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My research during the last 20 years is contributing towards developing a research-based model of how to support teachers in moving diverse students in K-12 grades (including those students of generally underrepresented populations) towards the inner circle of science literacy. Science teacher for over 16 years in public schools --biology and life (high school and middle), physical sciences (middle), chemistry and physics (high school) Assistant Professor (Oregon State; Penn State); Associate and Full Professor with tenure (Cornell University); Tenured Full Professor (University of Georgia) Elected to the ASTE Board of Directors; Elected to the NARST Board of Directors Mentor (2011) in the Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students Associate Editor of Journal of Science Teacher Education PI and Co-PI of grants funded by The National Science Foundation, totaling over 3 million dollars PI of NSF Fossil Finders grant, supporting teachers in carrying out science practices and Nature of Science in classrooms related to teaching about evolution and geology and environmental change Co-PI of NSF UBER grant- an REU focused on engaging undergraduates from diverse colleges in biology education research Invited Conference Participant/ Speaker: How Can the History and Philosophy of Science Contribute to Contemporary U.S. Science Teaching? at Boston University 2012 Invited author and participant in University of Cyprus workshop on the Philosophical and Cognitive analyses of Scientific Modeling and implications for Science Education (May 2015). International presentations and invited keynote talks about inquiry-based teaching and learning (including Cyprus, Singapore, Norway, France, Turkey, Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, and South Africa).