Kathleen Austin View All Faculty
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Disciplines/Field of Instruction

  • Science Education
  • Chemistry

Degrees Received

  • B.S. 1992 Mount Vernon Nazarene University
  • M. Ed. 1997 University of Cincinnati

Courses Taught

  • SCS110 - Lab Section of Introduction to Natural Sciences
  • SCS404 - Science Teaching Methods for Middle and Secondary Education Majors
  • EDU349 - Science Teaching Methods for Elementary Education Majors
  • CHM100 - Applied Chemistry
  • CHM111 - General College Chemistry

Experience

  • 8 years of part time teaching at Geneva College
  • 13 years of teaching at the high school/middle school level

Awards & Distinctions Received

  • National Board Certification for Adolescent and Young Adulthood Science/Chemistry 1998

Affiliations

  • SACP , member since 2008
  • Co-PI for the Noyce Grant entitled Geneva Preparing STEM Teachers. The grant was funded for $1,054,616.

Professional Societies

  • Protein Society
  • Society of Analytical Chemistry of Pittsburgh

Miscellaneous

  • My hobbies include hiking, kayaking, reading, gardening, reupholstering furniture, and scrapbooking.

Academic Distinctives

Kathleen Austin has 21 years of teaching experience, working at both the high school level and the collegiate level.

Kathleen Austin does tremendous work on implementing the requirements of the NSF Noyce Grant entitled, "Preparing STEM Teachers in Western Pennsylvania".

The total value of the grant is $1,054,616 over the course of 5 years.