Laura Henriques
Laura Henriques is an American science education scholar known for her work on common misconceptions about scientific concepts, especially among children,[1][2] and her work with the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC).[3][4] She is a professor in the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach.[5]
Education and career
[edit]Henriques graduated from Williams College in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in physics. From 1985 until 1992 she worked as a middle and high school physics teacher in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and from 1990 to 1994 she was a master teacher for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.[5]
Returning to graduate study, she completed a Ph.D. in science education at the University of Iowa in 1997.[5] Meanwhile, she joined CSU Long Beach in 1995.[6]
Recognition
[edit]Henriques was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2020, after a nomination from the APS Forum on Education, "for many significant contributions to PhysTEC as a site lead, architect of a regional network, National Advisory Board member, and mentor for the new regional network as well as for service to the American Physical Society in various educational initiatives".[4]
She was president of the California Association of Science Educators (CASE) from 2013 to 2015,[7] and was the 2021 recipient of CASE's Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In 1995 she married Al Colburn, also a professor of science education at CSU Long Beach.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Flick, Lawrence B. (2002), "Technology and a Course for Those Thinking About Teaching: A Response to Henriques", Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 2 (2), retrieved 2025-07-14
- ^ Sikkes, Mary (10 January 2017), "Children, Science, and Conceptual Challenges", ETEC 533 – Technology in the Mathematics and Science Classroom, University of British Columbia, retrieved 2025-07-14
- ^ "PhysTEC program encourages students to pursue a career in education", Long Beach Current, 16 November 2020, retrieved 2025-07-14
- ^ a b "Fellows nominated in 2020 by the Forum on Education", APS Fellows archive, American Physical Society, retrieved 2025-07-14
- ^ a b c "Laura Henriques", Science Education, California State University, Long Beach, retrieved 2025-07-14
- ^ "Appendix C: Brief Biographies of Committee Members and Presenters", STEM Learning Is Everywhere: Summary of a Convocation on Building Learning Systems, The National Academies Press, 2014, doi:10.17226/18818
- ^ Past Presidents, California Association of Science Educators, retrieved 2025-07-14
- ^ "Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award: Laura Henriques", 2021 Awards Recognition, California Association of Science Educators, retrieved 2025-07-14
- ^ "WEDDINGS;Alan I. Colburn, Laura Henriques", The New York Times, 4 June 1995, retrieved 2025-07-14
External links
[edit]- Home page
- Laura Henriques publications indexed by Google Scholar