Meridian:Winter 2001:Editorial Board

Meridian Editorial Board Winter 2001 Co-Editors:
	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
	Debbie MacIvor Savage is an NSF Graduate Research Trainee in the Instructional Technology for Science Education program (InSTEP). She is a 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
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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
	Lee Carroll is a first year graduate student in the department of Math, Science, and Technology Education. He is pursuing a Masters of Science in Technology Education with a Concentration in Graphic Communications and a Minor in Art and Design. During Lee's undergraduate, he received a varsity letter in wrestling four times and received the Garland Kermitt Hilliard, Jr. Award for outstanding achievement in the Graphic Communications Major and evidence of potential leadership in the field of Graphic Science. Prior to entering graduate school, Lee worked as a Designer, Animator, Technical Writer, and Consultant while completing his degree. Lee is most notable in the College of Education for an animation of the Research and Development Center at the new Centennial Magnet Middle School. Currently Lee is working for the Center for Learning Technologies in the College of Education. His duties include writing tutorials, video editing, web page design, animation, and technical support. Outside of the Center for Learning Technologies, Lee maintains online courses for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and works as a consultant with Autodesk. lee_carroll2000@yahoo.com
	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 Jeff Erztberger 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
	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
	Rita Hagevik is a second-year 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 and BS in Biology from Meredith College. Her certification areas include K-12, Science and AG. She has worked as an elementary school and middle school science teacher for 10 years. Her research interests include the use of Geographic Information Systems in Education and the teaching of thinking in schools. Her goal is to pursue a career in academics that will include research and writing in the area of science and technology education. Most recently, she is working with NCSU and the NC Department of Public Instruction as a Coach 2 Coach Teacher-in-Residence. rita_hagevik@ncsu.edu
	Judy Lambert is a first year doctoral assistant in the department of Curriculum and Instruction at North Carolina State University. She received a Master of Education Degree in Instructional Technology at NCSU and is currently focusing her PhD research on the methods of integrating technology and teacher training in education. Judy's experiences include teaching technology and integration in both public schools and higher education, designing web pages for commercial and educational organizations, and consulting in the area of technology integration. jlambert@intrstar.net
	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 includes improving the use of technology in science classrooms at all educational levels, increasing its influence on the success of minorities, and the role of science education in community colleges. She is currently working on a project to improve use of technology in middle school science and math classes. areid18@hotmail.com
	Katrina Staley is a Doctoral student in Math Education at N.C. State. She received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A & T State University in 1989, and a Master of Science in Mathematics Education from North Carolina A & T State University in 2000. Katrina has taught both elementary and High School math courses, and is currently working with Dr. Berenson in the Center for Research for Mathematics and Science Education as a Research Assistant. Her research interests include using technology in the classroom. Katrina_Staley@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. jaybear76@hotmail.com
Faculty Editorial Advisor:
	Edwin R. Gerler Professor, Department of Educational Research, Leadership, and Counselor Education 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@ahlgren.com
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
a service of NC State University, Raleigh, NC
Winter 2001
ISSN 1097-9778
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