Holly Plank, Ph.D.

  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Email: plankh@bgsu.edu
  • Address: 544 Education

More Information on Holly Plank

Education

PhD., University of Pittsburgh, Learning Sciences and Policy, 2024

M.Ed., University of Oklahoma, Educational Administration, Curriculum and Supervision, 2016

BS.Ed., Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Earth and Space Science Secondary Education, 2013

Areas of Expertise

PK-12 Science and STEAM education, research-practice partnerships, pre-service preparation, outdoor education, transdisciplinary pedagogies, and environmental justice

Teaching at BGSU

 Dr. Plank has been a School of Inclusive Teacher Education faculty member since 2024.

Undergraduate Courses:

  • Introduction to Teaching Elementary STEAM
  • Science Methods for Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms
  • Instruction and Differentiation in Middle Childhood and Secondary Science Classrooms

Graduate Courses:

  • Curriculum Inquiry
Selected Publications/Presentations

  • Plank, H. & Chelednik, H. (In Press). “Transdisciplinary Pedagogies in Pre-Service Teacher Preparation to Address Wicked Problems” In Wicked Problems in PreK-12 Science Education. Series edited by Jennifer Kreps Frisch and Daniel Alston. Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

  • Chelednik, H., Quigley, C., Plank, H., Godley, A., & Boulder, T. (2025). Middle-Level Teachers’ Integration of Justice-Oriented Computer Science Instruction. Australian Educational Researcher.

  • Plank, H., Anderson, E., & Quigley, C.F. (2023). “Leveraging University Partners as Brokers to Navigate Research Practice Partnerships During Intertwined Global Pandemics”  In School-University-Community Research in a (Post) COVID-19 World. Part of Current Perspectives on School/University/Community Research Series. Series edited by R. Martin Reardon and Jack Leonard.

  • Quigley, C.F., Herro, D., Plank, H., Abimbade, O., & Owens, A. (2023). Transforming Computer Science Education: Exploration of Computer Science Interest and Identity of Historically Underrepresented Youth. Computer Science Education. 

  • Plank, H. (2022). Critical technology integration in pursuit of a liberatory engineering education. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Herro, D., Quigley, C., Plank, H. & Abimbade, D. (2022). Instructional Practices Promoting Computational Thinking in STEAM Elementary Classrooms. Journal of Digital Literacy and Teacher Education.

  • Herro, D., Quigley, C.F., Plank, H., & Abimbade, D. (2021). Understanding Students’ Peer Interactions During Making Activities Designed to Promote Computational Thinking. Journal of Educational Research.

  • Quigley, C.F., Herro, D., King, E., and Plank, H. (2020) STEAM Designed and Enacted: Understanding the Process of Design and Implementation of STEAM Curriculum in an Elementary School. Journal of Science Education and Technology.

    • Selected Service to the Profession

  • Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) member and conference thread coordinator

  • Manuscript Reviewer: Science and Children (NSTA)

  • Co-editor for Education Sciences Special Issue- Cultivating Teachers for STEAM Education

  • BGSU Science Camp Advisor

    • Personal Hobbies/Interests

    Volleyball, paddleboarding, hiking, mountain biking

    Updated: 09/12/2025 06:43PM