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About the Contributors
SomeofDr.KesliDollar’sprofessionalinterestsincludeSLA,languageteachereducation(pre-service
andin-service),teachingEnglishtoyounglearners,curriculumevaluationanddesign,useoftechnol-
ogyinlanguageeducation.
Donna Farland-SmithisanAssociateProfessorofScienceEducationintheSchoolofTeaching
&LearningatTheOhioStateUniversity.Herresearchfocusesonmiddleschoolgirls’attitudesand
perceptionsofscientistswhoareworking‘side-by-side’withscientistsaswellasthecharacteristicsof
scientiststhatmostpositivelyaffectthegirl’sperceptionofscientists.Shepreviouslytaughtscienceto
allgradesK-12.
John FultonisPrincipalLecturerinNursingatUniversityofSunderlandUK.
Murat GunelisProfessorattheDepartmentofPrimaryEducation,TEDUniversity.Hisresearch
interestareasincludeargumentationbasedscienceinquiry,improvingcriticalthinkingskills,profes-
sionaldevelopmentforteachers,non-traditionalwritinginscience,improvingstudents’understanding
ofsciencewithmultimodalrepresentations.
Alastair IronsisAssociateProfessorofComputingatUniversityofSunderlandUK.
Melike Özer KeskinisAssociateProfessorattheDepartmentofBiologyEducation,GaziUniversity.
Herresearchinterestsincludebiologyeducation,socioscientificissues,argumentationbasedinquiry
andbioethicseducation.
Yasemin KırkgözworksasaprofessorattheELTDepartmentofÇukurovaUniversity,Turkey.
ShecompletedherMAandPhDatAstonUniversity,England.Previously,shehasbeenavicedirec-
toranddirectoroftheCentreforForeignLanguages,curriculumcoordinator,andteachertrainer.Her
mainresearchinterestsincludeforeignlanguageeducationpolicyanditsimplementation,curriculum
renewal,innovationmanagement,teachingEAP/ESPinhighereducation,andtheuseoftechnologyin
education.Shehaspublishedonthesetopicsininternationaljournals,andhasreviewedseveralbooks.
YaseminhasalsoreceivedtheIATEFLawardforherworkonInitiatingandManagingtheProcessof
CurriculumInnovationfromtheIATEFL’sLeadershipandManagementSpecialInterestGroupin2013.
Richard Lambert isaProfessorintheDepartmentofEducationalLeadershipattheUnivesrityof
NorthCarolinaatCharlotte.Hehasservedastheexternalevaluatorofmultipleprofessionaldevelop-
mentgrantsandstate-wideinitiatives.
Christie MartinisanassistantprofessorintheInstructionandTeacherEducationDepartmentatthe
UniversityofSouthCarolinainColumbia.Herresearchinterestsincludecontentareawriting,digital
literacy,andevaluationofprofessionaldevelopment.
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