Jennifer Cartier
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5523 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-7248
EMAIL:
jcartier@pitt.eduFull Time Faculty - Assistant Professor
Dr. Cartier grew up in southern Maine and attended college in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Throughout high school and college, Dr. Cartier participated in a number of intensive research projects in the fields of molecular genetics and biochemistry, including summer internships at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her college thesis involved active-site mapping of the HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase protein. Following college, Dr. Cartier earned a Masters degree related to her work in virology at the University of Wisconsin: identifying functional domains of the anti-apoptotic baculovirus P35 protein.
As the child, wife, and sister of teachers it was almost inevitable that her love of science would eventually be channeled into a career in education, and in 1994, she entered graduate studies in Science Education. Since then, she has been working primarily in the areas of curriculum development and teacher professional development in science education.
Dr. Cartier enjoys exploring children's literature with her own elementary-aged children, and relaxing at home in the South Hills with her family and their 2 large dogs and 2 cats. In her next career, Dr. Cartier hopes to own a bed and breakfast on the New England coast!
School Affiliations
- Department: Instruction and Learning
- Program: Elementary Education
- Program: Science Education
Education
- Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5/1/1999
- M.S., Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 8/1/1994
- B.A., Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Williams College, 6/1/1992
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- Jennifer L. Cartier and Stephen L. Pellathy. (2009, April/May). Integration with big ideas in mind. Science & Children.
- Cynthia M. Passmore, Jim Stewart, and Jennifer L. Cartier. (accepted for publication). Model-based inquiry and school science: Creating connections. School Science & Mathematics.
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Recent Course Instruction
Spring 2010 (2104)
Fall 2009 (2101)
Summer 2009 (2097)
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Recent Presentations
- Contextualizing learning progressions for prospective elementary teachers of mathematics and science.
Marcy Singer-Gabella, Jennifer L. Cartier, Ellice Forman, Nina Knapp, Priya Kannen, Emily Shahan, Leslie Lancaster, and Nicole Barrick. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Diego, CA.
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Current Professional Participation
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Recent Consulting
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Recent Grants
- Linking Teacher Preparation to Student Learning in Mathematics and Science (NSF Teacher Professional Continuum program).
Marcy Singer-Gabella, PI;
Jennifer Cartier, Ellice Forman, Kay McClain, coPIs [$2,491,474.00]
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Recent Fellowships, Awards, and Honors
- Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching
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Recent Collaborative Efforts
- Research or Scholarship
- University of Pittsburgh Center for Urban Education. This year I participated in the Urban Center's collaboration with University Prep High School (within PPSD) in the following ways: (1) helped to design and facilitate Professional Development opportunities for all U-Prep faculty during August workshops and subsequent school year sessions as well as the January retreat; (2) worked directly with science teachers and students in the Biology classroom at U-Prep 1-2 days per week to design and facilitate instruction; (3) developed enrichment programs for students (e.g. field trips to Pitt science lectures, journal club, etc.) and taught/supervised students in those activities; (4) collaborated with other Urban Center faculty during Advisory Committee meetings, Research meetings, etc.; and (5) participated in planning aspects of the Summer Connections program (specifically evaluation/research of students' science learning).
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Recent Service
- School of Education Department-level Service
- Program Chair, Science Education
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