Contact Information

769 Van Allen Hall

The University of Iowa

Iowa City IA 52242 USA

• B.A., University of Northern Iowa (Biology), 1950
• M.S., The University of Iowa (Plant Physiology), 1953
• Ph.D., The University of Iowa (Plant Physiology),1957

• Teaching and Learning
• Science Education

• Science-Technology-Society
• Creativity
• Student motivation
• Attitudes toward science

• Academy of Intergenerational Scholars
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Educational Research Association
• Association for Humanistic Psychology
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Association of Teacher Educators
• American Institute of Biological Sciences
• American Society of Plant Physiologists
• Association for the Education of Teachers in Science
• Council for Elementary Science, International
• The Hastings Center
• International Council on Education for Teaching
• Iowa Academy of Science
• Iowa Science Teachers Section
• Midwestern Association of Plant Physiologists
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching
• National Association for Science, Technology and Society
• National Association of Biology Teachers
• National Council on Measurement in Education
• National Science Supervisors Association
• National Science Teachers Association
• Pacific Science Association
• School Science and Mathematics Association
• Society for College Science Teachers
• Society for International Development
• World Future Society

• Associate, Center for Educational Competitiveness, Washington, DC, 1989-present
• Chair, Adaptation Team, Science Plus, 1988-present
• Co-Chair, Communicating Science and Science Education Committee, Pacific Science Association, 1992-present
• Editorial Review Board, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, 1965-78
• Member, Advisory Committee for Advanced Placement in Science, Educational Testing Service, 1983-present
• Member, Advisory Board, Science Center of Iowa, 1988-present
• Member, Advisory Board, Science Station, 1986-present
• Member, Advisory Board and Design Team, Applied Biology/Chemistry, Center for Occupational Research & Development, 1989-present

• Linking Teacher Preparation Outcomes and Teacher Performance, National Program for Mathematics and Science Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act, 1993-94, $733,182
• Iowa Scope, Sequence, and Coordination, Grades 6-10, National Science Foundation, 1994-97, $2,009,442
• Linking Teacher Preparation Outcomes and Teacher Performance, National Program for Mathematics and Science Education, Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act, 1995, $500,000
• Scope, Sequence, and Coordination: A National Curriculum Development and Evaluation Project for High School, National Science Teachers Association, 1994-1995, $84,000
• National Diffusion Network Developer Demonstrator Program: The Iowa Chautauqua Program, U.S. Department of Education, 1995, $84,986
• Changes in Classrooms Supported by Concerned Communities: Authentic Illustrations of Science Education Reform in Iowa, Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1995-1996, $397,544
• An Iowa Chautauqua on Kit-Based Science, 2003-2004, Title IIA, NCLB, Iowa Board of Regents ($89,997)
• Iowa Chautauqua f or Promoting Inquiry Teaching in Eight LEAs in AEA 267, 2004-2005, Title IIA, NCLB, Iowa Board of Regents ($94,999)
• Project IMPPACT, Investigating the Meaningfulness of Preservice Programs Across the Continuum of Teaching in Science Education, with Syracuse University, National Science Foundation ($478,281), 2005-2010.