Suzhen Duan

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Suzhen Duan is an emerging educational researcher whose work sits at the intersection of STEM education, equity, and robotics-based learning. Her scholarship focuses on designing inclusive educational experiences that broaden participation in STEM for underrepresented student populations, with particular attention to the ethical dimensions of program design and the development of STEM identity in young learners. Duan's most notable contribution to date is her 2024 design case, "Navigating Ethical Challenges in a Robotics Education Program," which has garnered 3 citations and offers a candid, practitioner-oriented account of how researchers and educators can proactively address issues of uneven engagement and interpersonal dynamics in outreach programs. This work is especially valuable for those designing equity-centered STEM initiatives. Her 2025 study extends this line of inquiry by examining how participation in a Saturday robotics program can foster STEM identity among elementary-aged students in grades 2–6, contributing important empirical grounding to identity-based frameworks in early STEM education. Though early in her career, Duan's research addresses critical gaps in the literature on equity, ethics, and belonging in STEM. Students and researchers working on inclusive education, informal learning environments, or robotics pedagogy will find her growing body of work both timely and practically meaningful.