Milijana Suskavcevic

Work phone:    915 747-7549

Work fax:         915 747- 5447

E-mail: milijana@utep.edu

 

Professional Preparation:

University of Montenegro             B.S. in Physics                         1992

University of Texas at El Paso     M.S. in Physics                         1998

University of Texas at El Paso   Ed. D. in Educational Leadership  2002

 

Appointments:

Current

·         Assistant Professor, Physics, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), August 2003 - present

Past

·         Lecturer, Physics Department, UTEP,  January 2003 - August 2003

·         Project Evaluation Coordinator,  Technology Partnership Grant, UTEP, 1999 – 2003

·         Research Assistant,  Educational Leadership Department, UTEP, 1998-1999

·         Teaching Assistant, Physics, UTEP, 1996-1998

·         Physics Teacher, College Preparatory School for Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Montenegro, 1992-1996

 

Presentations and Publications:

 

Suskavcevic M. & Blake S. (2004). Educational Leadership and Students Achievement: An Examination of the Third International Math and Science Study 1999. Paper presented at the International Research Conference, Cyprus, May 11-13 2004, published in the conference proceedings and can be accessed online:

http://www.iea-dpc.org/download/ieahq/IRC2004/Suskavcevic_Blake.pdf

 

Della-Piana G. & Suskavcevic, M. (2001). “Four Approaches to Program Logic,” Mechanisms, Newsletter for the Program Theory and Theory‑Driven Evaluation, Topical Interest Group, American Evaluation Association, Issue #5, October 2001.

 

Della-Piana, G., Della-Piana, C., Corey, D. Suskavcevic, M. Turner, W., Penley. J (2002).  “Structures for Analysis to Inform Evaluation of Coordinated Action in Systemic Change Projects”. Presented at the Annual American Evaluation Association Conference, Washington, D.C., November 6-9, 2002.

Suskavcevic, M. & Blake, S. (2004). Changes in Pre-Service Teachers Attitudes Toward Science. SUN Conference, El Paso, TX, March 5-7, 2004.

Suskavcevic,  M. & Blake, S.  (2004). Procedural and Conceptual Understanding of Electricity Phenomena by Non-Science Majors. American Association of Physics Teachers Conference, Sacramento, CA, August 2-4, 2004

Suskavcevic, M. (2004). Correlations Between Pre-Service Teachers’ Attitudes toward Science and their Performance in a Science Course. AAPT Texas Branch, Stephenville, TX April 1-3, 2004

Hagedorn, E., Suskavcevic, M.. and Blake, S. (2004). Induction Program Bringing More Physics into El Dorado High School. American Association of Physics Teachers Conference, Sacramento, CA, August 2-4, 2004

Hagedorn, E., Blake, S. and Suskavcevic, M. (2004). Teaching Undergraduate Physics at the Local Elementary School. American Association of Physics Teachers Conference, Sacramento, CA, August 2-4, 2004

Hagedorn, E., Blake, S., Suskavcevic, M. and Brady T. (2004). Building Partnerships With Colleges Of Science In PDS Field-Based Programs, Professional Development Schools Conference, Orlando, FL (March 4-7, 2004)

 

Suskavcevic, M, Lopez, A. J. and Velasco, C. (1998). Modern Physics Simulation, Paper  Presentation at the American Physics Association, Texas Branch Conference, El Paso, TX, October 16-18, 1998.

URI Grant - $1000, Examination of Changes in Teaching Science among the Secondary School Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso (Spring 2004-Spring 2005)

Math Science Partnership Grant:  El Dorado Educational Laboratory - $ 4000, The Impact of Integration of Physics Concepts into a Biology Course on Students’ Enrollment in Physics Courses (Spring 2004-Spring 2005).

 

Synergistic Activities:

 

Collected quantitative and qualitative data for the Technology Partnership Grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education to assess the impact of the program on targeted stakeholder groups - primarily K-12 teachers and their students, but also administrators, parents, and college faculty members. Additionally, conducted data analyses, and reported research findings.  Specific projects included pre/post program assessment of teachers’ technology integration into standards-based math and science curricula, patterns of students’ technology use in the classroom, science classroom observations, evaluation of the Masters’ in Instructional Technology Program at the College of Education, University of Texas at El Paso.

Worked with large databases (Third International Math and Science Study 1999) as a secondary data researcher and received database training in managing data with complex, stratified sampling design by the National Center for Educational Statistics.

 

Worked on a design of computer simulations in modern physics, their undergraduate classroom implementation, and assessment of their impact on students’ level of understanding. Results indicated that the use of these simulations produced a substantial increase of student comprehension of selected modern physics concepts. This work was partially supported by the National Science Foundation under grant NSF DUE-9651026, and UTEP's NSF-MIE program.

 

Served as a faculty mentor for the Noyce Grant and MSP grant supported by the National Science Foundation, providing guidance and direction to graduate students, who engaged in classroom research in the areas of math and science education, and technology.

 

 

Collaborators:

 

Dr. Sally Blake (University of Texas at El Paso)

 

Dr. Gabriel Della-Piana (National Science Foundation)

 

Dr. John R. Slate (Kansas State University)

 

Dr. Jorge Lopez (University of Texas at El Paso)

 

Dr. Maricela Oliva (University of Texas College Station)

 

Dr. Eric Hagedorn (University of Texas at El Paso)

 

Dr. Mourat Tschoshanov (University of Texas at El Paso)