Brenda Capobianco

Wellesley High School Author: Brenda Capobianco 

           Professor Capobianco is a teacher, educator, and researcher in elementary science education. She has been awarded over $20 million in both external and internal grants including several grants funded by the National Science Foundation emphasizing the integration of engineering design in elementary science education.

            She has served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Science Teacher Education and the editorial boards for the Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Journal of Science Teacher Education.

            Dr. Capobianco has received numerous prestigious awards, including a Fulbright grant, and is recognized as being a “talented and passionate educator.”  In addition to her teaching, she is associate editor of the Journal of Science Teacher Education. 

           Her research and writing focuses on: science teachers’ and teacher educators’ engagement in action research; young women’s participation in science, technology, and engineering and the role teachers play in supporting young women’s participation; and issues of gender, culture, and identity in science and engineering education.