Faculty Profile for Dr. Leslie L Huling

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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
AVRY 462
phone: (512) 716-4531

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.
  • Collins, K. H., Sangam, D., & Huling, L. L. (2023). Culturally responsive evaluation of NASA’s OSTEM NGS evidence-based STEM products. LBJ Institute For STEM Education and Research.
  • Huling, L. L., & Resta, V. K. (2022). Leveraging NASA Assets to Develop STEM Identity in Traditionally Underrepresented Populations (pp. 316–320). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/220744/.

Selected Awards

  • 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

Selected Grants

  • Huling, Leslie L (Principal), Collins, Kristina Henry (Co-Principal). 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), Huling, Leslie L (Co-Principal). 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.
  • Collins, Kristina H. (Principal), Huling, Leslie L. (Co-Principal). High School Innovations, Discovery and Exploration of Aerospace & Science (IDEAS) Project, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal, $479800. (Submitted: June 30, 2022, Funded: October 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025). Grant.
  • Huling, Leslie L (Principal). STEM-For-All Partnership, Labor, Health and Human Services, Federal, $2000000. (Submitted: July 20, 2021, Funded: September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2024). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Secondary Teacher Residency Steering Committee
May 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
International Journal for Leadership in Education
January 10, 2023-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Educational Administration
January 4, 2023-Present
Director
LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research
September 1, 2020-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Action in Teacher Education Journal
August 1, 2015-Present