Melissa A. Jurkiewicz Assistant Professor College of Education, MS 280 University of Nevada, Reno

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1 Melissa A. Jurkiewicz Assistant Professor College of Education, MS 280 University of Nevada, Reno Education Ph.D. Science Education - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, Doctoral Advisor: Dr. J. Steve Oliver Dissertation Title: An Examination of Teacher Formative Assessment Practices in High School Biology Instruction When Using Computer-based Interactive Modules Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies Graduate Certificate - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Master of Arts in Teaching (Secondary Science Education Biology) - University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Bachelor of Science in Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies - University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina Magna cum laude Professional Experience 2014-present Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia Research Experience Research Assistant to Dr. J. Steve Oliver, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, UGA, Assisting with data collection, data analysis, and communication of findings, funded by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Grant # R25 RR025061, National Institutes of Health, Spring 2013 to the present.

2 Research Assistant to Dr. Julie A. Luft, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, UGA, Responsible for gaining university and school district research clearance, assisted with the development of the research design, development of interview protocols, finding of participants, collection and analysis of data, and communication of findings, funded by Persistent, Enthusiastic, Relentless: Study of Induction Science Teachers (PERSIST) Project # , from the National Science Foundation, Summer 2012 Spring Research Assistant to Dr. Robert Raguso, Department of Biological Sciences, USC, Assisted with animal husbandry, data collection, data analysis, and communication of findings on the foraging behavior of Manduca sexta hawkmoths, Jan Jan Teaching Experience Graduate Teaching Internship, ESCI 5460/7460 Secondary Science Education Internship, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, UGA, Spring 2014 (Dr. Georgia Hodges, Supervisor) Graduate Teaching Assistant, ESCI 6420 Science for Early Childhood Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, UGA, Summer 2013 (Dr. Deborah J. Tippins, Supervisor) Instructor of record, ESCI 3450 Practicum in Science Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, UGA, Spring 2012 (Dr. Norman Thomson, Supervisor) Graduate Teaching Assistant, ESCI 4460/6460 Methods of Science Teaching, ESCI 3450 Practicum in Science Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, UGA, Fall (Dr. Norman Thomson, Supervisor) Graduate Teaching Internship, ESCI 6230 Environmental Science Education, UGA, Summer (Dr. Norman Thomson, Supervisor) Graduate Teaching Assistant, AESC 4920S/6920S Project Focus: Service Learning, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UGA, Spring (David Berle, Supervisor) Graduate Teaching Assistant, ESCI 4450/6450 Science Curriculum and Learning, ESCI 4460/6460 Methods of Secondary Science Teaching, ESCI 3450 Practicum in Science Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, UGA, Fall (Dr. J. Steve Oliver and Dr. Georgia Hodges, Supervisors) Biology Teacher, Concepts, CP, and Honors Biology in the Freshmen Academy, Woodmont High School, Piedmont, SC, Aug June (Darryl Imperati, Principal)

3 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Biology 101 and 102 Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, USC, Aug Dec (Dr. Laurel Hester, Sue Carstensen, and Dr. Michelle Vieyra) Other Professional Experience Biology Curriculum Writer, Grant funded curriculum development for Introductory Biology, Woodmont High School, Piedmont, SC, June 2008 July (Darryl Imperati, Principal) Midlands MESAS (Middle/Elementary South Carolina Academy of Science) Workshop, presented ecology lessons to elementary and middle school students, Benedict College, Columbia, SC, November Peer Reviewed Publications Raven, S. & Jurkiewicz, M. A. (2013). Preservice secondary science teachers' experiences and ideas about bullying in science classrooms. Science Educator (Accepted). Linsky, C. L., Raven, S., Jurkiewicz, M., Bloch, L., & Farkas, B. (2011). Using Folklore to Promote Ocean Literacy. Green Teacher, 92, Raguso, R. A., Ojeda-Avila, T., Desai, S., Jurkiewicz, M. A., & Woods, H. A. (2007). The influence of larval diet on adult feeding behaviour in the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta. Journal of Insect Physiology, 53, Jurkiewicz, M. A. (2003). Optimistic foraging behavior by tobacco hornworm moths. Abstract in the Bulletin of the SC Academy of Science, LXV, 94. Publications In Progress Jurkiewicz, M. A. Secondary Science Teachers' Enactments and Views of Formative Assessment in South Africa and the United States. Manuscript in preparation. Conference Paper and Poster Presentations (*peer reviewed) *Raven, S., Jurkiewicz, M. A., & Beutel, B. (2014). Bullying in K-12 Science Classrooms. PAPER OR POSTER to be presented at the American Educational Studies Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.

4 Yoonsun, J., Bradshaw, L., Oliver, J. S., Hodges, G. W., Cohen, A., Rogers, W., Kwon, K., Raven, S., Jurkiewicz, M., Moore, J., & Robertson, T. (2014). Diagnosing Students' Mastery of Concepts in Biology: An Examination of Mastery States Before and After Instruction Based on 3-D Animations. Poster presentation at the College of Education Graduate Student & Faculty Research Conference, Athens, Georgia. *Jurkiewicz, M. A., & Toerien, R. (2014, March). Beginning science teachers' views and enactments of formative assessment in South Africa and the U.S. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching, Pittsburgh, PA. *Oliver, J.S., Hodges, G. W., Kwon, K.A., Rogers, W. R., Jurkiewicz, M. A., Robertson, T. P., & Moore, J. N. (2014, March). High school student accomplishment of cellular biology content using 3-D computer based modules. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST), Pittsburgh, PA. *Dubois, S. L., Jurkiewicz, M.A., Brennan, A., Campbell, B., & Luft, J.A. (2014, January). The point of Punnett squares: Early career biology teachers approaches to teaching heredity. Paper presented at the annual Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) Conference in San Antonio, TX. *Hodges, G. W., Oliver, J. S., Rogers, W., Kwon, K., Raven, S., Jurkiewicz, M., & Dubois, S. (2014, January). A longitudinal study of Teaching the Cell unit in Introductory High school Biology. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Educators, San Antonio, TX. *Jurkiewicz, M. A., Nixon, R., Toerien, R., & Brennan, A. R. (2014, January). Beginning secondary science teachers' views of formative assessment. Poster presentation at the Association for Science Teacher Education, San Antonio, TX. *Nixon, R. S., Dubois, S. L., Jurkiewicz, M. A., Toerien, R., Campbell, B. K., & Luft, J. A. (2014, January). Science Knowledge for Teaching: Characterizations from biology and chemistry teachers. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Educators, San Antonio, TX. *Raven, S. & Jurkiewicz, M. A. (April, 2013). Bullying in the secondary science classroom: Preservice teachers thoughts on content, roles, and responsibility. Graduate Student Association Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Athens, Georgia. *Dubois, S. L., Jurkiewicz, M. A., Fazio, X., Namdar, B., Sung, S., Luft, J., A., Hewson, P, & Toerien, R. (January, 2013). International early career secondary science teachers education part II: Canada, Taiwan, Turkey, and South Africa. Presentation at the Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, Charleston, South Carolina.

5 *Jurkiewicz, M. A., Dubois, S. L., Ntemngwa, C., Park, Y., Luft, J. A., Hewson, P. & Gioppo, C. (January, 2013). International early career secondary science teacher education part I: Brazil, Cameroon, Korea, and the United States. Presentation at the Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. *Jurkiewicz, M. A. & Raven, S. (January, 2013). Pre-service secondary science teachers conceptions of bullying in relation to their roles as science teachers. Presentation at the Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, Charleston, South Carolina. *Raven, S. & Jurkiewicz, M. A. (October, 2011). Examining privilege in pre-service science teacher education. Presentation at the Southeastern Association for Science Teacher Education Conference, Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia *Jurkiewicz, M. A. (March, 2003). Optimistic Foraging Behavior by Tobacco Hornworm Moths. Paper presented at the South Carolina Academy of Science meeting at Clemson University in Awards & Recognition South African Association for Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SAARMSTE), annual Research School, Cape Town, South Africa, Graduate student participation, 2013 Best Science MAT student, University of South Carolina, Department of Instruction and Teacher Education, 2007 Sigma XI Award for Best Presentation in Biological Science Invertebrate Studies, South Carolina Academy of Science meeting at Clemson University, 2003 Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Grant, $3000, University of South Carolina, Department of Biological Sciences, Summer st place winner South Carolina Sustainable Universities Initiative Environmental essay contest Algae: The Super Hero Of Y2K Service to Community Reviewer, NARST 2014 Conference Proposals, August-September 2013 Reviewer, ASTE 2014 Conference Proposals, July 2013 Volunteer, Georgia Junior Academy of Science's Science Bowl, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, February Professional Memberships American Educational Research Association Association for Science Teacher Education National Association for Research in Science Teaching National Science Teachers Association