Lisa A. Brosnick, M.S.Ed.

EDUCATION          

• B.A. Biology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 
• M.Ed. Science Education, University at Buffalo, NY 
• Ed.D. Candidate, Learning and Teaching in Social Contexts                                  

AWARDS & HONORS 

• Western New York Science Teacher of the Year, American Chemical Society, 2007 
• Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year, National Association of Biology Teachers, 2008 
• Excellence in Teaching High School Science Award, Science Teachers Association of New York State, 2021 
• Fellow, Science Teachers Association of New York State, 2023 

COURSES OFFERED 

• SED 312, Problem Solving in Life Science 
• SED 323, Science as Inquiry 
• SED 502, SECONDARY SCIENCE EDUCATION TEACHING: THEORY, CONTENT AND PEDAGOGY 
• SED 664, Teaching Science with Technology                                          

TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS & EXPERTISE 

• Science Education
• The Mentor-Preservice Teacher Relationship,
• Student Engagement
• Science Practices
• 3-dimensional Instruction
• Professional Learning 

CURRENT COLLABORATIVE SERVICE & INVOLVEMENT 

• Director of Professional Learning, (2020-present). Science Teachers Association of New York State. Liverpool, NY.
• Board of Directors (2022-present). NYSASCD. NY. 
• Curriculum Developer (2011-present). Life Sciences Learning Center, University at Rochester. Rochester, NY. 
• Board of Directors (2012-present). Science Teachers Association of New York State. Liverpool, NY. 
• President (2018). Science Teachers Association of New York State. Liverpool, NY. 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 

• Fallone, Caitlin & Korfmacher, Katrina & Brosnick, Lisa & Markowitz, Dina. (2021). Remote and Hands-on: Informal Environmental Health Science Education in a Socially Distant World. Journal of STEM Outreach. 4. 10.15695/jstem/v4i2.04.  
• Palmer, J., & Brosnick, L. (2005). Designing Element T-shirts: Spelling with the Periodic Table. Journal of Chemical Education, 82(4), 517. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed082p517