Science Education

Faculty and Staff

Name	Position	Expertise	Education
Jennifer Dechaine	Associate Professor, Department Chair	Biology/Science Education	Ph.D., Univeristy of Minnesota, 1993
Bruce C. Palmquist	Professor	Physics/Science Education	Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1993
Mark Oursland	Professor	Mathematics Education	Ph.D.,
Anne Egger	Associate Professor	Geology/Science Education	Ph. D., Stanford University, 2010
Vanessa Hunt	Associate Professor	Biology/Science Education	Ph. D., Louisiana State University, 2006
Martha J. Kurtz	Professor; Associate Dean, COTS	Chemistry/Science Education	Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1995
Ian J. Quitadamo	Professor	Biology/Science Education	Ph.D., Washington State University, 2002
Timothy L. Sorey	Associate Professor	Chemistry/Science Education	Ph. D., Montana State University, 2005
Adriano Cavalcanti	Assistant Professor	Computer Science/Science Education	Ph.D., Monash University, Australia, 2010
Allyson Rogan-Klyve	Assistant Professor	Science Education	Ph. D., Oregon State University, 2016
Emilie Hancock	Assistant Professor	Mathematics Education	Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, 2018
Arthur Morken	Master Instructor	Science Education	M.S. Central Washington University
Linda Graf	Master Instructor	Mathematics Education	BA Central Washington University 1993 M.A. City University 2000
Darin Knapp	Master Instructor	Math and Science Education	B.A. Whitman College M.S Seattle Pacific University

Name	Position	Location	Contact
C ori Totten	Secretary Supervisor	Science II 301	963-2929
Rachel George	Advisor/Recruiter	Science II 301C	963-2024

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