PETE/Noyce

Mentor(s)

School (s)

Research Project

Edith Aguirre (UG), Damien Morales (UG), Yogesh Velankar (ACP), Albert Avalos (G)

Winsor (math) Blake (ed/physics)

Americas High

SISD

The Effect of a Conceptual Based Curriculum on Algebra Learning

Adrian Mejia (UG)

Hamed (Physics)

UTEP

Gender Issues Related to Career Selection of Females in Biology Versus Engineering

Rogelio Mejia (UG)

Hamed (Physics)

UTEP

Should Engineering Curriculum Include Pedagogical Training

Cheryl Neubert (GCT), Judy Calderon (GCT), Candy Dominguez (ACP)

Martinez (Chemistry)

Ysleta Middle School

Does Hands-On Science in

Your Own Backyard Improve

Self-Efficacy Beliefs and

Science Learning?

Sue Spotts (GCT), Alex Bustillos (GCT), Donna Alford (GCT)

Tchoshanov (ed/math)

 Blake (ed/physics)

Wiggs Middle School

Development of Middle School Students Proportional Reasoning

Paula Alcazar (ACP)

Hamed (Physics)

Bowie

Student Perceptions on Barriers to Learning Math

Cindy Holmes (G), Antonio Gomez (GCT), Steve Jolley (ACP)

Blake (ed/physics)

Lincoln Middle

Andress High School

The Relationship of Parent Involvement on Science and Mathematical Learning

Rueben Avalos (GCT), Lucy Abeyta(GCT), Thelma Quezada(GCT), Lorraine Melgoza (UG)

Gabriel Martinez(UG)

Hagedorn (physics)

Sun Ridge Middle School

The Effects of Parent Involvement on the Academic Achievement of “High Risk” Students

Dominique St. John (ACP)

Blake (ed/physics)

Della- Piana (NSF)

UTEP

The Developmental Stages of Research Understanding in Science and Mathematics Teachers 

Karla Huereca (UG), Donald Hodgson (ACP)

Tchoshanov (ed/math)

Blake(ed/physics)

Burges High School

Implementation of Hands On Technology Instruction

Rosa Martinez(ACP),

 Belinda Reyes (UG)

Blake(ed/physics)

Starks (Engineering, Paces)

Bliss

Success Factors Involved in Passing the State Mandated Accountability Exam (TAKS)

Antonio Borunda (ACP)

Hamed(physics)

Blake(ed/physics)

Tchoshanov (ed/math)

Bowie

Conceptual vs. Procedural Instruction in Relation to Algebra Instruction

Claudia Garcia (UG),  Christina de la Mora (UG)

Perez (Biology)

UTEP

A Comparative Study of Small Group Learning and Traditional Lecture Biology Classes

Shannon DeAnn Carnagey(UG)

Lil Mayberry (biology)

UTEP/local schools

Factoral Textbook Errors in El Paso Biology Classes

Elizabeth Aguilar, Lulu Plata, Fariba Ansari,

The Effects of Foldable Instructional Tools on

Ricardo Acevedo (ACP), Virginia Rodriquez (UG)

Blake (ed/physics)

Jefferson/Silva Magnet

Equity and Expectations: Making or Breaking Potential Scientists

Name

School

Subject area

Abeyta, Lucy

Sun Ridge Middle

 Mathematics

Amador, Edna

Ysleta Elementary

Science

Avalos, Alberto

Americas High

Mathematics

Avalos, Ruben

Sun Ridge Middle

Mathematics

Bustillos, Alex

Wiggs Middle

Mathematics

Brissette, Michael

Irving High

Mathematics

Calderon, Judy

Ysleta Middle

Science

Cortez, Moises

Henderson Middle

Mathematics

Fernandez, Tracy

Wiggs Middle

Science

Quezada, Thelma

Eastwood Middle

Mathematics

Spotts, Susan

Wiggs Middle

Mathematics

Wyatt, Susan

Riverside High

Mathematics

Name

Position

Level

Area of study

School

Grade Level

Area of teaching

Acevedo, Ricardo

Scholar

GR

Biology

Biology

Aguirre, Edith

Scholar

GR

Statistics

Mathematics

Borunda, Antonio

Scholar

ACP

Mathematics

Bowie High

School

Mathematics

Cervantes, Gabriel

Scholar

GR

Statistics

Mathematics

De la Mora, Cristina

Scholar

UG

Biological Sciences

/Chemistry

Biology

Garcia, Claudia

Scholar

UG

Biological Sciences/Sec. Ed. for Science Majors.

Biology

Gholson, Mary

Scholar

GR

Alternative Certification

ACP, Computer

Science

Gorter, Kristin

Scholar

Graduated

Mathematics/Secondary

 Education for Math Majors

Chapin High School

Secondary Math

Mathematics

Hernandez, Karen

Scholar

GR

Alternative Certification

ACP

Sixth grade Mathematics

Hodgson, Donald

Scholar

GR

Alternative Certification

ACP

Secondary School
Mathematics

Holmes, Cindy

Scholar

UG

Biological Sciences

/Secondary Ed. Biology Certification

Biology

Huereca, Karla

Scholar

UG

Mathematics

/Physics

Mathematics

Jolley, Steven

Scholar

UG

Chemistry

Chemistry

Martinez, Gabriel

Scholar

UG

Mathematics/Sec. Ed. for Math Majors

Mathematics

Mejia, Adrian

Scholar

UG

Microbiology

Chemistry

Chemistry

Mejia, Rogelio

Scholar

UG

Microbiology

/Chemistry

Biology

Melgoza, Lorriane

Scholar

UG

Mathematics/Sec. Ed. for Science Majors.

Mathematics

Reyes, Belinda

Scholar

UG

Mathematics/Chemistry

Mathematics

Velankar, Yogesh

Scholar

GR

Instructional Specialist/MED

ACP

Secondary Mathematics

Name

Position

Department

College

Blake, Sally

Director, Associate Professor

PETE Project

Teacher Education – Science Education

College of Education

Giza, Brian

Assistant Professor

Teacher Education

College of Education

Hamed, Kastro

Assistant Professor

Physics Department

College of Science

Hampton, Elaine

Assistant Professor

Science Education

College of Education

Perez, Sandra

Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences

College of Science

Salvador, James

Assistant Chair/ Associate Professor

Chemistry Department

College of Science

Staniswalis, Joan

Director/Professor

Statistical Consulting Lab/Mathematical Sciences

College of Science

Starks, Scott

Director/Professor

Pan American Center for Earth and Environmental Studies/Electrical & Computer Eng.

College of Engineering

Suskavcevic, Milijana

Instructor

Physics Department

College of Science

Tchoshanov, Mourat

Associate Professor

Teacher Education-

Mathematics Education

College of Education