Center for Curriculum Materials in Science

AAAS Project 2061, Michigan State University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan


CCMS Fellows and Students

University of Michigan

Postdoctoral Fellows

Jennifer Eklund (no information available)

Graduate Students

Nonye Alozie joined CCMS as a first-year graduate student at the University of Michigan in October 2004. She earned her B.S. in biology from UCLA.

William Bobrowsky has worked with CCMS at the University of Michigan, where he has been a graduate student since 1999. He earned an M.A.T. in secondary science education at Boston University, an M.S. in educational technologies at the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in geology at Boston University.

Mary Heitzman has worked with CCMS at the University of Michigan, where she has been a graduate student since 2002. She earned an M.S. in chemistry at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in 2002 and a B.S. in chemistry at Lehigh University.

Michele Nelson (no information available)

Joi Merritt joined CCMS as a first-year graduate student at the University of Michigan in September 2004. She earned her B.S. in engineering and chemical engineering from the University of Michigan.

Anna Switzer joined CCMS as a graduate student in science education at the University of Michigan and will defend her dissertation in July 2009. She received her M.S. in marine science from North Carolina State University and her B.A. in physics from Kenyon College in Ohio.

Richard Vath (no information available)

Molly Yunker joined CCMS in 2005 as a graduate student at the University of Michigan. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in geological sciences from Case Western Reserve University.

 

Alumni

Carrie Beyer successfully defended her dissertation, Using Reform-Based Criteria to Support the Development of Preservice Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Design Capacity for Analyzing Science Curriculum Materials (view abstract), in May 2009 and will continue working part-time doing research or teaching at the University of Michigan.

Jay Fogleman was a doctoral student at the University of Michigan. He recently took a position as Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of Rhode Island. He earned his M.A.T. degree at The Johns Hopkins University in 1991.

Cory Forbes joined CCMS at the University of Michigan in September 2004 as a first-year graduate student. He successfully defended his dissertation, Preservice Elementary Teachers' Development of Pedagogical Design Capacity for Inquiry: An Activity—Theoretical Perspective in May 2009 (view abstract), and will join the faculty in the College of Education at the University of Iowa as an Assistant Professor of Science Education. He earned his Kansas 7–12 Teaching Certification in biology, chemistry, and physical science, his M.S. in curriculum and instruction, and his B.S. in biology (Systematics & Ecology) from the University of Kansas.

Magnia George recently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Science Education at Emory University in Atlanta. She joined CCMS at Michigan as a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Education. She earned her Ph.D. in science education from the University of Texas at Austin.

Christopher Harris joined CCMS at the University of Michigan as a graduate student in 2003. In summer 2006 he completed his Ph.D. in the University’s Combined Program in Education and Psychology, and became a faculty member at the University of Arizona. He recently joined the SRI Center for Technology in Learning, Menlo Park, CA as a researcher. Dr. Harris earned an M.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in education from the University of California at Berkeley, and a B.S. in education from SUNY College Buffalo. Dr. Harris’ dissertation was entitled Investigating Teaching Practices and Student Learning During the Enactment of an Inquiry-Based Chemistry Unit.

Lisa Scott Holt accepted a position as a Research Scientist at Soar Technology in Ann Arbor, MI. While at CCMS, she was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Michigan School of Education. She earned her Ph.D. in cognitive studies in education from the University of Pittsburgh and her B.S. in physics and mathematics from Alleghany College.

Katherine McNeill joined CCMS at the University of Michigan as a graduate student. In summer 2006 she defended her dissertation, Supporting Students' Construction of Scientific Explanation Through Curricular Scaffolds and Teacher Instructional Practices (view abstract), and accepted a position at Boston College. She received her B.A. with a double concentration in biology and English from Brown University.

Jeff Nordine has worked with CCMS as a graduate student at the University of Michigan since 2004. He recently received his Ph.D. and will take a position as Assistant Professor at Trinity University. He earned his M.A.T. at Trinity, his M.A. in educational administration and policy at the University of Michigan, and his B.A. in physics at Trinity.

Phil Piety joined CCMS as a graduate student at the University of Michigan in 2004 and received his Ph.D. in 2008. His dissertation was entitled, Evidence of System: A Network Model Case-study of Seventh Grade Science Assessment Practices from Classrooms to the State Test (view abstract). He earned an M.A. in communication, culture and technology from Georgetown University and a B.S. in information systems/computer science from the University of Maryland.

Julia Plummer joined CCMS at the University of Michigan as a graduate student in 2003. She defended her dissertation, Elementary Students Learning About the Apparent Motions of Celestial Objects (view abstract), in summer 2006 and accepted an Assistant Professorship for the fall term at Arcadia University. She earned her M.S. in astrophysics at the University of Michigan and her B.S. in physics at Washington State University.

Aaron Rogat, formerly a CCMS postdoctorate fellow at the University of Michigan School of Education, accepted a position for the fall 2006 term as a Research Associate in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, where he will also contribute to the work of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) and the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) in Rahway, NJ. Dr. Rogat received his Ph.D. in molecular cell biology from Washington University in St. Louis and his B.A. in biology from the University of Oregon in Eugene.

Yael Shwartz joined CCMS in 2005 as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan . She earned her Ph.D. in science education from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel in 2004 and had taught high school chemistry for many years. Her interests include science literacy, public understanding of science, informal learning, and chemistry learning at the middle and high school levels.

Julie Smithey (no information available)

Shawn Stevens joined CCMS in 2005 as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan and has since been promoted as a Research Investigator at UM. She earned her A.B. in chemistry from the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Michigan.

 

Text: AAAS Project 2061, Michigan State University, Northwestern University, University of Michigan
Text: Center for Curriculum Materials in Science