Science Education

Faculty

Sajin Chun, Academic Professional Associate, PACSS Coordinator
Ph.D., Univeristy of Georgia
E-mail – sjchun@uga.edu
Special Interests:
Teacher Beliefs and Actions
Nature of Science
Secondary School Science Teaching and Teaching Education

Shawn M. Glynn, Professor (Joint Appointment)
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
E-mail – sglynn@uga.edu
Special Interests:
Psychology of Learning Science
Assessment of Science Learning and Motivation
Evaluation of Science Education Projects

David F. Jackson, Associate Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Ed.D., University of Michigan
E-mail - djackson@uga.edu
Special Interests:
Teaching of Historical Geology and Biological Evolution
Middle School Science Teaching and Teacher Education
Technology in Science Teaching
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
Course web sites:
ESCI 4430: Science Curriculum for Middle School; Life and Earth Sciences
ESCI 4440: Science Teaching Methods in the Middle Grades: Physical
Science
ESCI 6990: Introduction to Research in Science Education

Julie Kittleson, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Delaware
E-Mail - jkittl@uga.edu
Special Interests:
epistemology of elementary school science

Thomas R. Koballa, Jr., Professor
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
E-Mail - tkoballa@uga.edu
Special Interests:
Science Teacher Education
Affective Assessment
Persuasion
Scientific Literacy
Case-Based Learning

Michael P. Mueller, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
E-mail – mmueller@uga.edu
Special Interests:
Citizen-Science
Community-centered Science Education
Ecological and Educational Philosophy
EcoJustice and Place-based Education
Environmental Schools
Uncertainty Thinking
Youth Activism

J. Steve Oliver, Professor
Associate Department Head and Program Coordinator for Science Education
Ph.D., University of Georgia
E-mail - soliver@uga.edu
Special Interests:
Affect and Learning
Nature of Science and Science Teaching
Teacher Preparation in Secondary Science

Ji Shen, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Washington University
email: jishen@uga.edu
Special interests:
Physics education
Using web-based technology to enhance students' understanding of physics
concepts in everyday phenomena

Deborah J. Tippins, Professor
Ph.D., Texas A&M University
E-mail - dtippins@uga.edu
Research Interests:
Teacher Belief
Teacher and Student Cognition
Science Teacher Education
Sociocultural Dimensions of Science Teaching and Learning
International Science Education
Environmental Education
Case-based Pedagogy
Qualitative Research Methods
Elementary/Middle School Science Education

Norman Thomson, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
E-mail - nthomson@uga.edu
Kenya Study Abroad Program
Special Interests:
Inquiry, Visualization, & Modeling, in Science
Evolution and Extinction: Hominid Origins
Chemistry: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table
International Education Indigenous/Local Contextual Science Knowledge and Learning

Adjunct Faculty

Norris Armstrong, Genetics

William Barstow, Biological Sciences

Marguerite Brickman, Plant Biology

Ernest L. Brothers, Office of Institutional Diversity

Lynn A. Bryan, Purdue University

Malcolm Butler, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg

Barbara L. McDonald, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service

MaryEllen Timmons, Marine Extension Service