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Professional Background

Assistant Professor of Science Education

Educational Background

B.S. in Physical Anthropology/ Biology/ Chemistry, Lehman College (2000)
M.S. in Natural Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2003)

Project: Extracellular Matrix and Mesenchymal Cell Signaling
PhD in Urban Education, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, (2007)
Dissertation: Exploring the contexts of Urban Science Classrooms: Cogenerative dialogues, Coteaching and Cosmopolitanism
- Specialization in Science, Mathematics and Technology
- Dean K. Harrison University Fellow

Scholarly Interests
Issues of race, class, and diversity in urban science classrooms
The use of new theoretical frameworks to transform science education
Urban science education reform

Selected Publications
Emdin, C. (2007). Exploring the contexts of urban Science Classrooms: Part 1-Investigating corporate and communal practice. Cultural Studies of  Science Education (2) 2, 319-341

Emdin, C. (2007). Exploring the contexts of Urban science Classrooms: Part 2- The role of rituals in communal practice. Cultural Studies of  Science Education (2) 2, 351-373

Emdin, C. (2008) .The Three  C’s for urban science education.. Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 89, No. 10, June 2008, pp. 772-775. June 2008

Emdin, C. (In press)  Affiliation and Alienation : Hip hop, rap and urban science education. Journal of Curriculum Studies


Christopher Emdin

Christopher Emdin

Assistant Professor of Science Education

Phone: 212-678-3825
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Office Hours: Mon: 1-5; Fri: 5-7

Office Location: 412C Zankel