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Vomvoridi-Ivanovic's research spans teacher education, mathematics education, science education and engineering education — primarily at the secondary and post-secondary levels. She focuses on broadening STEM participation, humanizing mathematics education and advancing teacher and student development through responsive pedagogy and interdisciplinary collaborations, and her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA.

Javidi teaches courses in cybersecurity in USF's School of Information Systems, Muma College of Business. She also serves as the academic director of the Information Assurance and Cybersecurity Management undergraduate program. Her research interests include design solutions for secure smart devices, cybersecurity management and analytics and data analytics applications in business.

Sears' research focuses on curriculum issues, change initiatives in K-20 STEM settings, the development of reasoning and proof skills, clinical experiences in secondary mathematics and the integration of technology in mathematics.