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Article published in the Journal of Environmental Education

A paper from my masters thesis study has just been published in the January issue of the Journal of Environmental Education. The survey-based study focuses on practicing elementary teachers‘ beliefs about, perceived competencies for, and reported use of scientific inquiry to promote students’ learning about environmental issues and developing scientific literacy.

Forbes, C.T. & Zint, M. (2011). Elementary teachers’ beliefs about, perceived competencies for, and reported use of scientific inquiry to promote student learning about and for the environment. Journal of Environmental Education, 42(1), 30-42.

University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research

I am very excited to have recently become a new faculty affiliate of the University of Iowa Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research (CGRER). CGRER is a state-funded institute that promotes interdisciplinary research on the many aspects of global environmental change, including regional effects on natural ecosystems, environments, and resources, and effects on human health, culture, and social systems. CGRER’s 72 members come from Universities across Iowa and the U.S., including those from 17 different departments at the University of Iowa. I am very excited to participate in CGRER as a science educator, as well as to explore the potential for this partnership to enhance and enrich both my teaching and research.