Laura Henriques

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Laura Henriques is an American science education scholar known for her work on common misconceptions about scientific concepts, especially among children, [1] [2] and her work with the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC). [3] [4] She is a professor in the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach. [5]

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Education and career

Henriques graduated from Williams College in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in physics. From 1985 until 1992 she worked as a middle and high school physics teacher in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and from 1990 to 1994 she was a master teacher for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. [5]

Returning to graduate study, she completed a Ph.D. in science education at the University of Iowa in 1997. [5] Meanwhile, she joined CSU Long Beach in 1995. [6]

Recognition

Henriques was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2020, after a nomination from the APS Forum on Education, "for many significant contributions to PhysTEC as a site lead, architect of a regional network, National Advisory Board member, and mentor for the new regional network as well as for service to the American Physical Society in various educational initiatives". [4]

She was president of the California Association of Science Educators (CASE) from 2013 to 2015, [7] and was the 2021 recipient of CASE's Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award. [8]

Personal life

In 1995 she married Al Colburn, also a professor of science education at CSU Long Beach. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Flick, Lawrence B. (2002), "Technology and a Course for Those Thinking About Teaching: A Response to Henriques", Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 2 (2), retrieved 2025-07-14
  2. ↑ Sikkes, Mary (10 January 2017), "Children, Science, and Conceptual Challenges", ETEC 533 – Technology in the Mathematics and Science Classroom, University of British Columbia, retrieved 2025-07-14
  3. ↑ "PhysTEC program encourages students to pursue a career in education", Long Beach Current, 16 November 2020, retrieved 2025-07-14
  4. 1 2 "Fellows nominated in 2020 by the Forum on Education", APS Fellows archive, American Physical Society, retrieved 2025-07-14
  5. 1 2 3 "Laura Henriques", Science Education, California State University, Long Beach, 13 October 2022, retrieved 2025-07-14
  6. ↑ "Appendix C: Brief Biographies of Committee Members and Presenters", STEM Learning Is Everywhere: Summary of a Convocation on Building Learning Systems, The National Academies Press, 2014, doi:10.17226/18818, ISBN   978-0-309-30642-3
  7. ↑ Past Presidents, California Association of Science Educators, retrieved 2025-07-14
  8. ↑ "Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award: Laura Henriques", 2021 Awards Recognition, California Association of Science Educators, retrieved 2025-07-14
  9. ↑ "WEDDINGS;Alan I. Colburn, Laura Henriques", The New York Times , 4 June 1995, retrieved 2025-07-14
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