Charnell Chasten Long

Dr. Charnell Chasten Long is a 2023 graduate of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction who studied under Dr. Maxine McKinney de Royston and Dr. Walter Stern. Her dissertation work entitled: Into the Scientific Undercommons: Black Scientists and Fugitive Study (1923-1961) won the 2024 AERA Outstanding Dissertation Award for Division B. She currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Science Education at her alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University. In this role, Long trains pre-service and in-service teachers how to teach science, mentor’s undergraduate researchers, and serves as the lab manager for the NC A&T SU’s College of Education STEAM Lab.

Education

PhD Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison

BS Chemistry, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
MS Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Awards & Honors

2021 Beckman Center Fellow
2021 Lodewich Scholar
2020 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Fellowship
2020 Kubly Scholar
2017-2020 WCER Fellowship
2017 WISCIENCE Service Fellow
2018 Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Network Fellow

Publications

Long, C. R. C. ( 2019 September 17). Showing Up for Black Women’s Lives. SisterSTEM.org Retrieved from https://sisterstem.org/2019/09/17/showing-up-for-black-womens-lives

Long, C.R. C. ( 2019 July 15). Black Women Food Scientists Who Created Meals for Astronauts. Ladyscience.com Retrieved from https://www.ladyscience.com/essays/black-women-food-scientists-who-created-meals-for-astronauts

Long, C. R. C. (2019). Setting the Stage for Inclusive Discussions.[Entering Research Activities]. In Branchaw, J. L., Butz, A. R., & Smith A. (Eds.). Entering Research (2nd ed., pp. 68-73). New York: Macmillan.

Long, C. R. C. (2019). Universalism in STEM: Case Study & Analysis. [Entering Research Activities]. In Branchaw, J. L., Butz, A. R., & Smith A. (2019). Entering Research (2nd ed., pp. 552-559). New York: Macmillan.