“Find ways to expose your children to STEM concepts, skills and activities, because STEM is the broadest educational pathway to a diversity of careers,” Jeremi London urged parents, using the acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). “You cannot go wrong when supporting a child’s interest in exploring STEM.”
A St. Louis native, London is currently a post-doctoral research associate at Arizona State University, she will join the ASU Engineering faculty in the fall.
If given the opportunity to implement one STEM education policy in the PreK-12 sector, London said she would include an annual family-oriented Engineering Day, hosted at every level of K-12. This event would be a fusion of a career day, summer camp, and carnival.
While she would be happy to lead such an effort, she acknowledges that it would need to be an initiative resulting from a partnership between K-12 districts, industry, academia, and professional societies.
London attended magnet schools in the St. Louis Public Schools district throughout K-12 and graduated from Metro Academic & Classical High School. She attended Purdue University where she earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.
She has worked in various quality and logistics roles at Anheuser-Busch and GE Healthcare. In addition, she served as a research assistant in the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education.
At each stage of her academic and professional journey, there was at least one notable person who invested time, their most valuable asset, in her to share experiences, offer guidance, and encourage her.
A few key people include: Sharonica Hardin-Bartley (a middle school English teacher), Pamela Randall-Garner (high school principal), Darryl Bennett (INROADS internship mentor), Barrett Caldwell (I.E. undergraduate professor and thesis advisor) and Don Millard (NSF internship mentor).
She also was supported by the St. Louis Gateway chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), which is committed to exposing St. Louis youth to the diverse world of STEM careers.
London is a mixed-methods researcher with three primary research interests: education policy issues surrounding the role of cyberlearning tools in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; characterizing and measuring the impact of federal investments in R&D; and applications of simulation & modeling tools to conduct outcomes-based assessments in engineering education.
For fun, London enjoys spending time with family, reading books, and playing volleyball. To relax, she schedules frequent trips to the spa and hosts game nights.
