People

Kenneth Olsen is a Professor of Biology. His educational outreach is centered on the genetic basis of evolution in plants. As a researcher, he explores how the variations found within a species are shaped by natural selection, population history, and other evolutionary forces. Click HERE for more information on Kenneth Olsen.

Joan Strassmann is the Charles Rebstock Professor of Biology. Her work investigates cooperative alliances that have occurred at several important steps in the evolution of life, and have proven evolutionarily and ecologically very successful. Studying how these alliances came to be, how conflicts are subsumed into cooperation, what conflicts remain, and how they influence sociality […]

​Julia Walker is Associate Professor of Drama and English. Her interests focus primarily on drama and performance, and range across the broadly defined historical period of modernity (c. late-18th century to the present). Click HERE for more information on Julia Walker.

Jeff is a member of the mySci Resource Center team. He is primarily responsible for all aspects of delivering kits to schools across the St. Louis region. He enjoys spending time with his wife, two children, cat, and dog.

Heather Milo is a dedicated Science Instructional Specialist with a passion for fostering meaningful teacher and student engagement with science through high-quality instructional materials, holistic individualized coaching, and systemic approaches to professional learning. With a Master’s in Science Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Heather has worked extensively in the field of science […]

Stuart is a member of the mySci Resource Center team. He is responsible for building mySci kits, managing inventory, maintenance, and warehouse IT. In his free time, he enjoys playing tabletop games with his two children.

Henry has been a member of the mySci Resource Center team since 2019. In addition to building mySci kits, he is primarily involved with driving and delivering kits to schools across the St. Louis region. Henry is an aspiring voice actor and cycling enthusiast.

Maia Elkana joined the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) in 2019 as the Evaluation Director focusing on connecting ISP’s broad portfolio of programs and services to measurable improvement in STEM education for the St. Louis region. Maia is a passionate advocate for families, students and teachers, and brings a pragmatic systems level approach to continuous […]

Alison is a researcher and evaluator interested in data-based decision making and how sociocultural contexts shape teaching and learning. At the ISP, she has conducted evaluations of STEM-focused curriculum materials and teacher professional learning programs. She also supports school and district data initiatives and leads educator preparation for the ISP practitioner research showcase. From 2021-2024, […]