K.M. (Nelly) Marosi, MSc

I graduated from the Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), where Ι received a MSc in Science in Education (2018).

I have worked as an elementary school teacher (2019-2020) and as a special educational needs (SEN) teaching assistant (2015-2018) in Greek public schools.

Since 2015, I have been involved in the supervision and guidance of pre-service teachers in the Department of Education at NKUA. I supervised and guided pre-service teachers in Practicing Science Teaching in schools (2015-2016). In 2018, I designed and implemented a STEM Laboratory course for pre-service teachers. Moreover, I provided supervision in Laboratory practice of Science (2015-2020), Geography (2019-2020), and Teaching of Science (2018-2020).

I am currently a doctoral student at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. My research interests are in the areas of culturally responsive pedagogies, queer-inclusive pedagogies, identity-based research, and science engagement of minoritized students.

Alongside my Ph.D. research, I work for two EU projects, the ALL-INTERACT: Widening and diversifying citizen engagement with science (EU-H2020, 2020-2023; Budget: 1.1 million euro) and the STEAM4ALL: Towards an Inclusive STEAM programme for ALL (Erasmus+, KA220-SCH, 2022-2024).

The ALLINTERACT project aims to examine and address long-standing inequalities and exclusion of specific groups (women, refugees, LGTBQIA+, ethnic/religious minorities) from science in the European context. The aim of the STEAM4ALL project is to develop an interdisciplinary STEAM program to empower and actively engage students, teachers, school leaders, school staff and school communities to apply STEAM activities, robotics and digital tools to develop important 21st century skills for students.

Publications, Presentations

Marosi, N, Avraamidou, L., Lopez, M. (2022). Gender, Sexuality, and Mental Health in STEM: The trajectory of a queer person’s STEM identity. Poster Presentation. ESERA summer school. September, 2, 2022. Utrecht, The Netherlands

Marosi, N, Avraamidou, L., Lopez, M. (2022). Queer in STEM: A systematic literature review of the experience of LGBTQIA+ in STEM. “STEM, LGBTQ & You 2022”. Poster Presentation. Out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (oSTEM). February 23, 2022. Virtual Conference

Marosi, N., Avraamidou, L., Lopez, M. Queer in STEM: A systematic literature review of the experience of LGBTQIA+ in STEM. SEEDs International Conference 2022 - Refusing “Back to Normal”: The Role of Science Education in Enacting More Just and Joyful Futures. Virtual Conference. January 28-31, 2022.

Marosi, N., Avraamidou, L., Galani, L. (2021). Culturally relevant pedagogies as a response to global migration. SN Soc Sci, 1, 147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00159-w

Ziogka, Georgiou, Marosi, Galani (2019). Evaluating the ability of pre-service teachers to create a science story; A case study of karst caves. 2ο International Congress on Geographical Education “Powerful Geographical education, Powerful Future”. Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkiye, 03 – 05 October 2019.

Konstantakatos, Marosi, Galani, Kollas (2019). Enhancing future teachers’ mental rotation skills through Google SketchUp. 6ο Panhellenic Conference “Integration and use of ICT in teaching”. FPE, NKUA, Athens, 18 - 20 October.

Marosi, Giolmas, Skordoulis, Mavrikaki, Galani (2018). Constructing and incorporating Hydrobot (ROV) in STEM Education for scientific literacy. Panhellenic Scientix Conference for STEM education. NTUA, Athens, 3-4 September 2018.

Grants

• NARST International committee travel scholarship 2023

• ERASMUS+ KA220-SCH, 2022-2024: STEAM4ALL: Towards an Inclusive STEAM programme for ALL. University of Groningen (Lucy Avraamidou and Nelly Marosi), NL CARDET_CY, DOUKAS SCHOOL_GR, Europa Media/HU, 2nd Primary School Egkomi/CY, Rural HUB/IE

• ENLIGHT Workshop 2022. Viraf M. Mehta (University of Göttingen), Nelly Marosi, Lucy Avraamidou, and Valeria Cernei (University of Groningen), Katerina Pia Günter and Virginia Grande (Uppsala University).

• ESERA travel award 2022, European Science Education Research Association (1000 euros)

• PHD GRANT 2021: Sustainable Society, University of Groningen (2.500 euros)