Meridian:Summer 2000:Editorial Board

Meridian Editorial Board Summer 2000 Co-Editors:
	Linda Greene is a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Educational Research and Leadership and Counselor Education at NC State. She received her Masters Degree in Counselor Education with a concentration in school counseling from NC State following undergraduate work in Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has worked as a school counselor at the middle school and elementary school levels. Her research interests include career development, spirituality, and expressive arts therapy. Her goal is to pursue a career in academics that will include research and writing in the area of curriculum development and school counseling. lcgreene@unity.ncsu.edu
	Wendy Husted is a second-year graduate student in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at NC State. She is pursuing a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology with a minor in Training and Development. Wendy received her BS in Psychology with a concentration in learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders from Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia. Prior to entering graduate school, she was an elementary school special education teacher for three years for grades 3-5. Technology integration and its effects on student achievement has been an ongoing area of research interest, as has technology staff development in public schools and business organizations. Currently, Wendy is the graduate assistant for the NC State Teaching Fellows Program, her duties include supervising freshman activities and coordinating student programs. wendy_husted@ncsu.edu
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	Charlie Blackburn is a second-year doctoral student in Counselor Education at NC State. His research interests include developmental issues in counseling and intervention. A native of middle Tennessee, he graduated from high school in Lebanon, TN and then pursued his undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then returned to Tennessee to complete a Master's degree in Human Development Counseling at Vanderbilt University. Charlie has worked in a variety of settings to include psychiatric hospitials and wilderness programs. Most recently, he worked as a therapist with a focus on victim and perpetrator issues. Charlie enjoys playing music, reading, watching basketball, and drinking coffee. 1Blackburn1@email.msn.com
	Charles B. Callaway is a PhD computer science student at NC State. He works in the area of Computational Linguistics, including natural language generation, revision, lexicons, and explanation for intelligent tutoring systems. He received a Master of Arts degree in computer science in 1996 from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as separate undergraduate degrees in computer science, mathematics, and Latin in 1993. He plans to teach artificial intelligence and computational linguistics. cbcallaw@eos.ncsu.edu
	Prudence Cuper is a first-year doctoral student in Curriculum and Instruction specializing in literacy instruction and instructional technology. Pru has recently been awarded a Kenan Fellowship for her doctoral work on Literacy Junction, a literacy web site being funded by grants from Bell South and the Kenan Institute. Literacy Junction will offer unique, technology-enhanced learning experiences for teachers and students and will serve as a sister site to NC State's highly-successful Science Junction. Pru previously taught middle school reading/language arts classes in New Jersey, where she received the New Jersey Partners in Education Outstanding Teacher Award, 1994-96, and the New Jersey Governor's Teacher Award for 1998. Pruinnc@aol.com
	Carlos Curto is a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education at NC State. He received his Masters Degree in Physics with a concentration in Physics Education from the University of New Hampshire. He has worked as a summer school science teacher and conducted research in computer vision and robotics. His research interests include animated instructional technologies, visual technologies in science teaching, and innovative methods of science conceptual learning. He was born in Bilbao, Spain and has been continuing his education in England and the US after his undergraduate in Spain. ccurto@unity.ncsu.edu
Not Shown	Jeff Erztberger is a first-year doctoral student in Instructional Technology at NC State. He has worked as a teacher in the public schools of North Carolina for the past seven years. For the first two years he was a middle school band director. For the last five years he was a technology teacher at a middle school and high school. He is certified in North Carolina to teach Music (grades k-12) and Computers (grades k-12). He has a bachelors degree in Music Education from UNC-Greensboro, and a Masters' of Educational Technology from Pepperdine University. At the present time he is working full time for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. jertzber@dpi.state.nc.us
	Rita Hagevik is a doctoral student in Science Education and Forestry at NC State University. She received her Masters degree in Science Education with a concentration in Environmental Science from NC State University. She is a national trainer for the FAST program, University of Hawaii, in critical thinking for the National Center for Teaching Thinking, a Geographic Information System instructor for K-12 education for ESRI, and a mentor trainer. Most recently, she is working with NCSU and the NC Departement of Public Instruction as a Coach 2 Coach Teacher-in-Residence. Rita enjoys writing grants, swimming, backpacking, and canoeing. rhagevik@prodigy.net
	Eleanor Hasse is a Science Education graduate student in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education. eehasse@unity.ncsu.edu
	Geoff Love is a first-year graduate student at the School of Design at NC State, specializing in computer-generated graphics, animations, and interactive applications. He has a BA in art history from Davidson College, and has traveled through Britain, Europe, and Central America researching art history and practicing documentary photography. With his art and photojournalism experience, Geoff now enjoys combining art and technology to further learning and artistic media. geoffreylove@hotmail.com
	Angelia Reid is a second year doctoral student, majoring in Science Education. She has a BS degree in biology and a M Ed degree in Science Education from East Carolina University. She has taught various science courses at the high school level. Her research interest involves improving the use of technology in science classrooms at all educational levels, its influence on minorities success, and the role of community colleges in science education . She is working on a project to improve use of technology in middle school science and math classes.
	Debbie MacIvor Savage is an NSF Graduate Research Trainee in the Instructional Technology for Science Education program (InSTEP). She is a first-hear Ph.D. student in Parks, Recreation, and Tourism at NC State, with specialization in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She is interested in the application of GIS to environmental education, and the effective use of maps and charts for communicating spatial information. She has worked in the computer industry in a variety of positions before coming to NC State as a graduate student: Computer-Based Training Developer, Human Factors Engineer, and Programmer. dmsavage@unity.ncsu.edu
	Jason Wilson is a second year Masters student in Psychology focusing on industrial and organizational psychology. He earned a BS in Psychology from Appalachian State University. Jason works on web design for the College of Education and Psychology for NC State, and he is also the head teaching assistant for the Center for Learning Technologies. Aside from those responsibilites, Jason works as a contractor with NC State for ONET (An Online Occupational Information System) to update current and generate new task statements for occupations contained in the system. Jason's research interests include work-related measurement and analysis pertaining to ONET.
Faculty Editorial Advisor:
	Edwin R. Gerler Associate Dean for Research and External Affairs, College of Education and Psychology http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/cep/counselor_ed/faculty/gerler.html edwin_gerler@ncsu.edu
Managing Editor:
	Beckey Reed Consultant for School Services, College of Education and Psychology http://www.ncsu.edu/mega/ beckey@ibm.net
Technology Editor:
	Lisa Leonor Grable Director, Center for Learning Technologies, College of Education and Psychology http://www.ncsu.edu/cep/clt/ http://www.ncsu.edu/servit/ grable@unity.ncsu.edu

Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal
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Summer 2000
ISSN 1097-9778
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