Associate Professor at Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Current
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- Associate Professor at Arizona State University
- Past
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- Assistant Professor at Arizona State University
- Chair and Geology Instructor, Math-Science-Technology Division at Dine College
- Visiting Associate Professor at United States Air Force Academy
- Education
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Connections
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- Industry
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Steven Semken’s Summary
Steven Semken is a geoscience education researcher and ethnogeologist who works at the intersection of Earth science, cognitive science, and human geography. He studies cultural and affective influences on geoscience teaching and learning, with the objective of better engaging the diverse communities of the southwestern United States in the Earth and space sciences. Semken and his students are currently engaged in projects that include the effective leverage of sense of place in geoscience teaching, characterization of ethnogeologic concepts from American Indian and Latino cultures for use in place-based curricula, studies of visitor conceptions and informal education in Southwestern National Parks, and strategic recruitment and retention of K-12 science teachers. Semken regularly teaches courses in Field Geology, Regional Geology, and Introduction to Geology; as well as courses in Geoscience Teaching Methods and Science Education. He is a collaborator in the ASU Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (CRESMET), and a Past-President and former Distinguished Speaker of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT).
Steven Semken’s Specialties:
Geoscience teaching and learning research
Sense of place and place-based learning
K-12 teacher preparation
Regional geology of the American Southwest
Steven Semken’s Experience
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Associate Professor
Arizona State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
May 2009 — Present (8 months)
Associate Professor of Geoscience Education and Geological Sciences, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe
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Assistant Professor
Arizona State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2003 — May 2009 (5 years 11 months)
Assistant Professor of Geoscience Education and Geological Sciences, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe
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Chair and Geology Instructor, Math-Science-Technology Division
Dine College
(Higher Education industry)
January 1988 — June 2003 (15 years 6 months)
Chair of Division of Mathematics, Science, and Technology and Geology Instructor, Dine College, Navajo Nation
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Visiting Associate Professor
United States Air Force Academy
(Higher Education industry)
January 1998 — December 1998 (1 year )
Visiting Associate Professor of Geochemistry, Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy
Steven Semken’s Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD , Ceramics/Materials Science , 1983 — 1989
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University of California, Los Angeles
M.S. , Geochemistry , 1980 — 1983
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.B. , Earth and Planetary Sciences , 1976 — 1980
- Activities and Societies:
- Kappa Sigma
Additional Information
Steven Semken’s Websites:
Steven Semken’s Groups:
American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, National Science Teachers Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Arizona Geological Society, New Mexico Geological Society, Four Corners Geological Society
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Indigenous Mapping Network
Steven Semken’s Contact Settings
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