Alex is a PhD student in the department of Teaching, Learning, and Sociocultural Studies in the College of Education at the University of Arizona. His research interests include topics where queerness intersects with science education including: queer conceptualizations of science, queer students’ sense of belonging, and using Queer Theory as a lens for examining how science is performed.
Alex enjoys being a graduate teaching assistant, having taught courses including social justice and environmental science for educators. He is also a member of the LPS3 research team which investigates how well learning progressions for scientific argumentation, patterns, and the three disciplinary core ideas (physical science, life science, and earth science) can be measured.
Prior to his life in Arizona, Alex was a public high school science teacher in Ohio for ten years. As a science teacher, his content areas included life science (human anatomy and physiology, biology) and physical science (chemistry). While he was a high school teacher, he enjoyed working with students in the Gender & Sexuality Alliance to create a space for queer presence and build advocacy skills in young leaders.
Alex lives with his husband and together they enjoy listening to pop records, spending time with their cat (Cheech), and discovering new places to eat or socialize in Tucson.
