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Dr. Jiangmei Yuan is a leading researcher in STEM education, with a focus on integrating robotics and computational thinking into teacher preparation and K-12 learning. Her most impactful work, "Robotics to promote elementary education pre-service teachers' STEM engagement, learning, and teaching" (2015, 338 citations), demonstrates how hands-on robotics can transform pre-service teachers’ confidence and pedagogical approaches to STEM. Dr. Yuan’s research on debugging during block-based programming (2018, 88 citations) provides critical insights into how novices learn to problem-solve, informing the design of more effective coding curricula. She also developed RoboSTEM, an open educational resource portal that helps teachers design and implement robotics lessons, with its usability and theoretical foundations detailed in a 2017 study (19 citations). Her additional work on preparing early childhood educators to teach mathematics with robots (2017, 3 citations) underscores her commitment to reaching learners at all stages. By bridging theory and practice, Dr. Yuan’s contributions empower educators to leverage robotics as a tool for engaging, equitable STEM instruction, making her a key voice in the movement to modernize teacher education and inspire the next generation of innovators.