Jesse Wilcox, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty

Contact Information

Email: jesse.wilcox@drake.edu
Phone: 515.271.3697
Address: 2507 University Avenue Des Moines, IA 50311

Office:

Education

B.S., M.A.T., Ph.D., Iowa State University

Honors & Professional Memberships

Honors

• 2016 Outstanding Academic Advisor Award Awarded by Grand View University
• 2011 Excellence in Science Teaching Award Awarded by the Iowa Academy of Sciences
• 2007 Maitland P. Simmons Memorial Award for New Teachers Awarded by the National Science Teachers Association

Professional Memberships

• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
• Iowa Academy of Science (IAS)
• Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE)
• International History, Philosophy and Science Teaching (IHPST)
• North Central Association for Science Teacher Education (NC-ASTE)
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

Prior Positions

• Assistant Professor of Education Grand View University, Des Moines, IA

Areas of Expertise

• Nature of Science
• Teacher Induction
• Epistemological Beliefs
• Research-based Pedagogical Decision-making
• Pre-service and In-service Teacher Education
• Elementary Science Teaching
• STEM Education

Courses Taught

• Problem-based Learning
• Effective Teaching II
• Culturally Proficient Capstone
• Engineering and Technological Design
• Introduction to Education
• Elementary Science Methods
• Secondary Science Methods
• Science Methods & the Nature of Science
• Essentials of Effective Instruction
• Critical Issues in Teacher Leadership
• Student Development and Learning Theory