Samantha Viano

LinkedIn URL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-viano-phd-4474042b/
Professional Title
Assistant Professor of Education
Organization/Institution
George Mason University (GMU)
About Me (Bio)
Dr. Viano is a faculty member in the School of Education in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. She joined the Mason faculty after completing her doctoral studies at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. She holds a Master of Science in Education degree from Northwestern University and earned a BS in Mathematics from Haverford College. Dr. Viano's teaching and research are greatly informed by her experience teaching high school math in Chicago in addition to experiences as a journalist and educator in West Virginia, Philadelphia, and North Carolina

Dr. Viano's work has been supported by the Institute of Educational Sciences in the US Department of Education and the National Institute of Justice Comprehensive School Safety Initiative. She was a 2017 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow.
Personal Website
https://www.samanthaviano.com/

CAREER: Second Chance STEM: Uncovering School Policies Structuring Access to and Engagement in High School STEM Credit Recovery

George Mason University (GMU)
09/15/2023

Online STEM credit courses have become attractive to school leaders as a way to support students who fail STEM courses in face-to-face school year settings. However, there is little research about the processes involved in how schools make decisions regarding student credit recovery. The available research focuses solely on student results and is not definitive enough to support important policy decisions at the district level. This research brings redress to this policy dilemma.