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Principal Investigator Team
The Principal Investigator (PI) team consists of the PI, co-PIs, and others who manage/coordinate the Get the Facts Out Project activities.

Wendy Adams

Terri Chambers

Beth Cunningham

Mark Hannum

Drew Isola

David May

Monica Plisch

Shari Stockero

Michael Wittmann
Meet the Change Agents
Change Agents are individual faculty in their respective disciplines who are committed to teacher preparation, are well-networked in their discipline, and have agreed to conduct national campaigns to recruit and support GFO Champions at institutions across the U.S.

Tonya Coffey
Physics Change Agent

Etta Gravely
Chemistry Change Agent

Timothy Hendrix
Math Change Agent

William Hunter
Chemistry Change Agent

Vince Kuo
Physics Change Agent

Jean Lee
Math Change Agent

Karen Magee-Sauer
Physics Change Agent

Steve Maier
Physics Change Agent

W. Gary Martin
Math Change Agent

Amy Roth McDuffie
Math Change Agent

Duane Merrell
Physics Change Agent

Jennifer Nielson
Chemistry Change Agent

Gay Stewart
Physics Change Agent

Glenn H. Waddell
Math Change Agent

Ellen Yezierski
Chemistry Change Agent
Research Team

Besnik Abrashi
Research Assistant

Wendy Adams
Project Director

Allie Bolter
Project Coordinator, Research Associate

Jared B. Breakall
Current Research Assistant / Past Postdoctoral Researcher

David May
Research Associate

Kaitlin Miller
Research Assistant

Richard L. Pearson III
Current Research Assistant / Past Postdoctoral Researcher

Faith Ann Santucci
Research Assistant
Past Research Team Members
Leslie Bolda
Past Undergraduate Research Assistant
Emma Khorunzhy
Past Undergraduate Research Assistant
Caleb Litster
Past Undergraduate Research Assistant
Savannah L. Logan
Past Postdoctoral Researcher
Brian Pyper
Past Visiting Scholar
Comprehensive Study Sites
GFO Comprehensive Study Sites are the six institutions of higher education that have committed to collecting perceptions survey data from both students and faculty each year for five years from their Chemistry, Math, and Physics departments. In addition they agree to host the GFO research team each year for a site visit.
Study Sites
GFO Study Sites are institutions of Higher Education that have committed to collecting perceptions survey data from both faculty and students each year for five years in at least one of the following departments: Chemistry, Math, or Physics.
- Appalachian State University Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Augustana University – Physics and Chemistry
- Bridgewater State University
- BYU – Idaho Physics
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Cal Poly SLO – Physics & Chemistry
- California State University – Fresno
- California State University – Monterey Bay
- California State University – San Bernardino
- California State University at Northridge
- Claflin University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clemson University
- Colgate University
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Florida State University
- Gettysburg College
- Idaho State University
- Illinois Wesleyan University
- James Madison University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Kennesaw State University
- Lewis University
- Mercy College
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Missouri University of Science and Technology
- Morehead State University
- North Carolina A&T University
- Prairie View A&M University
- Roosevelt University Math
- Rowan University Physics
- Spelman College
- St. Mary’s College of Maryland
- Talladega College
- Texas A&M University – Commerce
- Tougaloo College
- University of Houston
- University of Kansas
- University of Mississippi Physics and Chemistry
- University of North Georgia
- University of Oregon
- University of Tennessee at Martin Math
- University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Washington Bothell
- Waynesburg University Chemistry
- Westmont College Chemistry
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
GFO Champions
A GFO Champion is anyone who shares facts about the teaching profession by using the materials and messages from the GFO project locally or nationally.
Champions, please log your activities here.
★★★ Champion (50 pts)
★★ Champion (25 pts)
★ Champion (10 pts)
Registered Champion
Champion | Name | Location | Points | Department/Discipline |
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Registered Champion | Zach Burkhardt | Decatur Central High School (IN) | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Yagi Seanyelle | University of Hawaii - Manoa | 4 | Mathematics |
★★ Champion | Will Murray | California State University – Long Beach | 35 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Vera Magoniner | California State University Sacramento | 16 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Vaughn Laptiste | Christel House Indianapolis (IN) | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Valerie Long | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Tyler Kinner | Georgia Tech Research Institute | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Tracy Halmi | Penn State Erie – The Behrend College | 2 | Chemistry |
★ Registered Champion | Tony Musumba | Riverside City College | 16 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Toni Sauncy | Texas Lutheran University | Physics | |
Registered Champion | Todd Weaver | University of Wisconsin La Crosse | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Timothy Cole | Prairie View A&M University (TX) | Education | |
Registered Champion | Tim Sorey | Central Washington University | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Tim Neubert | American Association for Employment in Education (AAEE) | PK-12 teaching careers | |
Registered Champion | Tim Deis | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | Mathematics | |
★ Champion | Thomas O'Kuma | Lee College (TX) | 10 | Physics |
★★★ Champion | Thomas M. Brown | Appalachian State University (NC) | 52 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Tariq Akmal | Washington State University | 4 | Teacher Education |
★ Champion | Sujata Krishna | University of Florida | 15 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Steve Pollock | University of Colorado – Boulder | 5 | Physics |
★ Champion | Steve Elliott | University of Tennessee at Martin | 18 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Stephen Tsui | California State University – San Marcos | 10 | Physics |
★ Champion | Stephanie Casey | Eastern Michigan University | 15 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Sonali Raje | Towson University (MD) | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Soleste Hilberg | University of California - Santa Cruz | Education | |
Registered Champion | Sarah LeGresley Rush | University of Kansas | Physics | |
★★ Champion | Sarah Formica | University of North Georgia | 42 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Sam Pazicni | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Russ Carley | New Castle Area School District / Butler County Community College / Slippery Rock University (PA) | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Roxie Allen | St. John's School (TX) | 3 | Chemistry |
★ Champion | Rory Waterman | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | 16 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Richard L Pearson III | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL) | 7 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Rhonda Dzakpasu | Georgetown University, DC | 6 | Physics |
★ Champion | Peanut McCoy | Azusa Pacific University (CA) | 16 | Physics |
★ Champion | Paul Miller | West Virginia University | 12 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Patrick Eggleton | Taylor University (IN) | 7 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Patricia Stan | Taylor University (IN) | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Pam Mork | Concordia College (MN) | 1 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Nicole Cook | Florida International University | 4 | STEM Education |
Registered Champion | Nick Doe | Wellesley College (MA) | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Nicholas Fortune | Western Kentucky University | 3 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Michelle Richards-Babb | West Virginia University | 6 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Michelle King | Western Colorado University | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Michelle Cirillo | University of Delaware | 4 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Michelle Bunagan | The College of New Jersey | Chemistry | |
★ Champion | Michael Marder | University of Texas – Austin | 17 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Melissa VanAlstine-Paris | Adelphi University (NY) | Chemistry | |
★★ Champion | Melanie Pivarski | Roosevelt University (IL) | 33 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Meghan Marrero | Mercy College (NY) | 21 | Science Education |
Registered Champion | Meghan DiBacco | Cinco Ranch High School (TX) | 3 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Matthew Miller | South Dakota State University | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Matthew J. Mio | University of Detroit Mercy (MI) | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Matt Richard | University of Kansas | 9 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Mathangi Krishnamurthy | Fitchburg State University (MA) | Chemistry | |
★ Registered Champion | Marta Magiera | Marquette University | 17 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Maria Campitelli | Florida International University | 5 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Margie Haak | Oregon State University | Chemistry | |
★ Champion | Margery Gardner | Colgate University (NY) | 20 | Science Education |
★★★ Champion | Liza Bondurant | Delta State University (MS) | 56 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Lindsay Keazer | Sacred Heart University (CT) | 3 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Linda Venenciano | University of Hawai’i at Mānoa | 23 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Liang Zeng | University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley | 20 | Physics |
★ Champion | Leah Frazee | Central Connecticut State University | 19 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Leah Chamberlain | University of Cincinnati | Admin | |
★ Champion | Laura Wilding | Texas A&M University | 10 | STEM |
★★ Champion | Laura Henriques | California State University – Long Beach | 40 | Science Education |
Registered Champion | Laura Frost | Florida Gulf Coast University | 3 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Laura Bostick | Louisiana Tech University | Education | |
★ Champion | Laura Altfeld | Saint Leo University, FL | 23 | Biology |
Registered Champion | Lara Dick | Bucknell University | 3 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Kurt Fletcher | SUNY Geneseo, NY | Physics | |
★★★ Champion | Kristine Callan | Colorado School of Mines | 99 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Kimberly Zeidler-Watters | Eastern Kentucky University | Education | |
Registered Champion | Kimberly Shaw | Columbus State University (GA) | 5 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Kevin Dykema | Mattawan Consolidated Schools (MI) | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Kevin Carr | Pacific University (OR) | 5 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Kerry Cresawn | James Madison University (VA) | STEM | |
Registered Champion | Kenya M. Overton | University of Connecticut | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Kelly Costner | Winthrop University | 7 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Katie Miller | University of Massachusetts - Lowell | 14 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Kathryn Early | Auburn University (AL) | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Kathleen A. Harper | Case Western Reserve University (OH) | Physics and Engineering | |
★★ Champion | Karel Jacobs | Chicago State University | 36 | Biology |
Registered Champion | Kanita DuCloux | Western Kentucky University | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Julie Grotophorst | Greendale SD (WI) | 4 | Admin - HR Director |
Registered Champion | Josh Stowers | Brigham Young University (UT) | 4 | Biology |
★★ Champion | Josh Grossman | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | 38 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Jordan Harshman | Auburn University (AL) | 4 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Jon Anderson | University of Minnesota | 9 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Jomo W. Mutegi | Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis | 7 | Science Education |
★★ Champion | Joe Kozminski | Lewis University (IL) | 36 | Physics |
★ Champion | Jodi Frost | Indiana State University | 13 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Jillian Cavanna | University of Hartford (CT) | Mathematics | |
★★ Champion | Jill Cochran | Berry College (GA) | 35 | Mathematics |
★★ Champion | Jessie Store | Alma College (MI) | 25 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Jeremy Zelkowski | The University of Alabama | 12 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Jenny Sagrillo | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Jennifer Geib | Appalachian State University (NC) | 4 | Science Education (all subjects) |
★ Champion | Jennifer Docktor | University of Wisconsin – La Crosse | 11 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Jennifer Dechaine | Central Washington University | 5 | STEM Teacher Education |
Registered Champion | Jennifer Clinkenbeard | California State University – Monterey Bay | 4 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Jennifer Albert | The Citadel (SC) | Science Education | |
Registered Champion | Jenna Porter | California State University - Sacramento | 9 | STEM |
Registered Champion | Jenifer Hummer | West Chester University (PA) | 5 | Math Education |
★ Champion | Jen McNally | Curry College (MA) | 12 | Mathematics |
★★★ Champion | Jeffrey Williams | Bridgewater State University (MA) | 78 | Physics |
★ Champion | Jeffrey Carver | West Virginia University | 22 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Jason Sullivan | STEMteachersNYC | 9 | K-12 Science |
★ Champion | Jane Jackson | Arizona State University | 22 | Physics |
★ Champion | Jacqueline Coomes | Eastern Washington University | 13 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Jackie Bortiatynski | Penn State University | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Jack Kronser | Douglas County SD (CO) | Admin - HR Director | |
Registered Champion | Holly S. Atkins | Saint Leo University (FL) | 9 | Math Education |
Registered Champion | Felicia Smith | The University of Alabama | Mathematics | |
★ Champion | Evonne Baldauff | Waynesburg University (PA) | 17 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Eric Kuo | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Physics | |
Emma Khorunzhy | Colorado School of Mines | Student Ambassador | ||
Registered Champion | Emily Jackson-Osagie | Southern University and A&M College (LA) | 3 | STEM Education |
Registered Champion | Emily Borda | Western Washington University | 3 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Ekaterina Lioutikova | University of Saint Joseph (CT) | 3 | Mathematics |
★★ Champion | Earl Legleiter | Fort Hays State University (KS) | 29 | STEM Education |
★★★ Champion | Earl Blodgett | University of Wisconsin – River Falls | 145 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Dori Hargrove | Shepherd University (WV) | Mathematics | |
★ Champion | Diane Barrett | University of Hawaii - Hilo | 15 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Derrick S Harkness | Utah State University | Mathematics | |
Dawson Lang | Colorado School of Mines | Student Ambassador | ||
Registered Champion | David Anderson | University of Wyoming | Chemistry | |
★ Champion | Darin Knapp | Central Washington University | 15 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Daniel King | Drexel University | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Daniel Bolton | University of Colorado - Boulder | 8 | Physics |
★ Champion | Dana Franz | Mississippi State University | 12 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Dan MacIsaac | SUNY Buffalo State College | 6 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Cynthia Gardner | Maryville College (TN) | Education | |
★★★ Champion | Clay Stanfield | Texas A&M University - Commerce | 58 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Clay Roan | University of Indianapolis (IN) | 9 | Mathematics |
★★ Champion | Cindy Schwarz | Vassar College | 25 | Physics |
★★ Champion | Chuhee Kwon | California State University – Long Beach | 26 | Physics |
★ Champion | Chris Brazier | California State University – Long Beach | 16 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Cheryl Ordorica | Chico State (CA) | STEM | |
Registered Champion | Charles Liu | CUNY College of Staten Island | Physics | |
Registered Champion | Charity Cayton | East Carolina University (NC) | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Chalandra Gooden | The University of Alabama | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Catherine Klehm | Oral Roberts University (OK) | 8 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Carrie-Anne Sherwood | Southern Connecticut State University | Science Education | |
Registered Champion | Caroline Hardin | Western Washington University | 3 | Mathe/STEM/CS |
Registered Champion | Carolina Alvarado | Cal State University - Chico | 9 | Physics |
★ Champion | Bryan Rebar | University of Oregon | 11 | STEM |
Registered Champion | Brian Utter | University of California – Merced | 6 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Brian Lawler | Kennesaw State University | 9 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Bin Xiao | University of Mississippi | 11 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Beverly Smith | East Tennessee State University | 8 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Bethany LaValley | The University of Mississippi | 4 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Beth Parks | Colgate University (NY) | 8 | Physics |
★ Champion | Barbara Reisner | James Madison University (VA) | 15 | Chemistry |
★ Champion | Babette Benken | California State University – Long Beach | 19 | Mathematics |
★ Champion | Aubrey Brammar Southall | Aurora University (IL) | 21 | Education |
★★ Champion | Arthur Eisenkraft | UMass Boston | 39 | Physics |
Registered Champion | April Nelms | University of North Georgia | 4 | Education |
Registered Champion | Anne Bentley | Lewis & Clark College (OR) | Chemistry | |
★ Champion | Anisha Campbell | University of Maryland | 13 | STEM Education |
Registered Champion | Angela Webb | James Madison University (VA) | Science Education | |
Registered Champion | Andrew Kuck | University of Connecticut | Mathematics | |
★★ Champion | Andreas Bill | California State University – Long Beach | 33 | Physics and Astronomy |
Registered Champion | Andrea Munro | Pacific Lutheran University (WA) | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Andrea Ashley-Oyewole | Prairie View A&M University (TX) | 5 | Chemistry |
Registered Champion | Amy Wagler | University of Texas - El Paso | 4 | Mathematics |
Registered Champion | Alice Steimle | University of Mississippi | Mathematics | |
Registered Champion | Alice Churukian | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 6 | Physics |
Registered Champion | Alice Bruce | University of Maine | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Alexandra Taraboletti | University of the District of Columbia | Chemistry | |
Registered Champion | Aimee Hollander | Nicholls State University (LA) | Science Education |
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