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Monica M Elser
Bio
Education:
B.S. in Biology from the University of Notre Dame
M.S. in Ecology from the University of Tennessee
M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University
Monica spent many years engaged in limnological research and published her work in a wide range of scientific journals. She moved out of research and into teaching and working with students at a variety of institutions including the University of California-Davis, Arizona State University, Scottsdale Community College and the Roosevelt Elementary School District.
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Her current interests are to engage K-12 students and teachers in inquiry-based science curriculum that link communities with the their local research university. She leads the education team at GIOS which developed the successful Ecology Explorers and Service at Salado programs. Ecology Explorers received the 2004 ASU Award for Innovation and Service at Salado received the 2006 ASU Award for Social Embeddedness.