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    Lisa Borgerding

    Lisa Borgerding, Ph.D.

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    White Hall Room 404
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    ldonnell@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-0614

    Biography

    I am currently a Professor in the School of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University. I taught high school biology and K-8 informal science in Indiana before earning my doctorate in science education from Indiana University Bloomington. My research interests center upon the teaching and learning of evolution and the nature of science and how state biology standards support and constrain this teaching and learning. I regularly present and publish on these fascinating topics, and some of my work has appeared in Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Research in Science Education, and International Journal of Science Education. Here at Kent State, I very much enjoy teaching science methods for pre-service undergraduate and MAT pre-service teachers as well as graduate courses in science education.

    Education

    B.S., Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN,
    M.A.T, Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, and
    Ph.D., Science Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

    Expertise

    The teaching and learning of evolution
    The nature of science
    How state biology standards support and constrain the teaching and learning of evolution and the nature of science
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