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Professional Background

Assistant Professor of Science Education

Educational Background

B.S. Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1988)
M.S. Biology & Secondary Education, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (1992)
Ph.D. Science Education, Florida State University (2003)
Dissertation: Professional Development and Poststructural Analysis: Stories of African American Science Teachers.
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Curriculum Materials in Science, Michigan State University (2003 - 2005)

Scholarly Interests

Urban & Multicultural Education
Teacher Education/Teacher Professional Development
Qualitative Research Methods
Critical Theory

Feminist Poststructuralist Theory

Selected Publications

Mensah, F.M. (2009). Confronting assumptions, biases, and stereotypes in preservice teachers’ conceptualizations of science teaching through the use of book club. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 46(9), 1041-1066.

Brotman, J.S. & Moore, F.M. (2008). Girls and science: A review of four themes in the science education literature. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45(9), 971-1002.

Moore, F.M. (2008). Agency, identity, and social justice: Preservice teachers’ thoughts on becoming agents of change in urban elementary science classrooms. Research in Science Education, 38(5), 589-610.

Moore, F.M. (2008). Positional identity and science teacher professional development. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 45(6), 684-710.

Moore, F.M. (2008). The role of the elementary science teacher and linguistic diversity. Journal of Elementary Science Education, 20(3), 49-61.

Moore, F.M. (2008). Preparing preservice teachers for urban elementary science classrooms: Challenging cultural biases toward diverse students. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 19(1), 85-109.

Moore, F.M. (2007). Teachers’ coping strategies for teaching science in a “low performing” school district. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 18(5), 773-794.

Moore, F.M. (2007). Language in science education as a gatekeeper to learning, teaching, and professional development. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 18(2), 319-343.

Moore, F. (2006). Multicultural preservice teachers’ views of diversity and science teaching. Research and Practice in Social Sciences, 1(2), 98-131.

Gunckel, K. & Moore, F.M. (2005). (April, 2005). Including students and teachers in the co-design of the enacted curriculum. NARST Annual Conference. Dallas, TX. ERIC Digest, ED498676.

Moore, F. M. (2005). The dissertation and graduation: Not just a black and white process—Mountain climbing, middle passage, and learning as a postdoctoral fellow. ERIC Digest, ED489985.

Moore, F.M. (2005). Science and reading integration for primary grades, K-2. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Moore, F.M. (2005). Science and mathematics integration for intermediate grades, 3-4. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Moore, F. M. (2005). Science and reading integration for intermediate grades, 5-6. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.

Moore, F. (2005). Vocabulario espanol para profesores de biologia, Editor. Professional Resources Project.

Moore, F.M. (2003). In the midst of it all: A feminist perspective on science and science teaching. In A.L. Green & L.V. Scott (Eds.), Journey to the Ph.D.: How to navigate the process as African Americans (pp. 104-121). Sterling, VA: Stylus.

Felicia Moore Mensah

Assistant Professor of Science Education

Phone: 212-678-8316
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Office Hours: Tues: 3-5; Wed: 2-4 & 7-8

Office Location: 415B Zankel