Elizabeth Stage: Biographical Sketch

Elizabeth Stage is the director of Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), the public science center at University of California Berkeley. Prior to coming to LHS, Dr. Stage directed the Mathematics Professional Development Institutes under the Office of the President of the University of California. Dr. Stage has worked to increase opportunities for all students to learn worthwhile mathematics and science. Her national service includes Director of Critique and Consensus at the NRC's National Committee on Science Education Standards and Assessment. She is president-elect of the National Center for Science Education, an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a former member and chair of the California Curriculum Commission. She serves as an expert in student assessment with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international organization helping governments tackle the economic, social, and governance challenges of a global economy. In 1996 she won the Smith College Medal. Dr. Stage holds an Ed.D. in Science Education and an M.Ed., both from Harvard University, and an A.B. in Chemistry from Smith College.