ELIZABETH M. WALSH
Assistant Professor of Meteorology & Climate Science and Science Education
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95112-0104
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
PhD Education (Learning Sciences), 2012
Dissertation: An Examination of Climate Scientists’ Participation in Education: Implications for the Teaching and Learning of Socially Controversial Science. Philip Bell, advisor
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Graduate Certificate in Climate Science, Program on Climate Change, 2012
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
M.S. Oceanography, Anitra Ingalls & Rick Keil, advisors, 2006
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
B.S. Chemistry, 2004
Graduated with Distinction, with Honors in Chemistry, and Honors in the Humanities and Social Sciences
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Design research and user experience research; sociocultural foundations of learning; science learning and teaching in controversial socio-political and cultural contexts; culturally responsive teaching in diverse communities in informal and formal environments; cross-setting and longitudinal ethnography; participation in authentic scientific practices including development of technological tools to support argumentation and data analysis practices; teacher professional development through social media and Web 3.0 systems; disciplinary expert involvement in public participation in science.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Assistant Professor of Meteorology & Climate Science, Science Education Program, 2012-present
University of Washington, College of Education, Seattle, WA
Research Assistant, Educurious Partners (www.educurious.org), 2010-2012
Collaborated with a team of scientists and educators to leverage social media, contemporary scientific tools and scientific experts in a culturally-responsive, problem-based high school biology curriculum.
Research Assistant, National Geographic Alliance of WA State, 2010-2011
Served on a planning committee to develop a vision and draft plans to promote geographic literacy in Washington State through consultation with interdisciplinary K-16 educators, informal educators, policy-makers, administrators, and collaborators in businesses and industry.
University of Washington, Program on Climate Change, Seattle, WA
Research Assistant/Education Consultant, 2010-2012
Collaborated with climate scientists, K-12 educators and administrators to translate a college climate change class into a dual-credit course for high school students. Aided scientists in creation of curricular materials, aligning materials to standards, bolstering partnerships between scientists and educators, and communicating climate science to administrators and educators.
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA
Visitor Research, Portal to the Public, 2010
Conducted visitor research via timings & trackings and visitor interviews for Portal to the Public events, including Polar Science Weekend.
Burke Museum, Seattle, WA
Visitor Research, 2010
Conducted visitor research via timings & trackings and visitor interviews for museum exhibits.
North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Adjunct Faculty, Chemistry, 2008
University of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA
Research Assistant, 2004-2008
Executed several research projects involving organic geochemistry and paleoclimatology, and reported results of research through publication in scientific journals and at conferences.
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
Research Assistant, 2003-2004
Designed and executed a research project that used computer models in conjunction with laboratory experiments to examine an organic ring-closure reaction.
MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT
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Green Ninja Project. Earth science and climate action curriculum development. Curriculum development consultant. 2015-2016.
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Educurious High School Life Sciences Curriculum Diversity of Life, Environment and Human Health and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Units. Curriculum Development Team Lead, Educurious Partners and University of Washington, 2010-2013.
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University of Washington in the High School Dual Credit Climate Science Course. Educational Consultant, University of Washington, 2010-2012.
LANGUAGES AND SKILLS
Python, C++, Java and Matlab
Quantitative data analysis using SPSS, Python and Matlab
Qualitative data and mixed methods analysis in Dedoose
TEACHING INTERESTS
Graduate and undergraduate courses in learning sciences, teacher education and science education, including culturally responsive pedagogy in science, contemporary theories of science learning and transfer of learning across settings; qualitative and quantitative education and climate science research methods. Graduate and undergraduate courses in oceanography, chemistry and climate science. Teacher professional development.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN FORMAL ENVIRONMENTS
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
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Science Education 05 Human Development in the Natural World, Fall 2016
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Science 220 Theory to Practice, Fall 2015, Fall 2016
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Science 205 Research Methods in Education, Spring 2016
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Meteorology 174 Climate Change Capstone, Spring 2016
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Meteorology 135 Global Carbon Cycle, Spring 2015
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Science Education 173 Methods in Science Teaching, Spring 2014, Fall 2014
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Meteorology 112 Global Climate Change, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Summer 2015
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Meteorology 179 Senior Thesis, Fall 2013, Fall 2015
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Meteorology 202 Research Methods in Meteorology, Fall 2013, Fall 2015
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Science 110 Global Themes of Science, Spring 2013
North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Adjunct Faculty—“Introduction to Chemistry,” 2008
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Teaching Assistant – to Professor Steve Emerson “Marine Chemistry," 2006
Teaching Assistant – to Professor Roy Carpenter “Introduction to Oceanography," 2005
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
Teaching Assistant – to Professor William Daub “Carbon Compounds," 2004
Laboratory Teaching Assistant – to multiple professors “General Chemistry Lab," 2003-2004
Teaching Assistant – to multiple professors “General Chemistry," 2003-2004
TEACHING IN INFORMAL ENVIRONMENTS
Green Ninja Project, San Jose State University, San Jose CA
Workshop Facilitator, 2012-2016
Co-facilitator of several week long summer professional development workshops surrounding Green Ninja curriculum. Workshops included, scientific content, storytelling, filmmaking, practice-based instruction and culturally responsive teaching, among other topics.
Science Education Program, San Jose State University, San Jose CA
Next Generation Science Standards Workshop Facilitator, 2012-2016
Organized and implemented evening workshops on the NGSS for K-12 teachers including both general NGSS overviews as well as specific topics like scientific explanations and argumentation.
Bay Area Earth Science Institute (BAESI), San Jose, CA
Professional Development Workshop Facilitator, 2012-2016
Co-facilitated day long Saturday workshops on specific STEM topics including coral reefs, climate change, and an arts-integrated STEAM workshop focusing on watersheds.
Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA
Science Communication Fellow, 2009-2011
Developed and facilitated hands-on activities to engage science center visitors in emerging science.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Outreach Volunteer – UW Program on Climate Change (PCC), 2004-2011
Outreach Volunteer – Center for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE), 2004-2011
PUBLICATIONS
(**Indicates SJSU student author)
Walsh, E.M. (in press). Joint Media Engagement. In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Out-of-School Learning. K. Pepper, Ed. SAGE Publishing: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Walsh, E.M. (in prep). Finding your lane: Climate scientists’ longitudinal participation in education and communication
Peak, J. P.** and Walsh, E.M. (submitted, Journal of Research in Science Teaching). When professional development ends: Teacher agency in Project Based Learning implementation.
Walsh, E.M. and Cassone McGowan, V. (submitted, International Journal of Science Education). Bringing Holistic Scientific Practice to the Classroom: Insights from Scientist-Student Interactions.
Walsh, E.M. and Tsurusaki, B. (submitted, Journal of Learning Sciences). “Thank you for being Republican”: Case studies of high school students negotiating political and scientific experiences with climate change.
Walsh, E.M., Jenkins, D.**, and Cordero, E. (2016) The Promise of an Energy Tracker Curriculum for Promoting Home-School Connections and Youth Agency in Climate Action. Journal of Sustainability Education.
Hartley, M. K, Vine, S., Walsh, E.M., Avrantinis, S., Daub, G.W. & Cave, R.J. (2015) of Relative Activation Energies Obtained by Density Functional Theory and the Random Phase Approximation for Several Claisen Rearrangements. Journal of Physical Chemistry B.
Walsh, E.M. and Tsurusaki, B. (2014). Social Controversy Belongs in the Climate Science Classroom. Nature Climate Change. doi: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2143
Walsh, E.M.; Ingalls, A.E. and Keil, R.G. (2008) Sources and transport of terrestrial organic matter in Vancouver Island fjords and the Vancouver-Washington margin: A multiproxy approach using d13Corg, lignin phenols, and the ether lipid BIT index. Limnology and Oceanography, 53(3), 1025-1039.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
(**Indicates SJSU student author)
Walsh, E.M. and Dominguez, K.** (2016) The Lonesome Penguin: Unraveling youth voice, agency and identity in climate action filmmaking. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences in Singapore.
Walsh, E.M. and Cassone McGowan, V. (2016) Let your data tell a story: Disciplinary expert feedback locates engaging in argumentation from evidence in a holistic, socially-situated system of disciplinary practices. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Learning Sciences in Singapore.
Walsh, E.M. and Cassone McGowan, V. (2015) What can scientific practice look like in a classroom? Insights from scientists’ critique of students’ climate change argumentation. Presentation at the American Geophysical Union Conference in San Francisco, CA.
Walsh, E.M., Jenkins, D.**, and Cordero, E. (2015) The Promise of an Energy Tracker Curriculum for Promoting Home-School Connections and Youth Agency in Climate Action. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference in San Francisco, CA.
McVay Walukiewicz, J.** and Walsh, E. M. (2015). The Space Between: Girls and Positioning in the Context of Climate Action Superheroes. In “The Impact of Multimodal Composing on Youth Transformative Disciplinary Identity Work Across Settings.” Presented at the American Educational Research Association in Chicago, IL.
Walsh, E.M. (2014) Communicating Climate Change: Culture, Controversy & Climate Scientists. Paper presented at the National Association for Research on Science Teaching Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
Cordero, E., Walsh, E.M. & Metzger, E. (2014) Does a social action experience around energy conservation promote changes in attitude and understandings of climate change? Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco, CA.
Walsh, E.M. (2013). Invited speaker, External Policy and Relations Committee and Strand 15 Co-Sponsored Session. Symposium on Climate Change Education: Policies and Implications. Paper presented at the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Walsh, E.M. and Tsurusaki, B. (2013). "Thank You for Being Republican": Socio-Political Influences on Students' Learning of Climate Change Science. Paper presented at the National Association for Research on Science Teaching, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Walsh, E.M. and Tsurusaki, B. (2012). Considering Students' Out of School Lives and Values in Designing Learning Environments for Climate Change. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Maloney, A. and Walsh, E.M. (2012). Creating a lab to facilitate high school student engagement in authentic paleoclimate science practices. Poster presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Walsh, E.M. & Bell, P. (2011) Crafting Climate Science Messages: How Climate Scientists Engaged in Outreach Negotiate Values and Goals. Poster presented at the National Association for Research on Science Teaching Conference in Orlando, FL.
Bertram, M., Stetter, T., Walsh, E. & Maloney, A. (2011) Creation of a dual-credit climate science course. Presention at the Washington Science Teacher Association / Environmental Education Association of Washington Meeting in Poulsbo, WA.
Walsh, E.M., Ingalls, A.E. and Milligan, A (2007) How to get a date with a diatom: Radiocarbon analysis of frustules-bound organic matter to improve core chronology and as a proxy for past ocean conditions. Presented at the Graduate Climate Conference.
Walsh E.M., A.E. Ingalls, R.G. Keil, G. M dos Santos and E.R. M. Druffel (2006). Microbial membrane lipids as proxies for terrestrial organic carbon in marine sediments. Poster presented at Organic Geochemistry Gordon Conference
Walsh, E.M., A.E. Ingalls and R. G. Keil (2006). Testing the BIT Index: Terrestrial input to Vancouver Island fjords and margin as evidenced by bacterial and archaeal membrane lipids. Presentation at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Honolulu, HI.
AWARDED GRANTS
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“Green Ninja Film Academy.” Eugene Cordero, PI; David Chai, Ellen Metzger, Grinell Smith & Elizabeth Walsh, Co-PI. National Science Foundation iTEST award. $1,099,567.
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“The Green Ninja Energy Project.” Eugene Cordero, PI; Elizabeth Walsh, Co-PI; Ellen Metzger, Co-PI. City of San Jose Energy Champions Grant. $59,932.
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“Supporting Scientific Practices in Teacher Professional Development Through Design-Based Research.” Elizabeth Walsh, PI. San Jose State University Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Grant. $5000.
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“Learning to adapt: Pilot Survey of Formal and Informal Science Knowledge in Everyday Climate Change Decision-Making.” Elizabeth Walsh, PI. San Jose State University Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Grant. $7950.
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“Ecological Impacts of Climate Change.” Elizabeth Walsh, PI. Subcontract through the University of Washington. $6,318.
COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
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Director, CommUniverCity afterschool science program (http://cucsj.org/), 2014
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Reviewer, National Association of Research on Science Teaching annual conference, 2012-2014
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Reviewer, International Conference of the Learning Sciences annual conference, 2013-2016
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Member, Intersegmental Committee of Academic Senates Natural Science Competencies Scoping & Writing Committees, 2012-2015
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Member, San Jose State University College of Science Curriculum (2014-2016), Research & Scholarship (2013-2014), and Safety (2012-2013) Committees; San Jose State University Sustainability Board (2014)
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Advisory Board Member, NSF Medium Grant: Collaborative Research: Responsive Generation of Intrinsically Motivating Scenarios, 2014--2016
AWARDS & HONORS
International Conference of the Learning Sciences Early Career Workshop Scholar, 2014
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Student Fellow, 2005 – 2008
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists, UW Oceanography Fellow, 2004 – 2007
American Geophysical Union, Outstanding Student Paper Award, Ocean Sciences Meeting, 2006
American Chemical Society Award for Outstanding Senior Chemist, Harvey Mudd College, 2004
Award for Outstanding Service to the Chemistry Department, Harvey Mudd College, 2004
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Educational Research Association
American Geophysical Union
International Society of the Learning Sciences
National Association of Research on Science Teaching