Stephanie Zeiger

STEM Education Consultant
Stephanie Zeiger

Stephanie Zeiger, Ph.D. leads statewide STEM initiatives, cross-sector partnerships, and program evaluation that connect educators, districts, industry partners, and higher education to real-world STEM experiences and outcomes. As a STEM Education Consultant with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, she leads the Regeneron Tennessee STEM Teaching Fellowship, the STEM HELIX Collaborative. and the evaluation of TSIN programs while supporting the development of the K-2 Nuclear Energy program in collaboration with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her work supports educators in bringing authentic science into classrooms while using data to strengthen program quality, align education with workforce needs, and expand equitable student access to STEM opportunities.

Where Stephanie leads

  • Industry-educator connections through Regeneron TN STEM Teaching Fellowship to bridge classroom pedagogy with real-world science
  • Strategic network collaboration across nonprofits, industry, and education leaders to drive measurable STEM impact via the STEM HELIX Collaborative
  • K–2 Nuclear Energy initiative development and professional development to connect early educators with real-world nuclear science
  • STEM program evaluation and geospatial mapping to track impact and inform strategic STEM program decisions

Previous experience

  • Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University; Department Chair and Science Faculty, Harpeth Hall School
  • Regeneron TN STEM Teaching Fellowship; STEM HELIX Collaborative; K-2 Nuclear Energy Program; Computer Science Endorsement Pathway;TN Reach Them All Initiative

Expertise

  • Project-based learning
  • Curriculum development
  • Statewide K-12 professional development
  • Program evaluation
  • Industry and higher education partnership development
  • Grant writing
  • Data analysis
  • Program development
  • Research

Education and recognition

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; M.S. and B.S., Nuclear Engineering, North Carolina State University; TN Association of Independent Schools and Vanderbilt University New and Emerging Leaders Institute Fellow

Community leadership

The National Academy of Engineering Pathways to Engineering Committee; TN Girls Collaborative Project Committee Member; Computer Science Teachers Association Standards Reviewer;