Degree:
Ph.D. in Science Education with emphasis on Physics

Sponsoring Institution:
University of Texas-Austin, December 1992

Major Advisor:
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(Expected) Graduation Date:
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Office Address:
Science Education Center, EDB 340, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX 78712

Permanent Address:
1817 Corpus Christi, Laredo, TX 78043

Race/Ethnicity/Gender:
Caucasian/Mexican-American/Female

Title of Major Research/Research Interest:
I am very much interested in how people learn science, and how science as a process is assimilated. I am also interested in the practical aspects of research of this type. What worked and how it works need to be taken into the classroom. As a potential member of a physics department at a small college or at a university with the possibility of association with a college of education, I plan to establish and maintain a strong emphasis on teaching as a tool to recruit undergraduates into graduate work. I also plan to maintain professional partnerships with my precollege colleagues. This partnership will facilitate student transition from precollege to college-level work.

Career Goal:
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Degrees Earned:
M.S. in Physics, Texas A & M University, 1983; B.S. in Chemistry, Texas A & M University, 1977; A. A. in Science, Laredo Junior College, 1975

Professional Affiliations:
American Association of Physics Teachers Committees on Minorities in Physics Education, International Physics Education, Texas Section, and two-year college representative to the Executive Committee, National Science Teacher Association, Science Teachers Association of Texas, Delta Kappa Gamma, Phi Delta Kappa