Professional Background
Project Director, Harlem Schools Partnership for STEM Education and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Science Education
Educational Background
Ph.D., Columbia
University - The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Teachers College (New
York, NY), Science Education; May 2007 M.Phil.,
Columbia University - The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and Teachers
College (New York, NY), Science Education; May 2007 M.A., Columbia University
- The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (New York, NY), Pharmacology;
February 2002 B.S.,
Bennett College (Greensboro, NC), Major - Biology, Minor - Chemistry; May 2000
Dissertation
Title: An opportunity for success: Understanding motivation and learning from
urban youth participation in an after school science program
Scholarly Interests
Motivation, Urban and Multicultural Science Education, After School Science Programs
Student
Learning - Motivation, curriculum, peer relationships, student/teacher
interaction Social Issues - Race and racism, socio-economics,
class, age Equity
Issues - Social justice, access to resources, historical aspects of education
Selected Publications
Catlin, J., & Moore Mensah, F. (2009, March). Creating and equitable classroom through establishing respect [Electronic Version]. Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Polar Plants, Issue 12, from http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/
4, 13-22.
Catlin, J. (2008, October). From in school to
outside of school: The relevance of after school science programs
for students and teachers alike [Electronic Version]. Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears, from http://beyondpenguins.nsdl.org/
Janell Nicole Catlin
Project Director, Harlem Schools Partnership for STEM Education and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Science Education
Phone: 212-678-3875
Email:
Office Hours: By appointment. Please email.
Office Location: 407 Zankel