Learning to Learn: Do’s and Don’ts for Effective Studying in STEM

For many students in STEM fields, studying material outside of the classroom presents an overwhelming barrier. In our presentation, we will present various study strategies that have been shown through evidence-based research to be effective for STEM learning.

We will also engage in active demonstration of how to most effectively use these strategies for the studying of STEM topics.

Dr. Meredith Rahman completed her Bachelor of Science at Duke University and earned a Master of Health Sciences from Johns Hopkins University. She completed her psychiatry residency through the Tufts University program at Portsmouth Regional Hospital and is currently a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at the Harvard-affiliated Cambridge Health Alliance.

Dr. Jonathan Kustina completed a Bachelor of Science degree at Ursinus College, majoring in physics and mathematics with a secondary education specialization. He attended a graduate program at the University of New Hampshire. There, he received a PhD in Physics, with a specialization in Physics Education Research (PER). His research, which has been presented at several physics education conferences, focused on understanding and use of study strategies among advanced STEM undergraduate students. Dr. Kustina currently teaches introductory physics at Middlesex Community College.