Funding
2024-2027 Team Member, UTEP Research Excellence Program
RAISE - Research Academic - Work Integration in STEM Education (Funded, $775,897 US,
Team: Maartje Van den Bogaard, Peter Golding, Pei-Ling Hsu, Diane Golding, Johannes Strobel, Gabby Gandera
Betsy Castro)
2023-2026 Co-Principal Investiagtor, National Science Foundation, USA
Postdoctoral Fellows as Leaders in Next-Generation Computer Science Education Research-Practice
Partnership Serving Minoritized Communities (Funded, $1,202,712 US, DGE 2329579, 9/1/2023-8/31/2026,
PI: Johannes Strobel, Co-PIs: Elsa Villa, Pei-Ling Hsu, Justice Walker)
2024 Mentor for Undergraduate Student Research, SURPASS
(3-month summer undergraduate research, Summer Undergraduate Research Program ASSistantship
[SURPASS], $3,250, 6/3/2024-8/15/2024), Campus Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) and the
Division of Student Affairs – On-Campus Student Employment Opportunities (OCSEO) Program
2022-2023 Principal Investigator, Research Venture Fund ($5,000, 12/21/202-11/8/2023), College of Education, UTEP
2019-2020 Mentor for PhD Student Research, Graduate Research Apprenticeship Program (9-month
assistantship, ~$18,750, 9/1/2019-8/31/2020), College of Education, UTEP
2019 Mentor for PhD Student Research, Graduate Research Apprenticeship Program (3-month
assistantship, ~$4,344, 6/1/2019-8/31/2019), College of Education, UTEP
2018-2019 Mentor for PhD Student Research, Graduate Research Apprenticeship Program (9-month
assistantship, ~$6,696, 9/1/2018-5/31/2018), College of Education, UTEP
2017-2018 Mentor for Undergraduate Student Research, Mentored Experiences in Research, Inquiry, and
Creativity for Undergraduate Scholars Program (MERITUS, 9-month assistantship, ~$4,636,
9/16/2017-5/15/2018), Campus Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI) and the
Division of Student Affairs – On-Campus Student Employment Opportunities (OCSEO) Program
2017-2018 Mentor for PhD Student Research, Graduate Research Apprenticeship Program (12-month
assistantship, ~$17,856, 9/1/2017-8/31/2018), College of Education, UTEP
2016-2018 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, USA
Transforming Students’ Partnership with Scientists Through Cogenerative Dialogues – Supplemental
Fund (Funded, $33,667 US, No. DRL- 1639735, 06/01/2013-09/30/2018, submitted on March 24,
2016, PI: Pei-Ling Hsu)
2013-2018 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, USA
Transforming Students’ Partnership with Scientists Through Cogenerative Dialogues (Funded,
$1,499,756 US, Advancing Informal STEM learning, National Science Foundation, No.
DRL-1322600, 10/01/2013-09/30/2018, submitted on Jan 11, 2013, PI: Pei-Ling Hsu, Co-PI:
Wen-Yee Lee, Elena Izquierdo). https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1322600
2012-2016 Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, USA
Latinas in Computer Science and Engineering: A Qualitative Study Examining Identity and Agency for
Resilience and Persistence (Funded, $524,960 US, Research on Gender in Science and
Engineering, National Science Foundation, No. HRD-1232447, 09/15/12- 09/14/2016, Submitted on
Feb 08, 2012, PI: Elsa Villa, Co-PIs: Pei-Ling Hsu, Alberto Esquinca, Patricia Nava, Guillermina
Nuñez-Mchiri). https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1232447
2012-2013 Co-Principal Investigator, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Research on Identity and Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (Funded,
$20,000 US, Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) Enhancement Program, UTEP, 02/02/2012-01/31/2013,
PI: Elsa Villa, Co-PIs: Pei-Ling Hsu, Martine Ceberio, Alberto Esquinca, Eric Hagedorn, Erika Mein,
Patricia Nava, Guillermina Nuñez-Mchiri)
2012 Principal Investigator, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
Preservice Teachers’ Professional Identity Development in Informal Science Education (Funded,
$6,534 US, University Research Institute [URI] Award, UTEP, 1/30/2012-12/31/2012)
2007-2008 Principal Investigator, British Columbia Government, Canada
High School Students’ Science Internship with Scientists (Funded, $1,500 CD, Student-Led Research
in the Social Policy Field, BC Government)
Honor
4/20/2022 Recognition of Mentoring Outstanding Thesis, Mentee: Chelsea Elizabeth Lucas, Graduate School, UTEP
4/10/2022 Mentor/Recommender for Outstanding Graduate Student in Teaching, Learning & Culture, Mentee: Yi-Yu Liao,
2022 UTEP Honors Convocation
02/2022 10 Years of Service Recognition, UTEP
4/18/2018 Recognition of Mentoring Outstanding Thesis, Mentee: Gabriel Micah Hayes, Graduate School, UTEP
02/2018 5 Years of Service Recognition, UTEP
4/19/2017 Honorable Mention of Undergraduate Student Research, Mentee: Paola M. Gama, 2017 COURI Symposium
09/2015 Star on the Mountain Award, Mayor Oscar Leeser, City of El Paso, Texas
08/2015 2015 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award – Tenure-Track, The University of Texas System Board of Regents
($25,000)
02/2015 2015 University Nominee for Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Education, UTEP
10/2014 2015 College Nominee for Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Education, UTEP
09/2014 2015 Department Nominee for Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, Teacher Education Department, UTEP
06/2014 2013-2014 Outstanding Research Performance Award, Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, UTEP
05/2013 2013 UTEP College of Education Excellence in Scholarship (Research) Award, College of Education, University
of Texas at El Paso
03/2009 University Nominee (University of Victoria) for the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) and
University Microfilms International (UMI) 2009 Distinguished Dissertation Award
03/2009 Department Nominee (Curriculum and Instruction) for the Governor General’s Gold Medal for 2009
outstanding dissertation, University of Victoria
02/2009 International Committee Scholarship, National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), USA
($500 US)
08/2008 University of Victoria Graduate Award, Faculty of Graduates Studies, University of Victoria, Canada ($3,921 CD)
03/2008 Best Student Paper Award, SIG for Learning Science and Advanced Technologies for Learning, American
Education Research Association (AERA), USA ($250 US)
11/2007 Scholarship of Student-Led Research in the Social Policy Field, British Columbia Government, Canada ($1,500
CD)
06/2004 Scholarship of Outstanding Graduate Student, NTNU, Taiwan ($10,000 NT)
12/2003 Scholarship of Outstanding Graduate Student, NTNU, Taiwan ($10,000 NT)
06/2001 Outstanding Practice-Teaching Intern Award, Taipei First Girl High School, Taiwan
12/1999 Scholarship of Outstanding Undergraduate Student, First Commercial Bank (NTNU), Taiwan ($10,000 NT)
12/1998 Outstanding Volunteer of Community Network Team, Ucom Youth, Taiwan Community Growth Commission,
National Youth Commission, Taiwan
05/1998 Scholarship of Outstanding Undergraduate Student, NTNU, Taiwan ($10,000 NT)
12/1997 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award, NTNU, Taiwan ($10,000 NT)