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*Irwin, C. & Ellis, J. (2026). Negotiating quotidian justice in the science classroom. International Journal of Science Education, 48(2), 201-221.  

Dare, E., Ellis, J., & *Irwin, C. (2025). Expanding uses of the STEM Observation Protocol (STEM-OP): Secondary science teachers’ reflections on integrated STEM practice. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 36(8), 1113–1132.  

Ellis, J., *Carro, N., *Marichal, A, Titu, P., & Roehrig, G. (2022). How early-career science teachers negotiate their beliefs and practices during an online induction program. In L. Manier, T. York, & B. Calinger (Eds.), Research in practice: Preparing and retaining K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts (pp. 321-352). American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Asim, S., Ellis, J., Slykhuis, D., & Trumble, J. (2022). Three domains for technology integration in science teacher education. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education – Science, 22(4).

Forsythe, M., Criswell, B., Arias, A., Ellis, J., Escalada, L., Johnson, H., Palmeri, A., Riccio, J., & *Parker, M. (2022). The Framework for Analyzing Video in Science Teacher Education (FAVSTE). Journal of Science Teacher Education, 33(6), 621-640.

Ellis, J. (2019). The Teacher Induction Network: Findings from over ten years of STEM teacher induction. In J. Leonard, A. Burrows, & R. Kitchen (Eds.), Recruiting, preparing, and retaining STEM teachers for a global generation (pp. 368-388). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Irwin, C., Dickerson, D., Oehm, N., & Ellis, J. (2026). Connecting the dots: How one teacher navigates high-stakes testing while cultivating civic engagement. American Educational Research Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Johnson, H., Ellis, J., Forsythe, M., Pelliccio, E., *McFarlane, D., *Kaburi, R., Arias, A., Criswell, B., Escalada, L., & Riccio, J. (2026). From differentiation to care: Science teacher candidates’ perceptions of effective science teaching for all using video-based tasks. Association for Science Teacher Education, Chicago, IL. 

Ellis, J., *Irwin, C., Oehm, N., & Dickerson, D. (2025). Engineering for everyone: Professional development for culturally responsive teachers of engineering. Southeastern Association for Science Teacher Education, Atlanta, GA. 

*Kaburi, R., *McFarlane, D., Pelliccio, E., Arias, A., Ellis, J., Johnson, H., Criswell, B., Forsythe, M., Escalada, L., & Riccio, J. (2025). Exploring teacher candidates’ conceptions of effective science teaching and impact of video analysis. Southeast Regional Noyce Conference, Mobile, AL. 

Dare, E., Ellis, J., & *Irwin, C. (2024). Reflecting on practice and professional learning through a STEM observation protocol. Australasian Science Education Research Association 55, Albany, New Zealand. 

Madden, J. (PI), Wilson-Kennedy, Z. (Co-PI), Ellis, J. (Co-PI), & Givens, S. (Co-PI). Preparing Secondary STEM Teachers for High-Needs Settings Using Structured Mentoring. NSF DUE-2345136. Amount Awarded: $1,187,387. Project Dates: August 1, 2024 – July 31, 2029. Submitted August 29, 2023. Awarded July 16, 2024.

Ellis, J. (PI). Collaborative Research: Investigating the Impact of Video-based Analysis of Classroom Teaching on STEM Teacher Preparation, Effectiveness, and Retention. NSF DUE-2344794. Amount Awarded: $101,264 (Total Project Value: $985,024). Project Dates: June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2027. Submitted August 24, 2023. Awarded April 3, 2024.

Dickerson, D. (PI), Ellis, J. (Co-PI), Berhane, B. (Co-PI), & Green, A. (Co-PI), Culturally Responsive Engineering Experience Design and Development (CREED2) through Teacher-Undergraduate Engineering Student Partnerships. NSF DRL-2201255. Amount Awarded: $1,837,566. Project Dates: September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2026. Submitted October 8, 2021. Awarded June 7, 2022.

Ellis, J. (PI). Collaborative Research: Building Capacity for Cross-site Research on Promoting Noticing for Equity and Equitable Science Teaching Practice through Video Analysis. NSF DUE-2150708. Amount Awarded: $12,000 (Total Project Value: $125,000). Project Dates: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. Submitted August 31, 2021. Awarded March 3, 2022.

Dare, E. (PI), Ellis, J. (Co-PI), & Rouleau, M. (Co-PI). Collaborative Research: Design and Development of a K-12 STEM Observation Protocol. NSF DRL-1854801. Amount Awarded: $670,470 (Total Project Value: $1,682,062). Project Dates: September 1, 2018 – August 31, 2022. Submitted November 14, 2017. Awarded August 9, 2018.

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award (2025) 
UTeach STEM Educators Association

 
Provost’s Fund for Innovation and Research Travel Award (2025) 
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Award V: Implications of Research for Educational Practice (2025) 
Association for Science Teacher Education 

Dean’s Teaching Showcase (2018) 
Michigan Technological University 

Award IV: Innovations in Teaching Science Teachers (2015) 
Association for Science Teacher Education