Sinead Meehan
Assistant Professor of Elementary Education
About Sinead Meehan
Sinead Meehan is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Ball State University. She is also a Montessori teacher educator, school consultant, and workshop presenter. Her research interests include STEM education, K-12 engineering, teacher preparation, and professional development.
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor
K-6 Educator
Montessori Teacher Educator and Field Consultant
Education
Ph.D., Education with a Concentration in STEM
Drexel University, 2024
M.A., Education
St. Catherine University, 2019
B.S., Early Grades Education
West Chester University, 2012
Research & Publications
Haslip, M., Blaisdell, M., Hanna, C., Clark, A., Meehan, S. (2025). Education for sustainability, altruism and human Rights: A mixed methods intervention study. Human Rights Education Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/25355406.2025.2476127
Wright, C., Harbison, M., Tucker-Raymond, E., Edouard, K., Meehan, S., Cameron, T., Schafer, G. (2025). Racialized spatial imaginaries: Authoring an elementary school teacher of engineering identity. Science Education, 109(1), 157-177. https://doi.org/10.1002/sce.21887
Blaisdell, M., Haslip, M., Meehan, S., & Harrington, N. (2024). Teaching for sustainability and altruism through project-based learning: A framework and case study. Journal of Moral Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057240.2024.2416680
Meehan, S. & Wright, C. (2024). Examining shifts in elementary teachers’ collective connection making between perspectives when scoping ill-structured engineering design problems. In: Y.J. Kim and Z. Swiecki (Eds.)., Advances in Quantitative Ethnography. ICQE 2024. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2279, p. 180-194. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76332-8_15
Meehan, S., Reinsburrow, A., Miller, M., & Coffman, N. (2024). Enhancing professionalism through engagement in online professional development. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K-12, 117(10), 694-700. https://doi.org/10.5951/MTLT.2024.0031
Edouard, K., Meehan, S.E. (2024). Can I kick it: The evolution of two university design students' pedagogical practices in an informal STEAM sneaker design lab. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, 26, 212-229.
Meehan, S., & Bishop, G. (2024). From seed to society: Sustainability education in Montessori contexts. In H. Gerker & C. Jones (Eds.)., Montessori in Contemporary Culture (pp. 85-104). American Montessori Society.
Haslip, M., Blaisdell, M., Meehan, S., & Hutson, T. (2024, August 19). Berks Nature Preschool and Eco-Camp Program Evaluation Final Report. Drexel University Solutions Institute.
Edouard, K., & Meehan, S. (2024). Can I kick it? The evolution of two university design students’ pedagogical practices in an informal STEAM sneaker design lab. In J. Cohen & G. Solano (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1248-1253). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
Meehan, S. (2023). Transforming the design landscape: Unveiling the critical dimensions of elementary teachers’ approaches to problem scoping in engineering design. In G. Arastoopour Irgens & S. Knight (Eds.), Fifth International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography: Conference Proceedings Supplement (pp. 35-38). https://www.qesoc.org/images/pdf/ICQE23_Supplement_Proceedings.pdf
Meehan, S. & Barany, A. (2022). Examining teachers’ discourse around the components of high-quality, effective professional development. In C. Damsa & A. Barany (Eds.), Fourth International Conference on Quantitative Ethnography: Conference Proceedings Supplement (pp. 75-79). https://www.qesoc.org/images/pdf/ICQE22_proceedings_supplement.pdf
Severino, L., Meehan, S., Fegely, L. (2022). Coaching for early literacy support: Training OST staff to meet the needs of diverse learners. Afterschool Matters, 35, 29-39. https://www.niost.org/images/afterschoolmatters/asm_2022_spring/ASM_Spring2022.pdf#page=33