Christine Terry, is the director of professional development for the Division of Research at the University of Missouri. Christine designs and implements professional development for faculty, staff, and students focused on research development and public engagement. Prior to joining the Division of research Christine directed the eMINTS National Center, where she spent 20 years developing and investigating educational solutions that serve diverse populations including those with the greatest needs.
In addition to her tenure as Director of the eMINTS National Center, Christine has directed over 30MM in Federal research grants, including two Investing in Innovation (i3) Validation grants and an NSF grant focused on teaching students computational thinking as they design and program their own video games. She began her career teaching sixth-grade math and science in rural Mississippi.