Caitlin Milera
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Director | ND Space Grant Consortium and ND NASA EPSCoR, NASA EPSCoR & NDSGC
- NDSGC Point of Contact for Graduate Assistantships & Summer Faculty Fellowships
Contact Info
- Email: caitlin.milera@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.4856
Office Address
Clifford Hall Room 270
4149 University Ave Stop 9008
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9008
Clifford Hall 270D
Curriculum Vitae
Websites
Biography
Dr. Caitlin Milera is the Director of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) and North Dakota NASA EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research). Each of these programs have statewide impacts, are housed under wider national initiatives, and are funded by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement. Dr. Milera has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) on over $15.5 million in external grants during her time at UND.
Dr. Milera’s educational background includes a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning, with an emphasis in Higher Education, an M.S. in Space Studies, and a B.S. in Astrophysics. Her research interests include STEM education with a focus on engagement of learners who identify as belonging to underserved and underrepresented communities, LGBTQIA+ initiatives in higher education, educator professional development in STEM fields and space sciences, and STEM and NASA-relevant historiography and historical analysis.
SpSt 220 - Space Science and Exploration
SpSt 300 - Case for Space
- Engagement of Underrepresented and Marginalized Communities in STEM
- LGBTQIA+ in Higher Education
- STEM Identity
- Educator Professional Development in STEM Fields and Space Sciences
- NASA and STEM Historiography and Historical Analysis
2022 Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning | University of North Dakota (UND)
2012 M.S. in Space Studies | University of North Dakota (UND)
2010 B.S. in Astrophysics | University of Minnesota (U of M – TC)
Faculty Advisor | oSTEM Student Organization
Elected Member | NASA EPSCoR Nominating Committee
Elected Member | NASA Space Grant Nominating Committee
Invited Member | NASA OSTEM Workforce Partnership Assessment Group
Elected Member | NASA Space Grant Directors’ Executive Committee