About me
Dr. Steph N. Dean is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Clemson University. She works with pre- and inservice teachers, supporting the implementation of authentic and meaningful science instruction. Dr. Dean is interested in school-based outdoor education, and she uses qualitative methods to more fully understand what it is like to teach, learn, and play within a natural environment. Dr. Dean’s other areas of inquiry include pedagogies of place, integral nature-based thinking, and wonder.