Michael K. Daugherty Source Confirmed

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Distinguished Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

11 h-index 51 pubs 598 cited

Research Areas

Engineering Education and Pedagogy Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Health Sciences Research and Education Education Systems and Policy Diverse Educational Innovations Studies Child and Adolescent Health

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Michael K. Daugherty is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on integrated STEM education, particularly in elementary settings. He investigates essential practices and attributes for effective integrated STEM learning, including the role of tinkering and take-apart activities.

Daugherty's work also explores the connection between compassion and STEM and literacy integration, highlighting empathy's role in these areas. He has examined elementary teachers' self-efficacy in STEM implementation and how this influences classroom practices. His research group also leads initiatives focused on STEAM education and training for underrepresented students and teachers in the Arkansas Delta, supported by a $249,026 grant from the NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Daugherty's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 11, with 51 total publications and 598 total citations. He has a consistent publication record, with recent work appearing in 2021, 2022, and multiple publications in 2024 and 2025. He actively collaborates with other researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Vinson Carter, Leah R. Cheek, and Christian Z. Goering.

Metrics

  • h-index: 11
  • Publications: 51
  • Citations: 598

Selected Publications

  • Key Practices in P-6 Integrated STEM Education: Delphi Panel Insights (2025) DOI
  • Essential Practices and Attributes of Integrated STEM in Elementary Education (2024) DOI
  • Elementary teachers' self-efficacy and its role in STEM implementation (2024) DOI
  • STEL Practice and the Integration of Tinkering and Take Apart in the Elementary Classroom  (2022) DOI

Federal Grants 1 $249,026 total

NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences Co-PI Aug 2022 - May 2025

STEAM Education and Training for Underrepresented Students and Teachers in the Arkansas Delta

National Institute of General Medical Sciences $249,026 R25

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Vinson Carter University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 7 shared publications Leah R. Cheek University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 4 shared publications Christian Z. Goering University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Emine Sahin Topalcengiz University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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