Allisia Dawkins
AlLisia Dawkins is a Chicago, IL native with a science background, having a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry from Northeastern Illinois University. She joined Utah State University as a Research Assistant in Fall 2020 and soon applied and enrolled as a PhD student in the Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Department in Spring 2021. AlLisia has an interest and passion for both scientific and educational research, after having been a Student Advocate/Mentor/Tutor for 3 years within Chicago Public Schools through the GEARUP Chicago corporation. It was through GEARUP where she realized her love for educating students. Her current research interest areas include African American students' STEM identity development, influences, and impacts of informal STEM learning environments on STEM identity development, and the impacts of culturally-responsive pedagogy interventions within traditional and formal school contexts. In her spare time, AlLisia enjoys journaling, dancing, cooking, puzzles, and shopping.
