PUSHKIN, David B. 1963- (Dave Pushkin)

PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1963, in New York, NY. Education: Excelsior College, B.S., 1984; University of South Florida, M.A., 1986; Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., 1995.

ADDRESSES: Home—204 Tenth St., No. 114, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Office—Department of Chemistry and Physical Science, Pace University, New York, NY 10038. E-mail—dpushkin@pace.edu.

CAREER: Educator and chemist. E-Z-EM, Inc., Westbury, NJ, quality control chemist, 1983-84; Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, teacher of chemistry and algebra and tutor at Leaning Center, 1985; teacher of science and algebra at a private high school in Tampa-Davis Island, FL, 1985-86, and a Roman Catholic high school in St. Petersburg, FL, 1987-88; Ohio State University, Columbus, visiting fellow in mathematics, 1988; James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital, Tampa, research chemist, 1988-89; physics and chemistry teacher at a high school in Bradenton, FL, 1989-93; Pennsylvania State University, University Park, academic fellow and instructor in physics and science education, 1993-95; College Misericordia, Dallas, PA, visiting assistant professor of physics, 1995-96; Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ, assistant professor of chemistry and science education, 1996-98; Wilmington College of Delaware, New Castle, assistant professor of educational research, 1999-2001; Pace University, New York, NY, adjunct assistant professor, 2002—. St. Petersburg Junior College, adjunct instructor, 1987-88; University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, adjunct instructor, 1999; William Paterson University, visiting assistant professor, 1999; Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, adjunct assistant professor, 1999, 2002—; Saint Leo University, adjunct professor, 2002—; guest lecturer at other institutions, including King's College, London, American University, University of Massachusetts—Boston, McGill University, Wayne State University, University of Calgary, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and University of Moncton. City of Bradenton, wastewater consultant to Department of Public Works, 1990-91.

MEMBER: International Cultural Research Network, European Science Education Research Association, European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, American Chemical Society, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, National Science Teachers Association, American Educational Research Association, Association for the Education of Teachers in Science, Society of College Science Teachers, Association for the Study of Higher Education.

WRITINGS:

(Under name Dave Pushkin) Teacher Training: A Reference Handbook, American Bibliographic Center-Clio Press (Santa Barbara, CA), 2001.

Contributor to books, including Unauthorized Methods: Strategies for Critical Teaching, edited by J. Kincheloe and S. Steinberg, Routledge (New York, NY), 1998; The Post-Formal Reader: Cognition and Education, edited by J. Kincheloe, S. Steinberg, and P. H. Hinchey, Falmer Press (New York, NY), 1999; Standards and Schooling in the United States: An Encyclopedia, edited by J. L. Kincheloe and D. Weil, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press (Santa Barbara, CA), 2001; and (Post) Modern Science (Education): Propositions and Alternative Paths, edited by J. Weaver, M. Morris, and P. Appelbaum, Peter Lang Publishers (New York, NY), 2001. Contributor to academic journals, including Science Education, Journal of Chemical Education, Association of Women in Science, Physics Essays, Physics Teacher, Journal of Chemical Education, and Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Member of editorial committee, Journal of College Science Teaching; member of editorial board, History of Intellectual Culture.

WORK IN PROGRESS: You Tell Me It's the Institution . . . You Better Free Your Mind Instead: Challenging the Paradigm of Stasis (tentative title), for Kluwer; The Threat of Thinking: Challenging the Paradigm of Punitive Pedagogy (tentative title), for Kluwer; The "Dime a Dozen" Teacher: Systematic Devaluation of Educators; Dial "M" for Mental Mediocrity: Critical Thinking in Reverse; Chemistry and Physics for the Critical Mind; Our Concerns, Our Questions: A Collection of Essays of Educators' Experiences; research on critical thinking in chemistry and physics at the university level.