Publications

In Print

  • Carrier, Sarah J. and Sachs, Lindsey H. and McGowan, Jill M. and Hayes, Meredith and Smith, P. Sean and Goforth, Christine L. and Safley, Sarah E. “Elementary teachers as collaborators: developing educative support materials for citizen science projects” International Journal of Science Education , 2024 https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2024.2311801 [available at NSF]
  • Carrier, Sarah J and Scharen, Danielle R and Hayes, Meredith and Smith, P Sean and Bruce, Anna and Craven, Laura “Citizen science in elementary classrooms: a tale of two teachers” Frontiers in education , v.9 , 2024 https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1470070 [open access]
  • McGowan, J. K., Sachs, L., Bruce, A., Scharen, D. R., Hayes, M., & Smith, P. S. (2025). Citizen Science in the Elementary Classroom: Going beyond data collection. Science and Children, 62(4), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/00368148.2025.2504125 [unavailable without journal subscription until 1-year embargo with NSF ends]
  • Scharen, Danielle R and McInerney, Erin and Sachs, Lindsey H and Hayes, Meredith L and Smith, P Sean “Fostering Mathematics Engagement Through Citizen Science” Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 , v.118 , 2025 https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2024.0236 [unavailable without journal subscription until 1-year embargo with NSF ends]
  • Smith, P Sean and Goforth, Christine L and Carrier, Sarah J and Hayes, Meredith L and Safley, Sarah E “An Emerging Theory of School-Based Participatory Science” Citizen Science: Theory and Practice , v.10 , 2025 https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.755 [open access]

Coming Soon

  • Design Principles: Bringing participatory science to schools: Considerations for project fit and designing supports

  • Educative Features: Elementary teachers’ use of educative support materials for participatory science projects: Affordances, obstacles, and impacts

  • Interdisciplinary: Incorporating Participatory Science in Elementary Schools: Teacher and Student Experiences with Outdoor Learning

  • Use Cases: Integrating Participatory Science Projects in Elementary School Classrooms: Patterns of Teacher Use