Jennifer Miller-Ray

Associate Professor of Education
Curriculum Vitæ Education MAB 309 C C-115 432 837-8013 jennifer.miller@sulross.edu |
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Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ray is a cognitive scientist specializing in STEM literacy and serves as an associate professor in the Education department at Sul Ross State University. She has designed literacy and makerspace events for multiple museums to include the Perot Museum, the Kennedy Space Center, NASA STEM camps, the Indigenous Education Institute, public libraries, and implemented makerspace STEM initiatives in over 30 public schools. Dr. Miller-Ray has developed Massive Open Online Courses through Canvas's Open Network highlighting NASA MMS Education Outreach programs through mobile makerspace initiatives. Dr. Miller-Ray's research centers around a makerspace project-based learning literacy process in which elementary and middle school students connect curriculum content to informal makerspace activities to make an artifact serving the career role of a journalist, scientist, engineer, or journalist. Dr. Miller Ray's initiatives, funded through a NASA grant and local library public school program, were highlighted as the innovative research project in the University of North Texas's January 2017 RESEARCH magazine and was featured in the March edition of HSI STEM Hub newsletter. Recently, Dr. Miller-Ray was awarded Noyce Scholars en la Frontera NSF grant, where she serves as the primary research investigator. Dr. Miller-Ray also oversees the mobile La Frontera STEM lab, a mobile makerspace initiative with the Science Mill Museum located in Johnson City, Texas.
Dr. Miller-Ray is also currently serving as a Co-PI with UTSA's National Science Foundation's Total Eclipses in the Heart of Texas, where she will connect the Noyce program and surrounding schools to education outreach opportunities for the 2023-2024 solar eclipse events.
Dr. Miller-Ray was nominated by her colleagues and received the 2023 Outstanding Teacher Award at Sul Ross State University. Dr. Miller-Ray also sponsors the Texas State Teachers' Aspiring Educators student club, serves as a BSM club advisor, and serves as secretary for faculty assembly.
Learn more at drmillerray.com!
Office Hours
Rio Grande College Campus ~ Thursday (10 am – 4 pm)
Education Office
205 Wildcat Dr
Del Rio, Texas 78840
Alpine Office ~ M, Tues, Wed. (9-4 pm)
LFRI Office BAB 102
Alpine, TX. 79832
Fall 2023
EDSR 3307 V01 | Technology in Instruct Setting | | Student Evaluation |
EDSR 6375 W01 | Foundations of Ed Technology | | Student Evaluation |
EDUA 6375 W01 | Foundations of Ed Technology | | Student Evaluation |
EDUA 6383 W01 | Ed Tech Capstone | | Student Evaluation |
Summer 2023
EDSR 6378 2W1 | Integrtn of Tech into the Curr | |
EDSR 6381 2W1 | Critical Issue in Ed Tech | |
EDUA 6378 2W1 | Integrtn of Tech into the Curr | |
EDUA 6379 1W1 | Implem of Ed Tech in Educ | |
EDUA 6381 2W1 | Critical Issue in Ed Tech |
Spring 2023
EDSR 3307 V01 | Technology in Instruct Setting | |
EDSR 6308 W01 | Adv Human Grow & Dev | |
EDUA 6375 W01 | Foundations of Ed Technology | |
EDUA 6378 W01 | Integrtn of Tech into the Curr | |
EDUA 6383 W01 | Ed Tech Capstone | | Student Evaluation |
Fall 2022
EDSR 3305 V01 | Teach Strat & Class Mgt Sec Sc | |
EDSR 3307 V01 | Technology in Instruct Setting | |
EDSR 3308 V01 | Lang Acquis & Emergent Lit | |
EDSR 6311 W01 | Emergent Lit & Lang Dev | |
EDUA 6379 W01 | Implem of Ed Tech in Educ |
Summer 2022
ED 6375 1W1 | Foundations of ED Tech | |
ED 6378 2W1 | Integ of Tech into Curr |
Spring 2022
ED 3308 001 | Lang Acqui & Emergent Literacy | |
ED 3308 MC1 | Lang Acqui & Emergent Literacy | |
ED 3308 Z01 | Lang Acqui & Emergent Literacy | |
ED 6377 W01 | Instruction Design | |
ED 6381 W01 | Critical Issue in Ed Tech | | Student Evaluation |
EDUC 5330 W01 | Literacy Through Literature | |
EDUC 7312 A01 | Practicum In Reading |
Fall 2021
ED 3314 002 | Language Arts/Social Stu Meth | |
ED 3314 MC2 | Language Arts/Social Stu Meth | |
ED 4313 001 | Reading Comp & Enrichment | |
ED 4313 MC1 | Reading Comp & Enrichment | |
ED 4313 Z01 | Reading Comp & Enrichment | |
ED 6311 W01 | Emergent Literacy & Lang Dev | |
ED 6314 W01 | Diag & Corr of Rdng Disab | |
ED 6375 W01 | Found of Ed Technology | |
ED 6383 W01 | Ed Tech Capstone | |
ED 7300 W02 | Adv App of Media & Tech | | Student Evaluation |