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I
received the Laura degree (BS/MS) Magna Cum Laude in 1991,
and a Ph.D. in Geophysics and Volcanology in 1997 from the
University of Naples, Italy. My research for the PhD thesis,
at the Institute Of Crustal Studies of the University of California
Santa Barbara (1992-1997), focused on Magma Dynamics utilizing
Complex Numerical Codes, focused on Partial Melting, Convection
and Development of Compositional Zonations in Crustal Magmas.
I
subsequently worked at the American Museum of Natural History,
NYC, first as a Post-doc Research Scholar (1997-1999) and then
as a Research Associate (2000-2003) after joining The City College
of New York in 2000 as Assistant Professor. There a studied
Pre-eruptive
Volatile Content in Vesuvius' Magmas, their Effects
on Eruptive Behavior and Experimental Investigation of Water,
Chlorine and Fluorine Solubility in Magmas and Implications
for Volatile Saturation and Magma Degassing.
After
joining City College of New York, while continuing my work in the field of magma evolution, my research
interests and career have evolved to focus also on science
education. I am the co-founder of the Secondary
Master/ Certification Program at CCNY in Science Education
and actively work to develop innovative student-centered instruction
in Earth Systems Science. My research in the field of science
education investigate the teaching and learning of the principles
of Emergent Self-organizing Systems and Earth System Sciences.
Since 2005 I have been the Director of the NASA Educator Resource Center ERC (2005-2007) and the Director of
the
GLOBE Center at City College |
