Research Interests

Science Education; Secondary Education

Education

Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction – University of Wisconsin, Madison – 2002

Awards and Honors

• Inquiry Into Practice, National Science Foundation
• Collaborative Learning at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology (CLIMB), National Science Foundation
• Collaborative Classroom-Based Inquiry (CCBI), National Science Foundation
• Early Career Research Affiliate. the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science

Current Activities and Service

• Member. Science/Math Initiative task force, University of California System. 2005-present.
• Manuscript Review. Corwin Press. 2005.
• Freshmen Seminar Instructor, Fall 2003 & Fall 2004
• Senate Representative Assembly, SOE representative, Fall 2003-2005
• Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Judge, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Fall 2004
• California Math Science Teaching Steering Committee Member, Fall 2004-present
• UC Davis Cal Teach Steering Committee Member Spring 2005-present
• Reviewer. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). 2003.
• Conference Proposal Review. American Educational Research Association. 2002-present.
• Conference Proposal Review. National Association for Research in Science Teaching. 2002-present.
• Member. American Educational Research Association
• Member. National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• Member. National Science Teachers Association
• Member. Association for the Education of Teachers of Science