Crista Force, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction

Campus Contact Information
Baylor University
School of Education
One Bear Place #97314
Waco, TX 76798-7314
Phone: 254-710-3596
Fax: 254-710-3160
Email: Crista_Force@baylor.edu

Credentials
2007, Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Texas A&M University
2002, M.S. in Chemistry at Texas A&M University
1996, B.S. in Chemistry at Houghton College, NY

Philosophy of Teaching
As a science educator we have a unique roll in the classroom to allow students to inquire and research the world around them. My goal is to inspire future educators to use the standards and current philosophies to create a science classroom that encourages and supports all students excitement and inquiry in science.

Research Interests
Science Education
Chemical Education
Special Education in Science
Dyslexia and Scientists
Tutoring and Teaching Teachers
Curriculum Analysis and Instructional Methods

Publications / Scholarship
Van Stipdonk, M. J., Justes, D. R., Force, C. M., & Schweikert, E. A., (2000). Speciation of sodium nitrate using kiloelectronvolt energy atomic and polyatomic and megaelectronvolt energy atomic projectiles with secondary ion mass spectrometry Analytical Chemistry, 72(11); 2468-2474.


Awards
Academic Excellence Scholarship, Texas A&M University, 2007-2006.
Departmental Travel Award for Dissertation Research, Department Chair for Teaching, Learning, and Culture, 2006-2005.
Travel Award Scholarship for Dissertation Research, given by Office of Graduate Studies, Texas A&M University, Summer 2006.

Courses Taught
TED 4325 Teaching Science in Secondary School
TED 4325 Internship Middle School
TED 4640 Internship High School

Other
Professional Conference Presentations:

National:

American Educational Research Association, Scientific inquiry and information technology: Catalysts for innovative and coherent professional development: How do participants use resources from the education research community to support their reasoning about classroom implementation designs?, San Francisco, CA, April, 2006.

School Science and Mathematics Association: SSMA, Career choices of high school seniors with and without learning disabilities, Fort Worth, TX, November, 2005.

School Science and Mathematics Association: SSMA, How do classroom practitioners integrate authentic science laboratory experiences into their science teaching?, Fort Worth, TX, November, 2005.

Regional:

Southwest Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Evaluating elements of the design of an electronic portal system supporting a complex professional development setting, Georgetown, TX, February 2004.

Southwest Association for the Education of Teachers of Science, Current research products of the information technology in science (ITS) center for teaching and learning at Texas A&M University, Georgetown, TX, February 2004.

Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching, ITS Center for Teaching and Learning, Houston, TX, October 2003.