Jeannie Chipps, EdD
MSSE Core Instructor

Reid Hall Room 412, MSU, Bozeman
Education:
Ed.D. Johns Hopkins University , 2022
M.S. Cornell University , Neuroscience, 2010
B.S. California State University, Long Beach , Biology Option in Physiology (B.S.)
& Psychology (B.A.), 2007
Interests:
Jeannie Chipps is currently the Associate Director of the Science Math Resource Center
at Montana State University and enjoys working with both pre-service and in-service
science educators. She is a former high school chemistry teacher and after schools
cience team coach/makerspace director. She is passionate about STEAM education and
design thinking. Outside of work, she enjoys playing soccer with her daughters and
hiking in her free time!
Selected publications and grants:
Rural and American Indian School Educators as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Leaders, from National Science Foundation (NSF).
Scientific Sensemaking about Place-Based Phenomena: Mobilizing Rural Elementary Teacher
Learning, from National Science Foundation (NSF).
Geospatial skills for youth development and career pathways, From Air Force Office of Scientific Research
J Kouo and J Chipps (2025, June) Engineering Community Inclusion of Individuals with
Autism (ECIIA): Leveraging Virtual Reality (VR) Technology and Community Collaborators
to Broaden Participation in Engineering (Work in Progress) 2025 ASEE Annual Conference
& Exposition, 2025
Kouo, J., Chipps, J., & Figard, R. (2024, June). Board 154: Broadening Participation
and the Mission of Engineering for US All: A Case Study of Engineering in a Classroom
Serving Students with Disabilities (Work in Progress). ASEE Conferences.
Borkoski, C., Chipps, J., & Roos, B. (2023). Rigor and Relevance in Research Methods.
Impacting Education, 8(2), 47.
Chipps, J., & Klein-Gardner, S. (2023, June). Administrator’s perspectives on an engineering
program aimed at broadening participation. In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.
Chipps, J., & Taylor, S. (2023, October). Researcher's experiences with affective
measures in a STEM workshop series for teachers. In SSMA 2023 ANNUAL CONVENTION: COLORADO
SPRINGS, CO (p. 35).
Chipps, J. (2022, October). Engaging with Coffee: A Teacher's experience with authentic
inqury and identity. In SSMA 2022 ANNUAL CONVENTION: MISSOULA, MT (p. 63).