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Michelle Zuckerman-Parker, Ed.D.
Vice Director of Education
Assistant Professor
Center for Genomic Sciences
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute
Tel: (412) 359-6395
Fax: (412) 359-6995
Email: mzuckerm@wpahs.org
I. Professional Preparation and Experience
A. Education:
| Ed.D. |
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 2007 |
Major: Instructional Technology |
| M.S. |
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA 2002 |
Major: Multimedia Technology |
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Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 1992 |
Teaching Certification |
| B.S. |
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 1989 |
Major: Engineering |
B. Work History
1. Academic Appointments
Director of Education and Workforce Development, Allegheny-Singer Research Institute 2007 — Current
Two year appointment as "Emerging Scholars Network" of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (2007)
Instructional Technology & English Language Learning Foreign Expert in the People's Republic of China (2006)
2. Relevant Non-Academic Assignments
Elected to the Board of Directors of Blended Learning Research Consortium
Participated in the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars discussion regarding "The Power of Partnerships: Universities, Business and Excellent STEM Teaching." (2008)
Participated in the National Academies of Science Committee on Under-represented Groups and the Expansion of the Science and Engineering Workforce Pipeline Meeting (2008)
Participated in the 110th Congress Diversity and Innovation Caucus "listening meeting" (2008)
Educational Researcher for the Charm Bracelet Project, an international ideas program that seeks to build upon the strength of Pittsburgh's North Side amenities by improving connections among them, encouraging creative projects and enhancing family experiences. (2008)
Approved Provider of ACT 48 Continuing Professional Education Approved Provider for the state of Pennsylvania until 2010.
Nominated for the "Young Leaders Study Group on the Future of Europe: Europe, the West, and the Rest" (2006)
Instructional Technology & English Language Learning Foreign Expert, in The People's Republic of China (2006)
Information Resources Management Association Committee Member Submission Reviewer for the 2006 International Conference, Washington DC.
Elected by parents and sponsoring corporations to the Board of Directors at the Franconian International School in Herzogenauraugh, Germany, (2002)
II. Scholarship: Recent Scholarly Publications
Zuckerman-Parker, M., Compliment, C., Todd, A., & Post, J.C. (2008). AWBWC: Instructional Technology and Achievement. Book Chapter in. E. Ng (PhD) Comparative Blended Learning Practices and Environments: Cultural, Disciplinary and Gender Perspectives. IGI Global (in press).
Zuckerman-Parker, M. & Shank, G. (2008) The Town Hall Focus Group: A New Format for Qualitative Research Methods, The Qualitative Report (in press)
Piecka, D., Studnicki, E. & Zuckerman-Parker, M. (2008). A proposal for ozone science podcasting in a middle science classroom, AACE Journal, 16(2), 203-233.
Zuckerman-Parker, M. (2008). Andragogy and Technology. In L. A. Tomei (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration (pp. 30-36). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.
Zuckerman-Parker, M. (2007). MP3 and Culturally Free (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University).
Zuckerman-Parker, M. & EdDIT cohort members. (2004). Professional leadership in technologies: PSSA study. Technology and student achievement: A study of student-to-computer ratios and student-to-teacher ratios and student achievement. Duquesne University: Pittsburgh, PA.
C. Pertinent Professional Certifications
State of North Carolina Secondary Teaching Certificate: Science 1995-Present
State of Pennsylvania Secondary Teaching Certificate: Science 2006-Present
Center for Interpretive and Qualitative Research Certificate in Interpretive and Qualitative Research, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (anticipated completion 2008)
Professional Organizations
American Educational Research Association
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Learning International Network Consortium MIT-LINC, National Consortium for Instruction and Cognition
National Council of Teachers of English
National Science Teachers Association
Teachers of English to Students of Other Languages
III. Relevant Grant Awards Funded
Allegheny Women's Biotechnology Workforce Collaborative, PI (private foundation funding)
Mentoring Teachers Through Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development research project is funded by award R305M050264 from the US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (2007)
IV. Relevant Service
Technology Editor for Worldwide Forum Journal Co-Editor, Cambridge Scholars Publishing Innovative math tutoring program developed for CCAC Math Department to use principles of andragogy with podcasting to aid students with various learning styles. (2008)
Developed and implemented a Cardio Thoracic Field Trip Opportunity for area students to observe Surgery from the observation deck of the OR. This includes meeting the surgeons, nurses, technicians gaining students an opportunity to learn about STEM careers and facilitate opportunities for students to volunteer at Allegheny General Hospital. (2008)
V. Scholarly Presentations Peer Reviewed
"Mentoring Teachers Through Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development" Poster presented at Third Annual Research Conference of IES 2008: Washington, DC.
"Mentoring Teachers Through Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development" presentation at the National Science Teacher's Association 2008 Conference: Boston.
"Biotech Sistahood: An Interactive Multimedia Exploration of a True Neighborhood Workforce Collaborative" presentation at the League of Innovations 2008: Denver.
"Overview of Educational Research at Allegheny-Singer Research Institute: Empowering Underserved Women with Biotechnology and Mentoring Teachers Through Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development" (2007) poster at Drexel University College of Medicine Discovery Days.
"Using m-technology in the classroom to improve English Language Learning" presentation at the 2007 Emerging Scholars Network: Paris, France.
"Mentoring Teachers Through Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development" Poster presented at Second Annual Research Conference of IES 2007: Washington, DC.
"An ethnographic inquiry investigating the interaction of shyness within Chinese culture," at the Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture, Rome, Italy 2005.
VI. Articles about AWBWC
Allegheny Women's Biotechnology Workforce Collaborative. CPST Comments, April 9, 2008, http://www.cpst.org
Schackner, Bill AGH, CCAC team up to offer pioneering program to train biotech technicians. (2008, July 6). Pittsburgh Post Gazette, p. B-1. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08188/895111-298.stm
Kennedy, Nancy (2008, July). Synergy - AGH Doctor Creates a Program to provide underserved North side women with careers in the booming biotechnology research industry. Pittsburgh Professional Magazine, 28-31.
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