Office hours: Wednesdays 3-5 or by appointment

Rick Pomeroy is the Director of the UC Davis Young Scholars Program.

Teaching/Research Interests

In-service and preservice teacher learning; Interdisciplinary Instruction; Science Education; Secondary Education; Technology in Science; Technology in teaching and learning

Education

Ph.D., Education: Curriculum Studies – University of California, Davis – 2000

Current Activities and Service

• President, California Science Teachers Association (CSTA)
• Chair, California Science Education Conference, Sacramento, 2010
• PACT Trainer of Trainers, 2006-present.
• Invited Panelist, Astronomical Society of Pacific Convention, Baltimore, MD. 2006.
• Past Regional Director and Board Member. Association of Science Teacher Educators (ASTE formerly (AETS). 2005-2008.
• Member. Planning Committee for CA Science Education Conference, California Science Teacher Association(CSTA), 2006, 2010.
• Member, ASTE Committee on Technology Enhancement in Science Teacher Education. 2006-Present.
• Co-Strand Coordinator. National Science Teachers Association, 2006 Convention, Anaheim, CA. 2006.
• Member. Pre Service Education Working Group for NASA (PSEWG). Science Directorate/Lunar Planetary Institute, Houston TX. 2005-present.
• Academic Federation Outstanding Award Committee Member, 2005-present.
• Presenter. PACT Conference, Santa Barbara, CA “The Alignment of Student Teacher Inquiry and the Pact.” 2006.
• Presenter. California Science Education Conference, Palm Springs, CA. “Mentoring Student Teachers.” 2005.
• Presenter. Association of Science Teacher Educators annual conference. Colorado Springs, CO. 2005.
• Presenter. Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. Dallas, TX. 2005.
• Presenter. Association for the Education of Teachers of Science. Nashville, TN. 2004.
• Presenter. National Association for Research in Science Teaching annual meeting. Philadelphia, PA. 2003.
• PACT Development Team 2001-present.
• Panelist. California Instructional Materials Evaluation Panel (IMEP).
• Member. Curriculum Advisory Council.
• Member. Science Curriculum Standards Committee.
• Member. Budget Advisory Council.
• Chairman. Science Department.
• Chairman. WASC.
• Member. Project Pipeline Steering Committee.
• Director, UC Davis Young Scholars Program 1991-present.
• Coordinator. District Science Facilitator. 1987-1991.
• Special Projects Community High School.