Email:
huiwang@purdue.edu

Phone:
(765) 494-6897

Address:
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
915 Mitch Daniels Blvd
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
LILY 3-102

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Hui-Hui Wang

Associate Professor

Agriculture Education,
Curriculum and Instruction

Email:
huiwang@purdue.edu

Phone:
(765) 494-6897

Address:
Lilly Hall of Life Sciences
915 Mitch Daniels Blvd
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2098
LILY 3-102

Links:

College of Agriculture
BoilerSteam

Profile

Dr. Hui-Hui Wang is a seasoned expert in STEM education, with extensive experience as both a researcher and practitioner. From 2012 to 2015, she served as a STEM specialist at the Center for Youth Development, where she managed Minnesota 4-H STEM programs. In collaboration with her colleagues, she developed innovative STEM programs and evaluation plans, including Engineering It, Robotics, and Pollinator and Habitat, to ignite 4-H youth's interest in STEM learning and careers. Dr. Wang's research is dedicated to fostering agricultural and scientific literacy among global citizens. She has led and supported numerous research projects aimed at improving instructional and assessment practices, driving systemic change, and advancing leadership development. Her passion lies in equipping youth to meet workforce needs in agricultural, food, and natural resources (AFNR) through STEM integration, scientific reasoning, data-driven decision-making, and inquiry-based, project-based learning. Additionally, Dr. Wang collaborates with the multistate research coordinating committee and information exchange group focused on the Food, Water, and Energy Nexus (FEW Nexus). This interdisciplinary initiative seeks to enhance systemic education and outreach efforts grounded in the FEW Nexus.

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Research & Publications

Dr. Hui-Hui Wang’s research focus on STEM integration through Agriculture, Food, and Nature Resources (AFNR). STEM integration through AFNR is ensure that STEM knowledge is taught as an AFNR interdisciplinary approach, by using authentic teaching strategies, such as inquiry-based and project-based instruction. Her current research project focuses on K-12 teacher education and cognitive bases of STEM learning (e.g. STEM reasoning), and building a sustainable integrated STEM through AFNR teaching and learning model.

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Wang, H. H., Knobloch, N. A., Nelson, B. J., Thies, L. J. (2025). Exploring Interdisciplinary Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Teaching Energy by Using Food Systems. Education Sciences, 15(3), 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15030318
Zhou, S., Dong, Z, Wang, H. H., & Chiu, M. M. (2024). A Meta-analysis of STEM Integration on Student Academic Achievement. Research in Science Education, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-024-10216-y
Wang, H. H., & Odom, S. R. (2024). Psychology of Learning. In S. M. Whittington, J. F. Elliot, & R. Rudd (Eds). Powerful Teaching: 4 Keys to Dynamic Learning Environments. https://pressbooks.lib.vt.edu/teachagriculture/chapter/psychology-of-learning/
Wang, H. H., & Knobloch, N. A., (2023). K-12 teachers’ beliefs and practices in STEM integration (p. 251-259). In: Tierney, R.J., Rizvi, F., Erkican, K. (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education, vol. 11. Elsevier. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.13070-2
Wang, H. H., & Knobloch, N. A. (2022). Preservice educators’ interpretations and pedagogical benefits of a STEM integration through agriculture, food and natural resources rubric. Journal of Pedagogical Research, 6(2), 4-28. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPR.202213513
Wang, H. H., & Knobloch, N. A. (2020). Preservice informal educators’ beliefs and practices of teaching STEM through AFNR. Journal of Agricultural Education, 61(2), 57-76. https://doi.org/10.5032/jae.2020.02057
Wang, H. H., Charoenmuang, M., Knobloch, N. A., & Tormoehlen, R. L. (2020). Defining interdisciplinary collaboration at high school settings through teachers’ beliefs and practices of STEM integration by using a complex designed system. International Journal of STEM Education, 7:3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-019-0201-4
Wang, H. H., Bhattacharya, D., & Nelson, B. (2019). Secondary agriculture teachers’ knowledge, beliefs and teaching practices of climate change. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2019.1699126
Wang, H. H. (2019). Examining patterns in teacher-student classroom conversation during STEM lessons. Journal for STEM Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-019-00022-

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Courses Typically Taught

ASEC 54500/EDCI 54501 (CRN 13765) Teaching STEM through Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
ASEC 64400 (CRN 52588) Graduate Student Seminar
EDCI 55800 (CRN 18418) Methods of Integrated STEM Education
ASEC 59100 (CRN 18007) Conducting and Writing a Literature Review in the Social Sciences