Adam Maltese is an associate professor of science education at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Adam researches how individuals develop and maintain interest in STEM, usually through conducting large surveys of students, professors and professionals. Over the last few years his research has focused on understanding how students engage in and learn from making in various educational contexts. Related to this work he recently helped to start the Indiana Maker Educator Network to connect educators around the state and provide them professional development. In addition, he directs the Make Innovate Learn Lab at IU’s School of Education. Finally, some of Maltese’s research involves international comparative education projects to understand more about how countries seek to develop the workforce of the future through STEM education. He has been involved in research projects garnering more than $4.5 M in support from federal and other sources.   

In his teaching duties, Adam prepares future secondary teachers in science disciplines and future faculty in innovative teaching practices. For graduate students he teaches seminars including Making for Learning and a class investigating the connection between innovation, STEM and inquiry-based approaches to teaching. Dr. Maltese recently started a non-profit foundation, Foundation for Global Education and Empowerment, and a company for providing professional development and consulting on maker education - the Maker Educator Collective.