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As a member of the executive leadership team at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Dr. James L. Moore III is the Assistant Director for the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), which supports science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects focusing on K-12 education, undergraduate and graduate education, workforce and human resource development, as well as learning in formal and informal settings.
Dr. Moore comes to NSF from the Ohio State University, where he has served on the faculty since 2002. He is the first executive director for the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male and is the inaugural EHE Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at The Ohio State University. His research ranges from school counseling to gifted education to urban education to STEM education.
Dr. Moore is often quoted, featured, and mentioned in popular publications, such as the New York Magazine, New York Times, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Columbus Dispatch, and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Since 2018, he has been cited annually by Education Week as one of the 200 most influential scholars and researchers in the U.S. Dr. Moore has co-edited and co-authored seven books. Further, he has published more than 180 publications; obtained nearly $50 million in grants, contracts, and gifts; and given over 200 scholarly presentations and lectures throughout the U.S. and other parts of the world (e.g., Dominican Republic, Brazil, Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, Canada, England, Spain, China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, and France).