Curriculum Vita

Education

Ph.D.
• Secondary Science Education, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 2002

M.Ed.
• Secondary Science Education, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, 1997

B.S.
• Secondary Science Education, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 1992

Courses Taught

SCED 3400 Teaching Science Methods I
SCED 4400 Teaching Science Methods II
SCED 5500 Student Teaching Seminar: Science

Areas of Interest

• Teacher Professional Development
• K-12 Science Outreach
• Alternative Conceptions in Science
• Teaching to Promote Conceptual Change

Publications

Journal Articles

McNall, R.L., Lott, K.H., & Wymer, C. (in press). Inservice elementary and middle school teachers’
conceptions of photosynthesis and respiration. Journal of Science Teacher Education.

Lott, K.H. (2003). Evaluation of a statewide science inservice and outreach program: Teacher and
student outcomes. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 12(1), 65-80.

Recent Presentations (within last 5 years)

McNall, R.L., Straley, J.P., Shafer, S.A., Lott, K.H., & Osborn, J.L. (2007, January). Virtual Inquiry-based
Physics for Teachers: Temperature and Heat. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Association
of Science Teacher Education, Clearwater, FL.

McNall, R.L. & Lott, K.H. (2006, April) . Inservice Elementary and Middle School Teachers’ Conceptions of
Selected Life Science Concepts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of National Association of Research in
Science Teaching, San Francisco, CA.

Lott, K.H. (2006, March). Inservice Middle School Teachers’ Conceptions Related to the Properties and Changes of Properties
of Matter. Paper presented at the meeting of International Consortium for Research in Science and
Mathematics Education, Nassau, Bahamas.

Lott, K.H. (2006, January). Inservice Elementary Teachers’ Conceptions of Materials, States of Matter and the Properties of
Objects. Paper presented at the annual meeting of Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland,
OR.

McNall, R.L., Brown, S, & Lott, K.H. (2005, April). Teaching Science with Technology for Grades K-8. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of National Science Teachers Association, Dallas, TX.

Lott, K.H. (2002, April). Evaluation of a Statewide Science Inservice and Outreach Program. Paper presented at the
Annual meeting of National Association of Research in Science Teaching, New Orleans, LA.