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Dr. Xuan Zhou

  • Library Specialist - University Libraries
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Biography and education

Dr. Xuan Zhou received her Ph.D. degree in Educational Psychology and a graduate certificate in Advanced Research Methods in Social Science from Texas A&M University, College Station. She is an expert in research data management, including data management planning, data organization and curation, data analysis and visualization, data sharing and publishing, and open data science. Her research interests also include STEM education, teacher training, learning engagement, and educational program evaluation.
  • Shen, Yishan (Principal), Zhou, Xuan (Co-Principal), Weimer, Amy Ann (Co-Principal), Alfaro, Edna C (Co-Principal). Race-Status Beliefs in Mexican American and Chinese American Adolescents: Development, Antecedents, and Multifaceted Impact, TXST CADS Catalyst Research Grant, Texas State University, $4000. (Submitted: December 2, 2024, Funded: February 1, 2025 - Present). Grant.
  • Xu, Zhihong (Principal), Zakharov, Wei (Co-Principal), Abbas, June (Co-Principal), Zhou, Xuan (Co-Principal), Brumfield, Elizabeth (Co-Principal), Schultz, Teresa (Co-Principal). From assessment to implementation: Creating a standardized data competency measure and discipline-based RDM module, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Federal, $447410. (Funded: August 2024 - July 2027). Grant.
  • Zhou, X., Padrón, Y. N., & Shu, L. (2025). Examining the impact of professional development for STEM teachers of English learners on teacher efficacy in a multicultural setting. School Science and Mathematics.
  • Zhou, X., Shu, L., Chen, T., Xu, Z., & Padron, Y. (2025). Improving K–12 STEM teacher self-efficacy: a scoping review of experimental professional development trials. Professional Development in Education, 1–26. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2025.2544293
  • Zhou, X. (2024). How Do School Climate and Professional Development in Multicultural Education Impact Job Satisfaction and Teaching Efficacy for STEM Teachers of English Learners? A Path-Analysis. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education.
  • Zhou, X., Padrón, Y. N., Baek, E., Waxman, H., & Acosta, S. (2024). STEM Teacher Professional Development Engagement and Self-Efficacy in Teaching Class with English Learners Context: A Hierarchical Linear Modeling from TALIS 2018. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 1–22. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-024-10528-5
  • Zhou, X., Padrón, Y. N., & Waxman, H. C. (2024). English as a foreign language teachers’ technology professional development needs. International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 11(1), 117–130.
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  1. Chair

    Texas Data Repository Steering Committee

  2. Editor

    Journal of Open Initiatives in Academic Libraries

  3. Reviewer / Referee

    Educational Research and Evaluation

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Computers & Education

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal for STEM Education Research

  6. Chair

    TXST Open Datathon Planning Committee

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