Name: Julie Thomas
Position: Professor, Frank and Carol Morsani Endowed Chair of Science Education

Phone:(405) 744-7125

Office Location:
224 Willard

Office Mailing Address:
College of Education
245 Willard
Stillwater, OK 74078

Email: julie.thomas@okstate.edu

Academic Degrees

• 1995                       
  Ph.D. in Science Education/Curriculum & Instruction            
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln           
• 1983
  M.A. in Gifted Education
  University of Nebraska-Kearney
• 1973
  B.A. in Elementary Education
  University of Nebraska-Kearney

Publications:

Thomas, J. (November/December, 2007) Early connections with nature support children’s development of science understandings. Exchange Magazine.

Runnels, M.T., Thomas, J., Lan, W.Y., Cooper, S., Ahern, T., Shaw, S., Liu, Xiaoming.   (2006). Teaching courses online: A review of the research.  Review of Educational Research, 76, 93-105.

Thomas, J. & Cooper, S. (2004). Preparing tomorrow's teachers to teach with technology: Getting past Go in science and mathematics. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education [Online serial], 4(3). Available: http://www.citejournal.org/vol4/iss3/currentpractice/article2.cfm

Thomas, J., Cooper, Sandra, & Haukos, D.  (2004). Skateboards or wildlife? Kids decide.  Science & Children, 41 (7), 20-24.

Thomas, J.A. & Pedersen, J.E.  (2003).  Reforming elementary science teachers preparation: What about extant teaching beliefs?  School Science and Mathematics 103 (7), 319 – 330.

Thomas, J. A., Pedersen, J.E, & Finson, K.  (2001). Validating the draw-a-science-teacher-test checklist (DASTT-C): Negotiating mental models and teacher beliefs.  Journal of Science Teacher Education 12(4), 295-310.

Research Interests:

• Elementary Science Teaching and Learning
• Science Teacher Professional Development
• STEM Career Development K-16
• Professional Learning Communities
• Gifted Education

Courses Taught:

Science Education

Awards, Recognitions and/or Special Service Efforts:

• School Science and Mathematics Association, Executive Director - 2006 - 2011
• Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence, Texas Tech University - 2002
• McDonald Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas Tech University - 2001
• Teaching Academy, Texas Tech University - 1999
• Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching, Texas Tech University - 1998

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