Devasmita Chakraverty

Educational Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Science Education, University of Virginia (2013)

• Dissertation: An Examination of how Women and Underrepresented Minorities Experience Barriers in Biomedical Research and Medical Programs

• M.P.H. in Toxicology, University of Washington (2008)

• Thesis: An Evaluation of Potential Risk Factors for Cancer and Non-Cancer Health Effects Associated with Heavy Metal Exposure

• M.Sc. in Environmental Sciences, University of Calcutta (2005)

• Thesis: Estimating benzene in the ambient air in traffic intersections, residential areas, and indoor air using gas chromatography (W. Bengal Pollution Control Board, Kolkata)

• B.Sc. in Zoology, University of Calcutta (2003)

Academic Affiliation

Current Affiliation:

• Assistant Professor, Ravi J. Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. (2018- present)

Past Affiliations:

• Assistant Professor of Science Education, Washington State University, College of Education, Spokane, WA (2016-2018) (tenure-track)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Biology Education, Leibniz-Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Kiel, Germany (2014-2016)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemistry Education, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (2013-2014)
• Toxicologist, Veritox®, Inc. (formerly GlobalTox, Inc.), Redmond, WA (2008-2009)

Professional Affiliation

• American Educational Research Association
• SIG 168: Graduate and Postdoctoral Education across the Disciplines
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research