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=**Ph.D.and Master programs in Discipline Based (STEM) Education Research**=

=**BER Programs**=

* Research on undergraduate level teaching and learning.

**__1. Ph.D.-granting institution, Biology dept., with tenure-track BE* researchers (incl. “transitioners”____), but__ no BER Ph.D. offered ** Arizona State University- Sara Brownell Brigham Young U. - Jamie Jensen Emory U., Biology? – Bob DeHaan? Evergreen State U., -Clarissa Dirks Michigan State U. – Diane Ebert-May, Tammy Long, John Merrill Portland State University - Erin Shortlidge ( eshortlidge@pdx.edu ) San Diego State University - Kathy Williams (Math and Science Education Doctoral Program) Texas State University- Kristy L. Daniel (née Halverson), U. C. Irvine – Diane O’Dowd U. C. Riverside – Susan Wechsler, Rich Cardullo, et al. (Ph.D. program planned?) U. of California- San Diego- Stanley Lo (Math and Science Education Doctoral Program) U. of Colorado, MCD Biology – Bill Wood, Jenny Knight, Mike Klymkowsky, U. of Georgia, Integrated Life Sciences program– Peggy Brickman, Kathrin Stanger-Hall, Norris Armstrong, Paula Lemon U. Delaware – Deb Allen U. Maine - Michelle Smith U Mass Amherst - Randy Phillis U. Minn., Biology – Robin Wright U. Nebraska-Joe Dauer, Brian Couch, Jenny Dauer U. New Hampshire- Melissa Aikens U. Texas-Austin_ Erin Dolan Washington U. St. Louis – Sally Elgin Yale U., Biol. – Jo Handelsman
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__2. **Ph.D.-granting institution, Biology dept., Non-tenure track BE researchers only (incl. “**__**__“transitioners")__** ** no BER Ph.D. offered ** Duke University - Julie Reynolds U. Michigan, Ecol & Evol – Jo Kurdziel  U. Washington Seattle, Biology – Mary Pat Wenderoth, Scott Freeman, Alison Crowe  U. Washington, Bothell, Interdisciplinary Sciences- Rebecca Price  U. Wisconsin. Madison – Sarah Miller, Chris Pfund, et al.

__3. **Ph.D.-granting institution, Biology dept., tenure-track BE researchers (incl.**__**__“transitioners”__**__**),**__ ** BER Ph.D. offered § ** Arizona State U. - Anton Lawson, Julie Luft (Biology Ph.D.) Bowling Green State U., Biology – Karen Sirum (Biology Ph.D.) Idaho State U., Biology ? New Mexico State U., Biology – Ralph Preszler (tenured) & Michele Shuster (tenure track) N. Dakota State U., 2 routes: BER or BCER in biol/bioc and STEM Education (interdiscipl. science) – Montplaisir, Momsen, Offerdahl Ohio State University, Biology-Ross Nehm & Steven Rissing, Science Education-David Haury. BER program being offered in the College of Education and Human Ecology. Oklahoma State University (Integrative Biology)- Donald French

Purdue U., Biology – Nancy Pelaez and Stephanie Gardner S.F. State U., Biology – Kimberly Tanner Syracuse University, Biology- Jason Wiles, students are in College of Science Teaching (College of A&S) Biology graduate students can complete theses in BER U. Arizona, MC Biology – Deb Tomanek U. Delaware, Biology – Deb Allen U. New Mexico, Sch. of Med. Basic Sciences – Marcy Osgood U. Northern Colorado- Sue Ellen DeChennne and Richard Jurin U. South Florida- Luanna Prevost U. Tennessee, Dept of Ecology and Evolution- Elisabeth "Beth" Schussler U. WVA, Biology – Michelle Withers (Biology Ph.D.) Virginia Tech, Biology – Erin Dolan (Biology Ph.D.)

University of Missouri - Columbia Middle Tennessee State University- PhD in Math & Science Education with a distinct concentration in 'Biology Education' contact Michael Rutldege, Professor of Biology Tufts University- PhD in STEM Education with a possible specialty in BER- Julia Svoboda Gouvea
 * __4.__ ** **__Ph.D.-granting institution, BER (defined as above)* degree offered in an education department.__**

Carleton College - Susan Singer Davidson College - Malcolm Campbell
 * 5. Non-Ph.D.-granting institution, Biology dept., tenure-track BE researchers (incl.** **__“transitioners”__****)**

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