Mariah A. Knowles

Mariah is the Curriculum Lead for Tiny Earth at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A self-described “Swiss army knife,” she brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the Tiny Earth community, including a decade of experience in teaching, curriculum design, and AJEDI. She will receive her Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies with a minor in Education Policy Studies in mid-2024. Her research stands on two pillars, (a) clarifying emerging social concerns for curriculum and instruction, grounded in the experiences of real practitioners, and (b) advancing mixed methods data science for telling rich qualitative stories supported by quantitative features, such as transgender and indigenous experiences. Mariah’s commitment to AJEDI runs throughout her work, tied in part to her own identity as a trans woman and her work with community colleges, collaborators, and sexual assault crisis centers. Within Tiny Earth, Mariah leads the development of new, evidence-based AJEDI interventions for Tiny Earth and STEM college instructors to use, which she will incorporate over the coming years into the Tiny Earth student guide, instructor guide, and TEPI Training content. Learn more.