Angela Kelly, PhD

Angela Kelly is a professor of Physics and STEM Education at Stony Brook University. Her roles include teaching and advising students in the Ph.D. Program in STEM Education, directing the M.A.T. Physics Program, and teaching undergraduate physics. She completed her Ph.D. in Science Education (2006) at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Referee Award from Physical Review Journals (2025); the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2015-2016); the Provost’s Faculty Recognition Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Research from Lehman College, City University of New York (2010); and the Outstanding Teaching Award from Teachers College, Columbia University (2006). She joined Stony Brook in 2011.

 

Research Statement

My research is focused on quantum information science and technology (QIST) education, equity in precollege and university physical science and engineering education, reformed teaching practices in undergraduate science, and sociocognitive influences on STEM access and participation. Recent innovative work in precollege QIST teaching and learning, in collaboration with Tzu-Chieh Wei and Dominik Schneble, has involved 800 middle and high school students and 130 teachers in outreach programs at Stony Brook and New York Hall of Science. We also hosted an International Year of Quantum Educational Leadership Conference in 2025 that attracted 150 K-12 school district and university leaders. I chaired the Education and Workforce Development Working Group for the commissioned report, SUNY STRIVE (STrategic Research InVEstment): Strengthening and Accelerating Quantum Information Science and Technology in New York State (2026). This ongoing work is designed to strengthen QIST workforce development by engaging students early in the STEM academic pipeline.