BOSE Staff
Martin Storksdieck, Ph.D. is the director of the Board on Science Education (BOSE) at the National Research Council (NRC), where he will oversee studies that address a wide range of issues related to science education and help coordinate science education work within the National Academies. Dr. Storksdieck will also serve as a research fellow at the Institute for Learning Innovation (ILI) where he directs ongoing research studies on science learning in immersive environments; models of involving researchers and scientists in science museums and science centers; and understanding the impact of science hobbyists, such as amateur astronomers, on the public understanding of science. He previously served as Director of Project Development and as senior researcher at ILI. He previously was a science educator with a planetarium in Germany where he developed shows and programs on global environmental change, served as editor, host, and producer for a weekly environmental news broadcast, and worked as an environmental consultant specializing on local environmental management systems, He holds an M.S. in biology from the Albert-Ludwigs University (Freiburg, Germany), an M.A. in public administration from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in education from Leuphana University (Lüneburg, Germany).
Heidi Schweingruber, Ph.D. is the deputy director of the Board on Science Education (BOSE) at the National Research Council (NRC). She co-directed the study that produced the 2007 report Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8 and served as research associate on America’s Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science (2005). She is currently co-directing the project to create a conceptual framework for new science education standards. Prior to joining the NRC, Dr. Schweingruber worked as a senior research associate at the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education where she served as a program officer for the preschool curriculum evaluation program and for a grant program in mathematics education. She was also a liaison to the Department of Education’s Mathematics and Science Initiative and an adviser to the Early Reading First program. Previously, she was the director of research for the Rice University School Mathematics Project, an outreach program in K-12 mathematics education, and taught in the psychology and education departments at Rice University. She has a Ph.D. in psychology (developmental) and anthropology, and a certificate in culture and cognition from the University of Michigan.
Michael A. Feder, Ph.D. is a senior program officer with BOSE at the NRC. He is the study director for the Review of NOAA Education Programs and the Climate Change Education Roundtable. Previously, he supported of three synthesis studies: the Learning Science in Informal Environments study, the review of Engineering in K-12 Education study, and a congressionally mandated review of NASA’s pre-college education programs. He has a background in child development and education evaluation. His interests include applications of cognitive and social development theories to student learning, teacher development, research methods in education, and educational research to policy and practice dissemination. Dr. Feder has experience in evaluating and providing technical support to national, state, and local education initiatives such as the What Works Clearing House, Ohio Math Science Partnership Program, and the Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service. He has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in applied developmental psychology from George Mason University.
Margaret Hilton is senior program officer of the Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. She is currently directing a study of the Occupational Information Network and a workshop on science education and 21st century skills. The workshop on science education and 21st century skills builds on her 2008 report, Research on Future Skill Demands: A Workshop Summary. She has directed and contributed to studies of high school science laboratories; the role of state standards in K-12 education; foreign language and international studies in higher education; international labor standards; and the Information Technology workforce. Prior to joining the NRC staff, Ms. Hilton was a consultant to the National Skill Standards Board. Earlier, at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, she directed studies of workforce training, work reorganization, and international competitiveness. She earned a B.A. in geography, with high honors, from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.A. in human resource development from George Washington University.
Thomas E. Keller, Ed.D. is a senior program officer with BOSE at the NRC. He is working on the science standards conceptual framework project. He directed the Oversight Group which developed Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments. Prior to working at the NRC, Dr. Keller was a high school science teacher, the state science supervisor for the Maine Department of Education, director of instruction for a public high school and vice president for education at the Biotechnology Institute. He was president of the national Council of State Science Supervisors and served on the NRC’s National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment which oversaw production of the National Science Education Standards. He has a Bachelor of Science in zoology from Texas A&M University and a doctorate in science education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Natalie Nielsen, Ph.D. is a senior program officer with the NRC’s Board on Science Education. She is the director of the discipline based education research consensus study and the highly successful STEM schools workshop. Before joining the NRC, Natalie was the director of research at the Business-Higher Education Forum, where her work focused on college readiness, access, and success, particularly in STEM. Previously, as a senior researcher at SRI International, Natalie conducted evaluations of a wide variety of federal, state, and district-level reform efforts, including technology initiatives, after-school programs, teacher quality, data-driven decision-making, youth development programs, and high-school reform. She has also served as a staff writer for AAAS’ Project 2061, exhibit researcher at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, and exhibit writer and internal evaluator at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Natalie holds a B.S. in geology from the University of California, Davis; an M.S. in geological sciences from San Diego State University; and a Ph.D. in education from George Mason University.
Rebecca Krone is a program associate with the BOSE at the NRC. She provides support to the board itself and a number of its projects. Before coming to the NRC, she worked at Weschler’s Auction House as an assistant to the specialists’ departments and as a substitute teacher for two years in Fairfax County Public Schools. She earned her B.A. in the history of art and architecture from Brown University and her M.A. in art business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.
Anthony Brown is a senior program assistant with the BOSE, at the NRC. He provides support to the board’s projects involving climate change education and discipline based education research. Before joining the NRC, he worked for Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey and interned for former New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. He received a B.A. in political science from Drexel University. While in school, he spent time as a member of Drexel’s Center for Civic Engagement working with young people in west Philadelphia community centers. He is excited to be a part of the BOSE team.
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