Faculty & Staff

Science Education is an interdisciplinary program with faculty from across different departments in the College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences (CHAS) and the College of Education (COE), including Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Earth Science, Physics, Teaching, and Curriculum & Instruction.

Science Education

Faculty/Staff Directory

Alison Beharka

Alison Beharka

Assistant Professor of Instruction

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(319) 273-2641

Karen Breitbach

Karen Breitbach

Clinical Assistant Professor

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(319) 273-6511

Dawn Del Carlo

Dawn Del Carlo

Professor - Chemical Education

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(319) 273-3296

Lawrence Escalada

Lawrence Escalada

Professor of Physics and Science Education

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319-273-7357

Dr. Kyle R. Gray

Dr. Kyle R. Gray

Associate Professor of Earth Science and Science Education

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(319) 273-2809

Pamela Hartman

Pamela Hartman

Assistant Professor of Instruction

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319-231-9002

Jeff Morgan

Jeff Morgan

Associate Professor of Physics and Science Education

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Aaron Spurr

Aaron Spurr

Instructor of Earth Science, Science Education and Teaching

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(319) 273-7297

Dr. Jesse Wilcox

Jesse Wilcox

Associate Professor

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(319) 273-2770

Lori Wurtz

Lori Wurtz

Secretary III, Advising and Teacher Education Success

Secretary III, Science Education

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319-273-2265

Blake Bixby

Blake Bixby

YSERO Student Assistant


319-273-6912

Faculty Emeritus

Timothy Cooney

Timothy Cooney

Professor Emeritus - Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Dr. Cherin Lee

Associate Professor of Biology - 2013

David McCalley

David McCalley

Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology

Dr. Daryl Smith

Professor of Biology - 2015

Greg Stefanich

Greg Stefanich

Professor Emeritus, Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Roy D. Unruh

Roy D. Unruh

Emeritus Professor of Physics and Science Education

Robert T. Ward

Robert T. Ward

Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics

Lyn Countryman, Ph.D.

Lyn Countryman, Ph.D.

Head, Department of Teaching, and Professor

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(319) 273-2614

Jody Stone, Ph.D.

Jody Stone, Ph.D.

Professor, Departments of Teaching and Chemistry & Biochemistry

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(319) 273-6466