Sarah McDowell, Ph.D.

Sarah McDowell is an Assistant Professor of Secondary Education at Maryville College. For almost two decades, she taught math and science courses at the elementary, junior high, and high school level in Oklahoma before receiving her Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University. As a graduate research assistant, she was part of a team tasked with collaboratively building culturally relevant earth-sky curriculum with three Native American Nations through Native Earth | Native Sky. She also served as the STEM Engagement Hub coordinator. Her areas of research included teacher instructional strategies and opportunities for STEM students in rural Oklahoma.