Leah R. Cheek
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STEM Education Research Specialist & Teacher Educator
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Leah R. Cheek's research focuses on the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) within elementary education. Her work investigates essential practices and attributes that support effective STEAM integration, including the role of tinkering and take-apart activities. Cheek also examines the influence of empathy on the integration of STEM and literacy in the classroom.
Her recent publications explore pedagogical approaches to strengthen preservice elementary teachers' mathematical self-efficacy and identify key practices for P-6 integrated STEM education through Delphi panel insights. Cheek is a Co-Principal Investigator on a $249,026 grant funded by the NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences. This project aims to provide STEAM education and training to underrepresented students and teachers in the Arkansas Delta. She collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Vinson Carter, Michael K. Daugherty, and Christian Z. Goering, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications.
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- h-index: 2
- Publications: 5
- Citations: 12
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STEM Education Research Specialist & Teacher Educator publications 2024–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Department of Curriculum and Instruction ORCID
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Teacher Educator and STEAM Program Director publications 2024–2026University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Listing
Selected Publications
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Changing Attitudes: Strengthening Mathematical Self‐Efficacy in Preservice Elementary Teachers (2026)
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Key Practices in P-6 Integrated STEM Education: Delphi Panel Insights (2025)
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Essential Practices and Attributes of Integrated STEM in Elementary Education (2024)
Federal Grants 1 $249,026 total
STEAM Education and Training for Underrepresented Students and Teachers in the Arkansas Delta
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- Essential Practices and Attributes of Integrated STEM in Elementary Education
- Key Practices in P-6 Integrated STEM Education: Delphi Panel Insights
- Changing Attitudes: Strengthening Mathematical Self‐Efficacy in Preservice Elementary Teachers
- Essential Practices and Attributes of Integrated STEM in Elementary Education
- Key Practices in P-6 Integrated STEM Education: Delphi Panel Insights
- Essential Practices and Attributes of Integrated STEM in Elementary Education
- Key Practices in P-6 Integrated STEM Education: Delphi Panel Insights
- Changing Attitudes: Strengthening Mathematical Self‐Efficacy in Preservice Elementary Teachers
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