Dr. Sandra Richy John

Biography

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Mount Vernon Nazarene University
• Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant, Southern Illinois University
• Graduate Assistant, Bradley University
• Project Engineer, Wipro Technologies Limited, Bangalore, India

Published Works & Presentations

Publications

• John, S. R. (2026). Middle school students’ spatial engagement in design-based integrated-STEM activities. Critical Issues in Teacher Education.XXXIII, 41- 51.
• Bancroft, S. F., Jalaeian, M., & John, S. R. (2021). Systematic review of flipped instruction in undergraduate chemistry lectures (2007–2019): Facilitation, independent practice, accountability, and measure type matter. Journal of Chemical Education.

Conference Presentations

• John, S. R. (March, 2026). AI-generated Math Lesson Planning and Assessment: Opportunities and Pitfalls. Paper presentation at the Midwest Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Normal, IL
• John, S. R. (November, 2025). Making it Work for Integrated-STEM Education!. Paper presentation at the Illinois Association of Teacher Educators Annual Meeting, Lisle, IL
• John, S.R. (April, 2025). Middle School Children’s Spatial Reasoning Exploration Through Design Pedagogies. Graduate Student Research-in-Progress Invited Roundtable Series at American Education Research Association 2025 Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
• John, S. R., Maze, C., Bancroft, S.F. (April, 2023). A Systematic Review of Engineering Design for Authentic Integrated Science and Engineering Instruction: 1997-2021. Paper presented at National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago IL
• John, S. R. (March, 2023). Integrated-Math Learning with Reverse Engineering and 3D Design. Paper presented at Mathematics Teacher Educators SIG, Association of Teacher Educators Conference, Jacksonville, FL

Professional Organizations

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
• Illinois Association of Teacher Educators (IATE)
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Awards and Recognitions

• Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship 2025 
• Illinois Association of Teacher Educators Mini -Research Grant 2024 
• Cummings Scholarship, School of Education, SIU Carbondale 2024, 2023, 2022
• W. Russell & June Rice Malan Memorial Scholarship, SIU School of Education 2023
• J. Murray and Myrtle F. Lee Scholarship, SIU School of Education 2020

Degrees

• PhD in Curriculum & Instruction specializing in Mathematics Education, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois
• M.S in Electrical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois
• B.Tech in Electronics & Communications Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
• Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Methods, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois