Colin Hennessy Elliott
New York University, Drexel University, Utah State University
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3
Total Citations
45
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3
About
Colin Hennessy Elliott is an education researcher whose work sits at the intersection of STEM learning, equity, and sociopolitical theory. Focusing primarily on robotics-centered learning environments, Elliott investigates how power, identity, and positioning shape the experiences of young people—particularly youth of color and women—in engineering spaces. His most cited work, *"Run it through me"* (2020, 27 citations), offers a sharp sociopolitical lens on how newcomers navigate power dynamics within collaborative STEM teams, revealing the complex social negotiations that accompany technical learning. Building on this foundation, Elliott has examined how young women of color construct positional identities in robotics contexts, challenging conventional assumptions about who belongs in engineering (2021, 7 citations). His more recent scholarship on sociopolitical solidarity (2023, 11 citations) pushes back against reductive, achievement-data-driven framings of STEM education, centering instead the relational and justice-oriented dimensions of youth learning. Across his body of work, Elliott consistently amplifies the voices and agency of underrepresented youth, making meaningful contributions to equity-focused STEM education research and offering educators and policymakers more humanizing frameworks for understanding student success.
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