Karen King

About Karen King

Karen D. King, Ph.D, is Program Director at the National Science Foundation in the…

Experience

1. Program Director

   National Science Foundation Nsf

   Dec 2012 — Present · Arlington, VA, US

   Serve as co-lead for the agency for the White House\'s Computer Science for All initiative, program lead for the EHR Core Research Program, and program director in the Discovery Research preK-12 and Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for Evaluation programs; Serve as the Executive Secretary to the National Science Board\'s Committee on Strategy and Budget, previously serving with the Committee on Education and Human Resources; Engage in program development; Manage a portfolio of awards; Manage the merit review process for proposals; Support policy development in STEM education; Continue an independent research program in mathematics education. Serve as a Contracting Officer\'s Representative to provide technical direction on contracts.

Education

• Spelman College

  BS, Mathematics

  1988 — 1991

• University of Maryland

  PhD, Mathematics Education

  1991 — 1997

Skills

• Research
• Teaching
• Staff Development
• Grants
• Program Evaluation
• Grant Writing
• Program Development
• Teacher Training
• Nonprofits
• Curriculum Development
• Science Education
• K-12
• Public Speaking
• Curriculum Design
• Proposal Writing
• University Teaching
• Instructional Technology
• Policy
• Mathematics Education
• Education Policy
• Higher Education
• Elementary Education
• Educational Technology
• Instructional Design
• Qualitative Research
• Courses
• Educational Research
• E-Learning
• Science
• Distance Learning
• Educational Leadership
• Adult Education
• Statistics
• College Teaching
• Education
• Public Policy
• Fundraising
• Nonprofit Organizations