Shahaf Rocker Yoel is a Ph.D. graduate student in Direct Track who passed her candidacy exam, in the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. In 2001, Shahaf received a Software Engineering Certificate from the Technion and a B.Tech. degree with honors from Industrial Engineering and Management and Textile Engineering at Shenkar College for Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Between 2000-2015, she fulfilled several roles as program manager, planning manager and quality manager, in electronic, medical and textile companies. Her research interests encompass robotics education, self-efficacy, and STEM career choices.