Kermin J. Martínez-Hernández
PhD
K-21 Consulting LLC. & St. John Fisher College
Dr. Kermin J. Martínez-Hernández is the founder of K-21 Consulting LLC and an associate professor in the Chemistry Department at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York. He was an active NRMN Principal Facilitator from 2010-2019 & CIMER Principal Facilitator since 2020 across the U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. He has over 10 years of experience facilitating: Entering Mentoring, Facilitator Training for Entering Mentoring, and Culturally Aware Mentoring. Martínez-Hernández is one of 26 CIMER Principal Facilitators and one of nine Culturally Aware Mentoring Principal Facilitators nationwide.
Martínez-Hernández established his consulting company to promote inclusive cultural mentoring practices across all disciplines in the U.S. He has also conducted synchronous online research mentor training (RMT) for mentors participating in the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Yale Ciencia Academy programs, including graduate students, postdocs, and faculty. He has led trainings at national scientific conferences, including the American Society for Microbiology, the Society for Neuroscience, the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), and several colleges and universities.
Martínez-Hernández teaches general chemistry classes and organizes teacher workshops about differentiated instruction and problem-based learning. His chemical education research focuses on assessing the implementation of problem-based learning at the middle, high school, and college levels. He is currently the principal investigator of the Robert Noyce INSPIRE Scholarship Grant – Inspire and Prepare Noyce Scholars to Teach in Rural Environments (NSF Award #1852690).
He has also developed other workshops and panel sessions for SACNAS related to mentoring, such as “Expand Your Network: How to Identify Advisors, Mentors, Sponsors for a Successful Career” and “Stories from the Other Side of the Blurry Tunnel, It Gets Better After All!” where he provides advice and mentoring to undergraduate/graduate students.
Martínez-Hernández holds degrees from Purdue University (PhD), University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (MS), and the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (BS).