Faculty & Staff

Faculty

William Becker, Ph.D.

CSE Director

• Office: SB2 218A (Office hours by appointment, call 5-4243)
• Phone: (503) 725-4266
• Email: beckerw@pdx.edu
• Education:
  • Ph.D. Chemistry, Boston University, December 1982
  • M.S. Chemistry, DePaul University, August 1976
  • B.S. Chemistry, DePaul University, June 197(4)?
• Scholarship Interests:
  • Community-education partnerships
  • Undergraduate science curriculum
  • Environmental education
  • Teacher enhancement

Todd Duncan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

• Office: EPLER 101
• Phone: (503) 805-7860
• Email: duncant@pdx.edu
• Education:
  • Ph.D. Astrophysics, University of Chicago
  • Scholarship Interests:
    • Foundations of thermodynamics/statistical mechanics
    • Physics of information
    • Cosmology and cosmology education
    • Public understanding of science: How do people assimilate concepts from science to make them part of the personal knowledge they use to interact with the world on a daily basis?
    • Science and meaning in general: Any area of science where the insights uncovered have a direct impact on our perception of our place within the universe.
    • Courses:
      • SCI 318U: Complexity & The Universe
      • Embracing Einstein's Universe (Senior Inquiry at Westview H.S.)
      • Community Program Affiliations:
        • Science Integration Institute
        • Key Concepts of Physics public lecture series

Celine Fitzmaurice, M.S.

Instructor

• Office: EPLER 101
• Phone: (503) 725-8260
• Email: celine@pdx.edu
• Education:
  • Master of Science in Anthropology, University of Minnesota
  • About:

    I am an experiential educator at heart with a particular focus on service-learning. I hold a master's degree in Anthropology from the University of Minnesota. My graduate level research focused on the impact of multinational corporations on the social, environmental and economic fabric of Mexican border communities. I see service-learning as a way to educate students about social and environmental concerns and help them realize their connection to these real world issues. I have a particular interest in civic engagement, citizen participation in public policy formation and structured controversy. As the "Associate Director for Community Programs" I provide leadership and support for community programming, work with science faculty to create new community-based learning initiatives, develop and teach capstone courses, and coordinate the NW Corps of Rediscovery Program.

    • Courses:
      • (Various Capstones)
      • Community Program Affiliations:
        • CSE Associate Director for Community Programs
        • Co-Director, NW Corps of Rediscovery Website

Michael Flower, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

• Office: 105 University Honors Building
• Phone: (503) 725-5362
• Email: flowerm@pdx.edu
• Education:
  • Ph.D., 1969; M.A., 1967, Developmental Biology, University of Wisconsin
  • B.A., 1964; Biology, Stanford University
  • Scholarship Interests:
    • Politics and ethics of molecular genetic and developmental biology research; University-level science education reform; Actor-network theory
    • Courses:
      • SCI 359U / HON 407U: Biopolitics
      • SCI 361U / HON 407U: Science: Power-Knowledge

Melissa Potter, MAT

Beaverton School District Science Teacher on Special Assignment to the Oregon Teacher Scholars Program and the Intel NW Science Expo

• Office: Epler Hall 103 (Tuesday and Thursdays)
• Phone:
• Email:
• Education:
  • University of Oregon College of Education, Eugene, OR •enrolled in D.Ed. program 2005-present
  • Pacific University, Forest Grove Oregon •Masters in Arts in Teaching, 2001 •Deans Scholarship
  • Willamette University, Salem Oregon •B.A. in Biology, 1999 Cum Laude
  • License: Oregon Initial Teaching License, renewed October 2004
  • Scholarship Interests:

Staff

Program Directors

Stephanie Jones, Intel NWSE

• Office: EPLER 101
• Phone: (503) 725-8748
• Fax: (503) 725-3884
• Email: nwse@pdx.edu