Joshua Ellis

Associate Professor in Science Education/STEM

Contact
jaellis@lsu.edu
204C Peabody Hall
225-578-1482

Education
Bachelor's Degree: Physics, University of Minnesota, 2009
Master's Degree: Curriculum and Instruction - Science Education, University of Minnesota, 2012
PhD: Curriculum and Instruction - STEM Education, University of Minnesota, 2015

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Joshua Ellis, PhD is an Associate Professor of Science/STEM Education in the Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education at Louisiana State University. He currently serves as Co-Director of the GeauxTeach STEM Program and Associate Editor of the Journal of Science Teacher Education. He has previously served as President of the Southeastern Association for Science Teacher Education and Co-Chair of the Science Education Special Interest Group within the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. Ellis engages in research that facilitates the development of pre-service and in-service teachers' professional practice in online, blended, and face-to-face learning environments. He explores the role of technology-mediated learning experiences for both K-12 and adult learners in STEM education contexts and uses research to inform the design of new, innovative pedagogical strategies.

*Irwin, C. & Ellis, J. (2026). Negotiating quotidian justice in the science classroom. International Journal of Science Education, 48(2), 201-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2401184  

Dare, E., Ellis, J., & *Irwin, C. (2025). Expanding uses of the STEM Observation Protocol (STEM-OP): Secondary science teachers’ reflections on integrated STEM practice. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 36(8), 1113–1132. https://doi.org/10.1080/1046560X.2025.2497154  

Ellis, J., *Carro, N., *Marichal, A, Titu, P., & Roehrig, G. (2022). How early-career science teachers negotiate their beliefs and practices during an online induction program. In L. Manier, T. York, & B. Calinger (Eds.), Research in practice: Preparing and retaining K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts (pp. 321-352). American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Asim, S., Ellis, J., Slykhuis, D., & Trumble, J. (2022). Three domains for technology integration in science teacher education. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education – Science, 22(4).

Forsythe, M., Criswell, B., Arias, A., Ellis, J., Escalada, L., Johnson, H., Palmeri, A., Riccio, J., & *Parker, M. (2022). The Framework for Analyzing Video in Science Teacher Education (FAVSTE). Journal of Science Teacher Education, 33(6), 621-640.

Ellis, J. (2019). The Teacher Induction Network: Findings from over ten years of STEM teacher induction. In J. Leonard, A. Burrows, & R. Kitchen (Eds.), Recruiting, preparing, and retaining STEM teachers for a global generation (pp. 368-388). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Irwin, C., Dickerson, D., Oehm, N., & Ellis, J. (2026). Connecting the dots: How one teacher navigates high-stakes testing while cultivating civic engagement. American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Johnson, H., Ellis, J., Forsythe, M., Pelliccio, E., *McFarlane, D., *Kaburi, R., Arias, A., Criswell, B., Escalada, L., & Riccio, J. (2026). From differentiation to care: Science teacher candidates’ perceptions of effective science teaching for all using video-based tasks. Association for Science Teacher Education, Chicago, IL. 

Ellis, J., *Irwin, C., Oehm, N., & Dickerson, D. (2025). Engineering for everyone: Professional development for culturally responsive teachers of engineering. Southeastern Association for Science Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA. 

*Kaburi, R., *McFarlane, D., Pelliccio, E., Arias, A., Ellis, J., Johnson, H., Criswell, B., Forsythe, M., Escalada, L., & Riccio, J. (2025). Exploring teacher candidates’ conceptions of effective science teaching and impact of video analysis. Southeast Regional Noyce Conference, Mobile, AL. 

Dare, E., Ellis, J., & *Irwin, C. (2024). Reflecting on practice and professional learning through a STEM observation protocol. Australasian Science Education Research Association 55, Albany, New Zealand. 

Madden, J. (PI), Wilson-Kennedy, Z. (Co-PI), Ellis, J. (Co-PI), & Givens, S. (Co-PI). Preparing Secondary STEM Teachers for High-Needs Settings Using Structured Mentoring. NSF DUE-2345136. Amount Awarded: $1,187,387. Project Dates: August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2029. Submitted August 29, 2023. Awarded July 16, 2024.

Ellis, J. (PI). Collaborative Research: Investigating the Impact of Video-based Analysis of Classroom Teaching on STEM Teacher Preparation, Effectiveness, and Retention. NSF DUE-2344794. Amount Awarded: $101,264 (Total Project Value: $985,024). Project Dates: June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2027. Submitted August 24, 2023. Awarded April 3, 2024.

Dickerson, D. (PI), Ellis, J. (Co-PI), Berhane, B. (Co-PI), & Green, A. (Co-PI), Culturally Responsive Engineering Experience Design and Development (CREED2) through Teacher-Undergraduate Engineering Student Partnerships. NSF DRL-2201255. Amount Awarded: $1,837,566. Project Dates: September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2026. Submitted October 8, 2021. Awarded June 7, 2022.

Ellis, J. (PI). Collaborative Research: Building Capacity for Cross-site Research on Promoting Noticing for Equity and Equitable Science Teaching Practice through Video Analysis. NSF DUE-2150708. Amount Awarded: $12,000 (Total Project Value: $125,000). Project Dates: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. Submitted August 31, 2021. Awarded March 3, 2022.

Dare, E. (PI), Ellis, J. (Co-PI), & Rouleau, M. (Co-PI). Collaborative Research: Design and Development of a K-12 STEM Observation Protocol. NSF DRL-1854801. Amount Awarded: $670,470 (Total Project Value: $1,682,062). Project Dates: September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2022. Submitted November 14, 2017. Awarded August 9, 2018.

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award (2025) 
UTeach STEM Educators Association

 
Provost’s Fund for Innovation and Research Travel Award (2025) 
Louisiana State University 


Award V: Implications of Research for Educational Practice (2025) 
Association for Science Teacher Education 


Dean’s Teaching Showcase (2018) 
Michigan Technological University 


Award IV: Innovations in Teaching Science Teachers (2015) 
Association for Science Teacher Education