Current National and Regional Leadership Positions
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Develop Policy on Sponsorships for the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 2002-2003.
Member, Arizona Higher Education Improving Teacher Quality Advisory Committee, Arizona Board of Regents, June 2003-2004.
Chair, subcommittee of the Arizona Higher Education Improving Teacher Quality Advisory Committee, Arizona Board of Regents to rewrite the ITQ RFP, August 2003.
Member, NCATE/NSTA Standards Revision Task Force – 2002-2003.
Member, Oversight Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 2002-2004.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Preparing Science Teacher Educators, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 2002-2004.
Editorial Board, Journal for Science Teacher Education, 1998-2003.
Co-Chair, Teaching Conference Strand Coordinator, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Strand 3: Teaching, 2001-2003.
Senior Reviewer, Journal for Research in Science Teaching, 2000-2003.
Member, Advisory Council for the Arizona Eisenhower Professional Development Program, 2001-2003.

Prior National and Regional Leadership Positions

National and Regional Leadership Positions
President, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1999-2002.
Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 2001-2002.
Member, National Science Teachers Association Council as Affiliate President representative for the Association for the Education of Teacher in Science, 2000-2002.
Member, Arizona Regent’s University task force to create distance education program for science and mathematics teachers. 2001-2002.
Member, Committee on Preservice Science Teacher Preparation, National Science Teachers Association 2000-2002.
Chair, Program Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 2000-2001.
Member, National Advisory Board, Galaxy Project, Center to Advance Science Education, University of Southern California, 1999-2001.
Member, Publications Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1996-2000.
Chair, Financial Advisory Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1999-2000.
Chair, International Science Education Committee, Association for the Education of Science Teachers, 1998-1999.
Chair, NCATE Subcommittee of NSTA Science Teacher Education Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1999-2000.
Director-at-Large, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1996-1999.
Member, CASE Project Writing Team, creating standards for programs who prepare science teachers, to be used by NCATE, 1996-1998.
Chair, Awards Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1996-1998.
Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Science Faculty Development, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1996-1997
Member, Financial Advisory Committee, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, 1994-1997
Project Coordinator and Editor, Utah Elementary Science Teacher Resource Books, K-6. Utah State Office of Education, 1994-1997
Chair, Program Committee, AETS program at the Western Regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Salt Lake City, 1994-1995
Chair, Ad Hoc Committee to Review National Standards Projects, Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, 1993-1995
Member, Awards Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, 1993-1995
Project Director, Revision of the Utah Secondary Science Core Curriculum, 1993-4
Member, Program Committee, AETS Regional Conference at NSTA, Las Vegas, 1994
Program Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Western Regional Conference, 1993
Member, Awards Committee, Journal for Research in Science Teaching, 1990-1993
Secretary-Treasurer, Northwest Region of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, 1990-1993
Membership Committee, Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, 1991-1993
Chair, Science Education Division, Oregon Academy of Science, 1989-91
Nominating Committee, Northwest Region of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, 1990
Co-Chair, Science Educational Division, Oregon Academy of Science, 1988-1989

Other Professional Activities
Reviewer, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, Review of book prospectus: Secondary science instruction: Helping students construct meaning about their world., September, 2003.
Attendee, Using data-Improving schools through collaborative inquiry Data Facilitators Institute: Learners and leaders of collaborative inquiry, August 7-11, 2003, Las Vegas.
Attendee, The Greater Explorations in Math and Science Associates Training, Berkley, CA, March 4-6, 2003
Associate Professor Tenure and Promotion Reviewer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2003.
Co-hosted the NAU Assessment Fair, April 10, 2003.
Attendee, AZTEC Science Summit, May 12-14, 2003, Payson, AZ.
Research Mentor, William Veal, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2002-2004.
Reviewer, AETS Program proposals, 2002.
Associate Professor Tenure and Promotion Reviewer, University of Georgia, 2002.
Associate Professor Tenure and Promotion Reviewer, North Carolina State University- Charlotte, 2002.
Attendee, Victoria Bernhardt “School Portfolio Toolkit” workshop, May 1-2, 2002.
Attendee, National Technology Leadership Initiative III meeting, March, 2002.
Attendee, Nancy Love “Using Data: Getting Results” workshop, October, 2001.
Attendee, National Technology Leadership Initiative II meeting, March, 2001.
Associate Professor Tenure and Promotion Reviewer, Georgia State University, 2000.
Reviewer, Occupational Profile: Teacher, Science/Math for the Interactive Career Guidance System SIGI PLUS, 2000.
Associate Professor Tenure and Promotion Reviewer, University of Kansas, 1999.
Reviewer, NARST, Teacher Education Strand, 1998
Reviewer, AERA Division K Section 1b, 1997
Reviewer, NARST Teacher Education Strand, 1997
Presider, NARST, Oakbrook, IL, 1997
Presider, AERA, Chicago, IL, 1997
Reviewer, AERA, Division K, Section 1b, 1996
Reviewer, AERA, Division C, Section 3, 1996
Reviewer, NARST, Teacher Education Strand, 1996
Mentor for new members, NARST, 1996
Reviewer, NARST, Stand 5: Curriculum, Evaluation and Assessment, 1995
Reviewer, AERA Division K Sec 1b: Teaching, teacher knowledge, and teacher learning of science and mathematics, 1995
Presider, at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA, April, 1995
Presider, at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Charleston, West Virginia, January, 1995
P artners in Prevention Faculty Training, University of Utah, October, 1994
Presider, at the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Science Teaching, Anaheim, CA, April, 1994
Reviewer, Division K Section 2 AERA program, 1994
Presider, at the Annual Meeting of the Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Charleston, South Carolina, January, 1993
Head of the Science Curriculum Writing Team, State Systemic Initiative Grant Proposal to NSF, 1992-3
Advisory Board, NSF's grant to National Association of Biology Teachers on "Shoestring Biology," 1992
Graduate Student Representative, Program Advisory Committee for the Oregon State University's Five Year Teacher Education Program, 1989-1991
National Faculty, Challenger Center for Space Education, 1986-present
Space Ambassador, NASA's Teacher in Space Program, 1985-present
Designer/Coordinator, Science Curriculum and Resource Guide, Uinta County School District #1, Evanston, Wyoming, 1984-1987
Director and Coordinator, Wyoming State Regional Science Fairs, 1985-1987
Chair, Science Committee, Wyoming Educational Assessment Program, 1985
Director, Southwest Wyoming Regional Science Fair, 1984-1985
Participant, NASA NEWMAST Honors Workshop for Science and Mathematics Teachers, 1984
Presider, Regional Meeting of the National Science Teachers Association, Denver, Colorado, 1983
Student Sponsor, International Science and Engineering Fair, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1983
Director, Science Fairs, Uinta County School District #1, Evanston, Wyoming, 1982-1987