Carla Zembal-Saul

cxz12@psu.edu
(B.S., M.S., Ph.D.) Associate Professor, Science Education

Carla Zembal-Saul is an Associate Professor of Education in Science Education and holds the Kahn endowed professorship in STEM education. Her research investigates the development of teaching practices that support K-6 children's participation in scientific discourse and practices. Zembal-Saul has been involved in school-university partnership work for more than ten years, and most of her research takes place in this context. The purposeful integration of technology tools also has played a central role in her teaching and research. Zembal-Saul has published more than 35 articles in peer reviewed journals. In addition, she has experience serving on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (2001-2004) and the International Journal of Science Education (1998-present). Zembal-Saul is an elected member of the Executive Board for the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), and she chairs the organization's Publications Advisory Board.

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