Mary Ann Steiner

Research Associate, Dr. Crowley

Research Interests

Museums/After School programs

Related Research Areas

Informal & Life-long Learning

Recent Publications

Nelson, T. & Steiner, M.A. (2023). Chapter 15; Where You Stand and Why You Stand There: Cultural Competency as a Lens for Understanding Climate Change in the Minds of Rural Pennsylvania Fairgoers. In Diamond, J. and Rosenfeld, S. (eds.) Amplifying Informal Science Learning: Rethinking Research, Design, and Engagement. Routledge. 

Steiner, M. A., Knutson, K., Crowley, K., Heller, N., McGill, B., Giarranti, L., Russell, J., Nelson, T. (2023). Taking time to listen and learn: a museum partnership designed to engage rural audiences in climate change conversations. Museums & Social Issues.

Knutson, K., Crowley, K., Russell, J.L., & Steiner, M.A. (2020). Approaching art education as an ecology: Exploring the role of museums. Karen Knutson, Takeshi Okada, Kevin Crowley (Eds.), Multidisciplinary approaches to art learning and creativity. (pp.218-231). Routledge.

Mary Ann Steiner's Google Scholar profile

News and Awards

Pittwire article "Research Team Sparks Community Conversation about Climate Change, "features the community outreach of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE) Director Kevin Crowley, Associate Director Karen Knutson, research associate Mary Ann Steiner, and undergrad anthropology team member Sean Barill.

March 2, 2020

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LRDC Research Associate Mary Ann Steiner, UPCLOSE, was featured in The Allegheny Front news essay titled, "A Song of Pause Amid the Climate Crisis."

August 16, 2019

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Contact

5301 WWPH

MHS19@pitt.edu

(412) 624-7735

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