He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education with a concentration in Mathematics, Science and Technology, Masters degrees in both Natural Sciences, and Education Administration, and Bachelors degrees in Physical Anthropology, Biology, and Chemistry. He was a co-author on the proposal to open the Marie Curie School in the Bronx, New York, has taught high school mathematics, general science, physics, and chemistry, and has been a researcher on many NSF funded research projects in mathematics and science education.Dr. Emdin was recently awarded the “Best paper for Innovation in Teaching” by the The Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE). He was also awarded the Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Outstanding Dissertation and Emerging Leader Awards.