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Dr. Leslie L Huling

  • Professor - Curriculum And Instruction
  • Grant Director, Faculty - Educ Policy Implementation Ctr (EPIC)
  • Grant Director, Faculty - LBJ Inst for STEM Education and Research
  • Huling, Leslie L (Principal), Percent Contribution: %100, Collins, Kristina Henry (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %75. NASA EPDC-3: NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative, NASA, Federal, $10467745. (Submitted: December 18, 2020, Funded: September 1, 2021 - February 28, 2023). Grant.
  • Ortiz, Araceli Martinez (Principal), Percent Contribution: %90, Huling, Leslie L (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %90. NASA EPDC-2 STEM Engagement and Educator Professional Development Collaborative, NASA, Federal, $6020016.28. (Funded: September 1, 2019 - August 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Close, Eleanor W (Principal), Close, Hunter Garth (Co-Principal), Huling, Leslie L (Co-Principal), Ortiz, Araceli Martinez (Co-Principal), Luxford, Cynthia J (Co-Principal). Responsive, Attentive, Dialogic, and InterActive Noyce Scholars Project, National Science Foundation, Federal, $1254627. (Funded: June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2023). Grant.
  • Omana Sudhakaran, Pratheesh (Principal), Sen, Keya (Co-Principal), Shi, Xijun (Co-Principal), Huling, Leslie L (Co-Principal). Exploring how green spaces and community gardens impact cognitive and physical health, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, Texas State University, $2500. (Funded: May 31, 2025). Grant.
  • Huling, Leslie L, Percent Contribution: %25, Berry, Michelle Annette, Percent Contribution: %25. STEM-For-All Space Institute, NASA, Federal, $500000. (Submitted: June 24, 2024, Funded: January 1, 2025 - September 20, 2027). Grant.
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  • Omana Sudhakaran, P. O., Huling, L. L., Sen, K., & Shi, X. (2025). Exploring How Green Spaces and Community Gardens Impact Cognitive and Physical Health (pp. 1–23). San Marcos, TX, US: Texas State Division of Research.
  • Huling, L. L. (2024). Leadership for Implementing a University/District/Community STEM Partnership. Texas Forum of Teacher Education, (15), 37–42.
  • Huling, L. L., & Resta, V. K. (2022). Cultivating a Scientific Mindset through Inquiry-Based Science Learning Utilizing NASA Resources for Educators. In Cultivating a Scientific Mindset in the Age of Inference. Charllotte, NC, US: Information Age Publishing.
  • Huling, L. L., & Resta, V. K. (2021). Cultivating a Scientific Mindset through Inquiry-Based Science Learning Utilizing NASA Resources for Educators. In Cultivating a Scientific Mindset in the Age of Inference. Charllotte, NC, US: Information Age Publishing.
  • Huling, L. L., & Resta, V. K. (2020). A NASA/University faculty development partnership:  Equipping educators to promote equity in STEM education. SRATE Journal, 29(1), 1–13.
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  • Award / Honor Nominee: Finalist for Texas State University Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly / Creative Activities. January 1, 2007
  • Award / Honor Recipient: "A Synthesis of Research on Teacher Induction Programs and Practices" selected by ERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education for announcement in Resources in Education. May 1, 1989
  • Award / Honor Recipient: "Factors To Consider in Alternative Certification Programs: What Can Be Learned From Teacher Induction Research" selected for inclusion in the Action in Teacher Education Tenth-Year Anniversary Issue, Commemorative Edition (1989). January 1, 1989
  • Award / Honor Recipient: "Effects of Three Principal Styles on School Improvement" by Hall, Rutherford, Hord and Huling selected for inclusion in Readings from Educational Leadership: Effective Schools and School Improvement (1989) from February, 1984 issue of Educational Leaders. February 1, 1984
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Award for Outstanding Research Study of Administrators:"The Role of the School Principal in School Improvement Efforts" by Rutherford, Hall, Hord and Huling, American Association of School Administrators (AASA). January 1, 1982 - January 1, 1983
  1. Member

    Division of Research Discovery & Innovation Interdisciplinary Research Team

  2. Member

    Secondary Teacher Residency Steering Committee

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    International Journal for Leadership in Education

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Educational Administration

  5. Other

    LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Action in Teacher Education Journal

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