2008-09 Community Sabbatical Faculty Consultants
Dr. James P. Barufaldi
James P. Barufaldi, Ruben E. Hinojosa Regents Professor in Education and director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Education Center at The University of Texas at Austin, earned a bachelor&rsquos degree in the biological sciences, Marietta College (Ohio), a master’s degree in biology and education, Kent State University (Ohio), and a Ph. D. degree in science education, the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. He has directed numerous federally funded projects such as the U. S. Department of Education Project-General Science Content and Inquiry Skills Improvement Program, the Title II funded Coordinated Thematic Science Inservice Program, the Science Content Improvement Program, and the Texas Elementary Science Inservice Program. Barufaldi currently serves as Principal Investigator for the Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching, the NSF Chautauqua-Type Short Courses for College Science Teachers, and Co-PI for the NSF funded project, Instrument Development for Exploring Professional Growth Continuum. He served as co-director of the UTeach Secondary Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation Program and has supervised more than 50 dissertations and theses in science education.
In 2003 Barufaldi was selected as a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at The University of Texas at Austin. He was named a Minnie Stevens Piper Professor, 2002, for “dedication to the teaching profession” as well as “outstanding academic, scientific, and scholarly achievement”. He also received the 2002 Outstanding Scholar in Education Award presented by the Alumni Association, College of Education, at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served as chair of Section Q, Education.
Barufaldi was named the 1988 Outstanding Science Educator of the Year, by the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) for his dedication to teaching and his exemplary work in science curriculum development and research, and for his leadership in the education community. Barufaldi received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Marietta College and the Texas Excellence Teaching Award in the College of Education at The University of Texas. He was also a recipient of the YWCA Mentors and Allies Award in recognition of extraordinary support of Women, Austin, Texas, and received the Outstanding Service Award of the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT). He received the Honorary Membership Award, the highest honor given by STAT and was awarded the Rebecca Sparks Elementary Science Award by the Texas Council of Elementary Science.
Barufaldi served on the boards of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) and the National Science Teachers Association. He also served as president of NARST, AETS and the Texas Association of Biology Teachers.
Barufaldi has served as a consultant for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) and writer for BSCS programs such as the Elementary School Sciences Program and the Me in the Future Program. He served on the BSCS advisory board for Science for Life and Living: Integrating Science, Technology, and Health. He was also major writer for the NSF funded high school biology program, Biology: A Community Context.
Barufaldi authored or co-authored more than 60 articles, books, chapters, and book reviews and has presented more than 300 workshops, papers, and seminars throughout the U. S., and in countries such as Portugal, Russia, Japan, Israel, Bermuda, Iran, Barbados, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Mexico, Australia, Belize, Canada, Iceland, Finland, Korea, Panama, Honduras, Taiwan, Guatemala, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Trinidad. He has served as editors of monographs and yearbooks published by AETS and the School Science and Mathematics Association. He served as senior author of Science, an elementary school textbook series published by D. C. Heath & Co. and
Dr. Elizabeth Danze
Elizabeth Danze is a principal with Blood and Danze Architects, an award-winning Austin firm named associate architects for the UT Campus Master Plan. Danze was co-editor with Kevin Alter of Center #9, regarding the proper, and a founding editor of the Yale Journal of Architecture and Feminism. As part of her graduate design studio, Professor Danze coordinated and implemented the design and building of a house in Austin for the Habitat for Humanity program, an effort that formed an ongoing community contribution. Danze’s design work continues to win awards and was included in the Texas Fine Arts Association exhibition, “Memory & Desire - The Window.”
Dr. Louise Harpman
Louise Harpman is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the School of Architecture. She served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs from 2003-2008. Specializing in architectural design, she teaches elective and required studio courses, as well as seminar courses, to both undergraduate and graduate students.
As a nationally-known, award-winning architectural educator, Harpman is a passionate advocate for good and sustainable design. She taught for eight years at the Yale School of Architecture and five years at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Architecture. At both schools, she led many community-based, public design projects including partnerships with the Blanco Library, the Austin Children’s Museum, Housing Works and the Austin Fire Department.
Harpman maintains a commitment to teaching as well as practice. Louise is a partner at Specht Harpman, an architecture and planning firm with offices in New York and Austin, Texas. With 15 years of professional experience, Louise has been involved in the programming, project development, and design of numerous public, institutional and residential projects. Work of the firm may be seen at http://www.spechtharpman.com.
Harpman received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University. She holds a Master of Philosophy degree from Cambridge University and received her Master of Architecture degree from Yale University, where she was awarded the AIA Henry Adams Certificate and the Janet Cain Sielaff Prize.
Harpman is the author of the Brooklyn Public Library Design Guidelines (1996). She is the co-editor of Perspecta 30: Settlement Patterns (1999). She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Austin Foundation for Architecture and a Senior Fellow of the Design Trust for Public Space.
Dr. Steven A. Moore
Steven A. Moore teaches design and courses related to the philosophy, history, and application of sustainable technology. In 1999 Moore was appointed Director of the Sustainable Design Program, in 2002 was appointed Co-director of the University of Texas Center for Sustainable Development, and in 2006 he became Bartlett Cocke Professor of Architecture and Planning. Moore received his undergraduate degree in architecture from Syracuse University, his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, and is a Loeb Fellow of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He has practiced as the design principal of Moore/Weinrich Architects in Maine and has received numerous regional and national awards for design distinction. He has recently published articles in Center, the Journal of Architectural Education (JAE), and the Journal of Architecture (JOA). His book, Technology and Place: Sustainable Architecture and the Blueprint Farm, was published by the University of Texas Press in 2001 and received the EDRA/Places award for research in 2002. Sustainable Architectures, co-edited with Simon Guy, was published by Routledge/Spon in 2005 and Alternative Routes to the Sustainable City: Austin, Curitiba, and Frankfurt (Rowman & Littlefield) will appear in 2006. Moore’s research interests are broadly interdisciplinary and focus upon the social construction of sustainable technologies, buildings, and cities.
Dr. Suanne Davis Roueche
Suanne Davis Roueche is a senior lecturer in the Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin and is editor of publications for the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), an international Consortium of more than 500 colleges committed to excellence in professional development for the ultimate improvement of teaching and learning.
Roueche is a graduate of North Texas State University, where she received both her B.A. and M.A. in English. She received her Ph.D. in educational administration from The University of Texas at Austin in 1976. Her major program of work was completed in the Community College Leadership Program. Prior to beginning her graduate work, she taught for nine years at El Centro College (Dallas, Texas), developing and implementing a nationally recognized developmental studies writing program.
She has been recognized for her contributions to higher education and to the professional growth and development of community college educators including: American Association of Community Colleges’ National Leadership Award (1997); Distinguished Research Award, presented by the AACC Council of Universities and Colleges, for Strangers in Their Own Land: Part-Time Faculty in American Community Colleges (Roueche, Roueche, and Milliron, 1995); Distinguished Research Award, presented by the AACC Council of Universities and Colleges, for Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The At-Risk Student in the Open-Door College (Roueche and Roueche, 1993); Outstanding Research Publication Award, presented by the AACJC Council of Universities and Colleges, for College responses to Low-Achieving Students: A National Study (Roueche, Baker, and Roueche, 1984); CCLP Distinguished Graduate Award (presented by the College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 1990); The Great Seal of Florida (presented by the Governor and Legislature of Florida, and St. Petersburg Junior College, for outstanding contributions to higher education in Florida, 1989); A Celebration of Ten Years of NISOD Service at The University of Texas at Austin (presented by the Dean of the College of Education and UT, 1988); Individual Merit Award for Research and Writing (presented by the National Council for Staff, Program, and Organizational Development, 1987-88); recognized for Outstanding Contributions to St. Petersburg Junior College’s Staff Development (1988); Outstanding Research Publication Award (presented by the AACJC Council of Colleges and Universities, 1984); named Yellow Rose of Texas (by Governor Mark White, designated for native Texas women providing meritorious service to the State, 1983); named Kentucky Colonel (by the Governor and Legislature of Kentucky for outstanding contributions to Kentucky higher education, 1979); member, Editorial Board, AACC Journal (1993-present).
Roueche is the author of 14 books and more than 50 articles and chapters focused on teaching and learning in American colleges and universities. Her most recent publications are: The Creative Community College: Leading Through Innovation (with John E. Roueche, Melissa Richardson, and Phil Neal, 2008), Practical Magic: On the Front Lines of Teaching Excellence (with Mark D. Milliron and John E. Roueche, 2003), In Pursuit of Excellence: The Community College of Denver (with John E. Roueche and Eileen E. Ely, 2001), High Stakes, High Performance: Making Remedial Education Work (with John E. Roueche, 1999), Embracing the Tiger: The Effectiveness Debate and the Community College (with John E. Roueche and Laurence F. Johnson, 1997), Strangers in Their Own Land: Part-Time Faculty in American Community Colleges (with John E. Roueche and Mark Milliron, 1995) and The Company We Keep: Collaboration in the Community College (with John E. Roueche and Lynn Sullivan Taber, 1995). Strangers in Their Own Land is being featured as an hour long special telecast, as part of the Public Broadcast System’s 1996-97 Adult Learning Series, Author! Author! As well, Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The At-Risk Student in the Open Door College (with John E. Roueche, 1993) was selected by the Public Broadcasting System as its education book for 1994 and featured in an hour long special telecast that continues to air nationally. She directed a national research project—Literacy in Development at the Community College—at The University of Texas at Austin, for the National Institute of Education, from 1979-1981. From 1977-1979, she directed the Community College Teaching Internship Program at UT.