Dr. Quincy Clark holds a joint tenure-track appointment in the College of Education and the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University.
Dr. Clark directs the RAD4STEM Lab, which advances broad participation in STEM and Agricultural Sciences by addressing Retention, Attraction, and Diversity (RAD) challenges among students and faculty. The lab’s work centers on three interconnected areas: personalizing STEM education, socio-technical approaches to STEM instruction, and mentorship in STEM pathways. The personalization strand investigates adaptive learning applications that enhance engagement, comprehension, and inclusivity. The socio-technical strand examines teaching and learning approaches that connect the technical dimensions of STEM with social, cultural, and ethical contexts, including Indigenous knowledge systems and other culturally relevant perspectives. The mentorship strand supports underrepresented groups in STEM through inclusive frameworks and practices that foster equity, representation, and diverse perspectives. Together, these areas advance attraction to, retention in, and diversity within STEM by generating research and scholarship that promote a more inclusive, equitable, and socially responsible STEM education landscape.
Dr. Clark’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (SBIR), U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR). Her work has been published in Frontiers in Education: Higher Education, Journal of Agricultural Education, School Science and Mathematics Journal, and To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development. She also contributes to the profession through her service with the American Association for Agricultural Education, the American Society for Engineering Education, the American Educational Research Association, and the Society for theAdvancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.