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
