This year I was selected to receive the 2014 Early Career Research Award, awarded annually by the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) at its annual meeting, held this year from March 30-April 2 in Pittsburgh.  It’s incredibly rewarding to be recognized by my colleagues and peers for the research I’ve conducted over the past 5 years.  I was lucky to be able to share the moment with my doctoral advisor, Betsy Davis, Associate Professor of Science Education in the School of Education at the University of Michigan, and current and former graduate students Mandy Biggers, Assistant Professor of Science Education in the College of Education at Penn State, Laura Zangori, Jaime Sabel and Tina Vo, all of whom have helped make this accomplishment possible.  See related stories here and here.