International Council of Associations for Science Education



 

ICASE Executive Committee (January 2011 - December 2013)

President
Dr. Ben Akpan
Executive Director of STAN, Abuja, Nigeria
E-mail: ben.akpan@stanonline.org
(Member Organisation – Science Teachers Association of Nigeria-STAN)
 
   

President Elect
Dr. Teresa Kennedy
Professor, Bilingual/ELL/STEM Education
University of Texas at Tyler, USA
E-mail: tkennedy@uttyler.edu
(Member Organisations – Council of Elementary Science International of the
U.S.-CESI; National Alliance of State Science and Mathematics Coalitions
of the U.S.-NASSMC; National Science Teachers Association of the
U.S.-NSTA; Texas STEM Center Coalition of the U.S.-T-STEM)
   

Secretary
Dr. Beverley Cooper
Associate Dean Teacher Education / Director of the Centre for Teacher Education
The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
E-mail: bcooper@waikato.ac.nz
(Member Organisation – New Zealand Association of Science Educators - NZASE)
   

Treasurer
Dr. Lindsey Conner
Associate Professor, College of Education
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
E-mail: lindsey.conner@canterbury.ac.nz
   

Regional Representatives

Regional Representative for Africa
Professor Mamman Audu Wasagu Fstan
Provost (President), Federal College of Education, Katsina State University, Katsina, Nigeria
Senate Chair, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Professor of Science Education
E-mail: mammanwasagu@yahoo.ca
(Member Organisation – Science Teachers Association of Nigeria-STAN)
   

Regional Representative for Asia
Dr. Devadason Robert Peter
Acting Director, SEAMEO RECSAM, Malaysia
E-mail: drobertp@recsam.edu.my
(Member Organisation –
Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization - Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics- SEAMEO RECSAM)
   

Regional Representative for Australia/Pacific
Dr. Christine McDonald
Lecturer, School of Education and Professional Studies
Griffith University, South Brisbane, Australia
E-mail: c.mcdonald@griffith.edu.au
(Member Organisation – Australian Science Teachers Association-ASTA)
   

Regional Representative for Europe
Dr. Declan Kennedy
Senior Lecturer in Science Education, Department of Education
University College Cork, Ireland
E-mail: d.kennedy@ucc.ie
(Member Organisation – Irish Science Teachers Association - ISTA)
   

Regional Representative for Latin America
Dr. Christiane Gioppo
Faculty Member, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Educação
Departamento de Teoria e Prática de Ensino (DTPEN)
Curitiba, PR - Brasil
E-mail: cgioppo@yahoo.com
(Member Organisations – Brazilian Association for Biology Education - SBEnBio; Brazilian Association for Research in Science Education - ABRAPEC; Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science - SBPC)
   

Regional Representative for North America
Dr. Michael Padilla
Professor, Secondary Education
School of Education, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA
e-mail: padilla@clemson.edu
(Member Organisations – Council of Elementary Science International of the U.S.-CESI; National Science Teachers Association of the U.S.-NSTA)
   

Chairs of Standing Committees

New Associations
Dr. Ben Akpan
Executive Director of STAN, Abuja, Nigeria
E-mail: ben.akpan@stanonline.org
(Member Organisation – Science Teachers Association of Nigeria-STAN)
   

Membership
Dr. Teresa Kennedy
Professor, Bilingual/ELL/STEM Education
Director, International Division, The GLOBE Program
University of Texas at Tyler, USA
E-mail: tkennedy@uttyler.edu
(Member Organisations – Council of Elementary Science International of the U.S.-CESI; National Science Teachers Association of the U.S.-NSTA; Texas STEM Center Coalition of the U.S.- T-STEM)
   

Safety in Science Education
Dr. James Kaufman
President/CEO, The Laboratory Safety Institute
Natick, Massachussetts, USA
E-mail: jim@labsafetyinstitute.org
(Member Organisation – Laboratory Safety Institute-LSI)
   

Sustainability / Environmental Education - World Conferences
Elaine Horne
Senior EcoEducation Officer, Department of Environment and Conservation
Government of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
E-mail: elaine.horne@dec.wa.gov.au
(Member Organisation – Australian Science Teachers Association-ASTA)
   

Pre-secondary and Informal Science Education
Dr. Steven Sexton
Senior Lecturer, Science Education, College of Education
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
E-mail: steven.sexton@otago.ac.nz
(Member Organization—New Zealand Association of Science Education – NZASE)
   

Publications – Web Master
Dr. Bulent Cavas
Associate Professor, Department of Science Education
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey
E-mail: bulentcavas@gmail.com
(Member Organisation - Izmir Science and Technology Education Research Association—ISTERA)

   

Projects & Secondary Science Journal
Prof.Dr. Jack Holbrook
Visiting Professor, Center of Science Education
University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
E-mail: jack@ut.ee
(Member Organisation - HKASME, BASE, ASE, RSC, NARST, ESERA)
   

Science and Technology Education Centres
Dr Janchai Yingprayoon
Deputy Director, International College,
Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand
E-mail: janchai@loxinfo.co.th
(Member Organisation - Science Society of Thailand)
   

University Liaison
Prof. Miia Rannikmae
Professor, Center of Science Education
University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
E-mail: miia@ut.ee
(Member Organisation - University of Tartu, EACT)