Anica Miller-Rushing
Research Associate, MAIER
anica.miller.rushing@maine.edu
152 Shibles Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5766
Bio: Anica Miller-Rushing is research associate at the Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER), where she leads collaborations, manages programming and professional development, and supports MAIER’s research agenda. Prior to joining MAIER, Anica earned her Ph.D. in STEM Education at the University of Maine. Her research interests center on conceptualizing and describing teacher agency. She focuses on supporting the potential of elementary science teachers to serve as transformative systems-level change agents. Her dissertation used a qualitative discourse analysis case study to describe in-service elementary teachers’ conceptualization and operationalization of teacher agency. Anica specifically enjoys researching and supporting the agency of elementary teachers in their science teaching practices and professional learning agendas. Anica also enjoys sailing around and exploring beautiful Downeast Maine with her family.
Education
Ph.D. in STEM Education, 2022, University of Maine
Sample publications
- Miller-Rushing, A., & Hufnagel, E. (2022). Trends in K-12 Teacher Agency Research: A Review of Science Education Research. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1-24.
- Sezen-Barrie, A., Miller-Rushing, A., & Hufnagel, E. (2019). ‘It’s a gassy world’: starting with students’ wondering questions to inform climate change education. Environmental Education Research, 1-22.
- Miller-Rushing, A. & M. S. Matz. (2012). Water cycle and water reservoirs. In Earth’s Freshwater: A Guide for Teaching Freshwater in Grades 3 to 8. National Geographic: Washington, DC.
- Miller-Rushing, A., M. S. Matz, and T. G. Treiber. (2012). Water concerns for wildlife and humans. In Earth’s Freshwater: A Guide for Teaching Freshwater in Grades 3 to 8. National Geographic: Washington, DC.