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Beilfuss, Meredith

Assistant Professor - Education
College of Education

mbeilfus@butler.edu
317/940-8416

Jordan Hall - 182B
9-11 Tuesdays



Academic/Professional/Personal Focus

Areas of Expertise
Science Education

Contributions: (published works or studies, conference presentations)

Yang, L., Beilfuss, M. (Spring, 2007). Scientific Literacy: Historical Perspectives The Spectrum

Beilfuss, M. & White, O. (Spring 2007). Women Scientists in America, Before Affirmative Action 1940-1972: How far have we come? A book review. The Spectrum

Beilfuss, M., Sparks, D., & Herman, K. (Spring 2007) The Indiana Bat. The Hoosier Science Teacher, Vol. XXXII (3).

Beilfuss, M., Speer, J. (2005). Achieving scientific literacy in the undergraduate earth science classroom. Journal for the Liberal Arts and Sciences, 9(4)13-19.

Planinic, M., Boone, W., Krsnick, R., & Beilfuss, M. (2005). Exploring alternative conceptions from Newtonian dynamic and simple DC circuits: Links between item difficulty and item confidence. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 43(2), 150-171.

 

Abell, S. K., Boone, W., Arbaugh, F., Lannin, J., Beilfuss, M, Volkman, M, & White, S. (in press). Recruiting future science and mathematics teachers in alternative certification programs. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 16.

Butler Assignment (classes or work duties)

ED 324 Secondary General Methods

ED 433 Integrated Special Methods


Education/Experience

Education/Degrees

Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction: Science Education

M.A. Geography: GIS and Remote Sensing

M.A. Science Education

B.A. Secondary Science Education

Certifications

Secondary Education: Biology, Earth Science, and Geography grades 7-12

Project Wild, Wet, and Project Learning Tree

Association Memberships (professional/educational)

Association for Science Teacher Education

National Association for Research in Science Teaching

Hoosier Science Teacher Association

Professional Experience

2007-current Butler University

2004-2007 Assistant Professor, Indiana State University

2001-2004 Associate Instructor, Indiana University