Dr Erin Siostrom is an educator and science education researcher. Over the past decade, she has taught in secondary and tertiary institutions throughout Queensland, and currently teaches into the School of Education and Tertiary Access as a Lecturer. She coordinates into STEM enabling courses for the Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) and STEM Initial Teacher Education programs for future senior science teachers. Her research interests include STEM education, education policy and non-traditional entrants into STEM teaching careers and STEM tertiary education pathways.
Professional Memberships
- Member of Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA)
Awards and Fellowships
- Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
- Regional Universities Network (RUN) Learning and Teaching Awards 2023
Professional Social Media
- Review has ideas to encourage mid-career professionals to join and stay in teaching. (2023, June 19). Sunshine Coast News.
- The Chief Scientist Storytime Pledge
Dr Erin Siostrom's research interests include STEM education, teacher education, teacher shortages, and improving participation of underrepresented groups in sciences and teacher education pathways.
Research areas
- STEM education
- science and STEM education participation and pathways
- STEM teacher motivation
Teaching areas
Erin's specialist areas of expertise are STEM education, science specialism and the role of lived experiences in STEM participation and pathway.