning environments. Check out our publications, initiatives, and resources here!
Fail-Safe Science Initiative
Fail-Safe Science Initiative
This initiative is designed to normalize experiencing and overcoming challenges in science graduate programs.
RISE Center Current Events and Announcements
RISE Center at the 5th Annual STEM Inclusion Summit
RISE researchers had a wonderful time learning, connecting, and sharing their work at this year’s STEM Inclusion Summit! More than 100 attendees from across Arizona State University came together to share ideas and work collaboratively toward greater inclusion and belonging in STEM. Attendees also joined working groups to help advance ASU’s efforts toward earning a SEA Change Silver Award. Members of the RISE Center shared their work through 13 poster presentations!
RISE Director Sara Brownell Wins National Biology Teaching Award
Congratulations to RISE Center Director Sara Brownell on receiving the 2026 Four Year College & University Biology Teaching Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers. This prestigious national award recognizes just one biology instructor at a four year institution each year. We are proud to celebrate Sara’s dedication to creating classrooms where students feel like they matter and can succeed.
Riley Pizza and Mary Kahraman present talks at the national Queering Education conference
RISE researchers Riley Pizza and Mary Kahraman presented their research at the national virtual Queering Education Conference. Riley presented Beyond Disability: The Experiences of LGBTQ+ Undergraduates with Disabilities in STEM, and Mary presented Queering Active Learning: LGBTQ+ Students’ Experiences in Undergraduate Science Classrooms.
