Carley Fisher-Maltese

Carley Fisher-Maltese
Assistant Professor
George Mason University
Profile

Carley Fisher-Maltese is an Assistant Professor of Education at George Mason University in the Early Childhood Education Department. She teaches Science Methods, Math Methods, Curriculum, and Education Policy courses. She completed her PhD at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Her research focuses on science learning and the link between learning in informal and formal settings, such as gardens and/or farms and schools. She is a former elementary school teacher and has taught in both public and private school settings. She is a strong advocate of school garden and farm-to-school programmes and making nutritious, local food and experiential learning opportunities more accessible and prevalent in schools.

Publications

• Can learning in informal settings mitigate disadvantage and promote urban sustainability? A study of school gardens in Washington, DC.
• “We won’t hurt you butterfly!” Second-graders become environmental stewards from experiences in a school garden.
• School gardens in the city: Does environmental equity help close the achievement gap?