Christina Makarona, PhD

Christina Makarona (Physicist, Science Communication expert / Pedagogy and Engagement) works as project coordinator and Learning Experience Designer in the Science Education Department at European Schoolnet. She is attached to the EmpowerED project, EUN’s main initiative on EdTech, contributing to knowledge base building and research, community engagement and the dissemination of project outputs. Additionally, she has been leading EUN’s STEM professional development for teachers in person programme. During her 12 years in academic research, she has focused on translating and solving cross-disciplinary problems between the natural sciences and the humanities, gaining insights into implementing STE(A)M principles in higher education. Having worked in secondary education for 6 years, she developed projects on how current research on sustainability can be applied to societal issues. She has organised and participated in STEM dissemination events for the European Commission, the Flemish Community in Belgium and the Greenlight for Girls organisation.