Recipient of Joseph L. Henderson and Katherine D. Henderson Foundation Scholarship (2012- 2013)

College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin

Competitively-selected award

ICLS Doctoral Consortium Participant & Travel Award (2012)

Sydney, Australia

1 of 15 competitively-selected invitees

Included $1750 travel stipend from National Science Foundation

Recipient of Addison E. Lee Fellowship in Science Education (2011-2012)

Center for STEM Education, The University of Texas at Austin

Competitively-selected award

Sandra K. Abell Doctoral Institute Participant (2011)

National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Colorado Springs, CO

1 of 40 competitively-selected invitees

Recipient of Alexander Caswell Ellis Fellowship in Education (2008-2009, 2011-2012)

College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin

Recipient of West Texas Graduate School Fellowship (2007-2008)

Graduate School, The University of Texas at Austin

Ø TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

a) Teaching Experience

Assistant Professor (Fall 2013-present)

Department of Education, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA

Primarily teach courses to graduate students in the California single/multiple subject preliminary credential/Master of Arts in Teaching program. Courses taught include the introduction to teaching in secondary schools (EDUC 284), assessment (EDUC 296), and science methods for single subject (EDUC 289/290) and multiple subject (EDUC 264) candidates. Have also taught courses for the master’s degree in interdisciplinary education program with STEEM (science, technology, environmental education, mathematics) emphasis, including advanced science methods (EDUC 465) and connecting science and math to the real world (EDUC 473).

Teaching Assistant: Classroom Interactions (2008-2013)

UTeach Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin

Worked as teaching assistant to Drs. Mary Walker, Jill Marshall, Jennifer Smith, and Cesar Delgado as part of UT Austin’s nationally recognized secondary science and math teacher preparation program; provided detailed and ongoing feedback to students on their 5-E lessons, observed and evaluated students’ field teaching experiences, helped develop grading rubrics and class discussion objectives, graded students’ online discussion forum submissions and field experience analyses

Lucero, M.M., Petrosino, A.J., & Delgado, C. (2017). Exploring the relationship between secondary science teachers’ subject matter knowledge and knowledge of student conceptions while teaching evolution by natural selection. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(2), 219-246.

Lucero, M.M., & Petrosino, A.J. (2016). A resource for eliciting student alternative conceptions: Examining the adaptability of a concept inventory for natural selection at the secondary school level. Research in Science Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11165-016-9524-z

Delgado, C., & Lucero, M.M. (2015). Scale construction for graphing: An investigation of students’ resources. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 52(5), 633-658.

Petrosino, A.J., Lucero, M.M., & Mann, M. (2015). The importance of decentralized thinking to understanding evolution in K-16 education. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 8(2), 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12052-014-0028-x

McVaugh, N.K., Birchfield, J., Lucero, M.M., & Petrosino, A.J. (2011). Evolution education: Seeing the forest for the trees and focusing our efforts on the teaching of evolution. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 4(2), 286-292.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings:

Lucero, M.M., & Serviss, T. (2016). Exploring the development of scientific argumentation practices among first-year STEM undergraduates through a writing-to-learn approach. In Looi, C.K., Polman, J.L., Cress, U., & Reimann, P. (Eds.) Transforming learning, empowering learners: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016, Volume 2 (pp. 1265-1266). Singapore: International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Delgado, C., & Lucero, M.M. (2014). Students’ resources for the construction of scales for graphing. In Polman, J.L., Kyza, E.A., O’Neill, D.K., Tabak, I., Penuel, W.R., Jurow, A.S., O’Connor, K., Lee, T., & D’Amico, L. (Eds.) Learning and becoming in practice: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2014, Volume 1 (pp. 262-269). Boulder, CO: International Society of the Learning Sciences.

Invited Book Contribution:

Lucero, M.M. (2012). Sample sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP) lesson plan for biology. In Durán, E. (Ed.). Systematic instruction in reading for Spanish-speaking students (2nd ed.). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd.

b) Works in Progress

Lucero, M.M. (2016). Investigating the alignment of a secondary science teacher’s personal beliefs and orientation to teaching science with instruction of evolution. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Lucero, M.M., Delgado, C., & Green, K. (2016). A lens for viewing science teachers’ knowledge of student conceptions: Examining teachers’ predictions of and explanations for student ideas related to natural selection. Manuscript in preparation.

Lucero, M.M., & Serviss, T. (2016). Using a writing-to-learn approach to explore the development of scientific argumentation practices among first-year STEM undergraduates. Manuscript in preparation.

c) Presentations and the Like

Peer-Reviewed Paper and Poster Presentations:

Lucero, M.M. (2017). Exploring the relationship between assessment and science teaching orientations among secondary teachers during instruction on evolution. In C. Delgado & K. Green (Co-Chairs), New directions and longstanding issues in assessment of evolutionary knowledge. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Antonio, TX.

Serviss, T., & Lucero, M.M. (2017). The impact of collaborative expertise on the development of scientific argumentation practices in first-generation STEM undergraduate students. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of Writing Research Across Borders (WRAB), Bogotá, Colombia.

Lucero, M.M. (2016). Exploring science teachers’ content knowledge and positioning of evolutionary theory through classroom discourse. Paper presented at the annual meeting of NARST, Baltimore, MD.

Delgado, C., & Lucero, M.M. (2016). Following and breaking conventions for scales on graphs: From middle school students to university professors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of NARST, Baltimore, MD.

Lucero, M.M. (2015). Investigating the alignment of science teaching orientations to instruction on evolution among secondary teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of NARST, Chicago, IL.

Lucero, M.M. (2015). Exploring the classroom dynamics among science teachers’ evolutionary subject matter knowledge, personal beliefs, and instructional alignment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, IL.

Lucero, M.M., & Petrosino, A.J. (2014). An exploration into science teachers’ subject matter knowledge and knowledge of students’ natural selection alternative conceptions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of NARST, Pittsburgh, PA.

Lucero, M.M., & Petrosino, A.J. (2014). A potential resource in eliciting student ideas: Examining the adaptability of a concept inventory for natural selection at the secondary school level. Paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Philadelphia, PA.

Lucero, M.M., Delgado, C., & Petrosino, A.J. (2014). Measuring science teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge for student ideas about natural selection using a concept inventory. Poster presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Philadelphia, PA.

Lucero, M.M., & Petrosino, A.J. (2012). Secondary Teachers’ Predictions of Students’ Natural Selection Alternative Conceptions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of AERA, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Lucero, M.M., & Delgado, C. (2012). Understanding the Conventions Undergraduate Students Follow or Break When Constructing Scales for Graphs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of NARST, Indianapolis, IN.

Lucero, M.M. (2012). Insights About Students’ Knowledge of Natural Selection Concepts From Three High School Biology Teachers’ Classes. Poster presented at the Sandra K. Abell Doctoral Institute sponsored session at the annual meeting of NARST, Indianapolis, IN.

Lucero, M.M., Petrosino, A.J., McVaugh, N.K., & Birchfield, J. (2011). NARST: Confirmation for Increased Attention to Four Core Areas of Evolution Understanding: Observations from Classroom Instruction. Paper presented at the NARST sponsored session at the regional meeting of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), Seattle, WA.

e) Non-Scholarly Publications

Walkington, C., & Lucero, M. (2014, February 25). Teacher guidebook: How to get your students interested in pursuing STEM careers. STEM Jobs. Retrieved from http://edu.stemjobs.com/students- pursue-stem-1/

Ø SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY, THE PROFESSION, AND THE COMMUNITY

a) Service to the University

Department:

Member of Master of Arts in Teaching and Teaching Credential (MATTC) Program Committee, Department of Education, Fall 2015-present

Member of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Education (MA-IDE) Program Committee, Department of Education, Fall 2015-present

Member of Admissions Committee, MATTC program, Department of Education, Winter 2015-present

Faculty Search Committee Member for Department of Education

· Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Math Education, Fall 2014-Winter 2015

· Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Bilingual Education, Fall2014-Winter 2015

Member of MATTC Single-Subject Methods Instructional Working Group, Department of Education, Winter-Spring 2014

Graduate Student Representative, STEM Education Faculty Search Committee, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin, 2012-2013

Graduate Student Panel Member, STEM Education New Student Orientation, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008-2012

University:

Member of Ignatian Faculty Forum I, Santa Clara University, Fall 2016-present

Faculty Representative for Department of Education, Santa Clara University Faculty Senate, Fall 2015- present

Educational Reviewer, National Science Foundation-funded evolution exhibit for the Texas Natural Science Center/Texas Memorial Museum, The University of Texas at Austin, 2011

b) Service to the Profession

Journal Reviewer, Science Education, 2015-present

Journal Reviewer, The American Biology Teacher, 2014-present Conference Reviewer, ICLS Biennial Meeting, 2014-present Session Chair, 2014 AERA Annual Meeting

· Division C (Learning and Instruction) Paper Session, “Academic and Career Pathways in STEM” Conference Reviewer, NARST Annual Meeting, 2012-present

Conference Reviewer, AERA Annual Meeting, 2011-2012

· Division C: Learning and Instruction

· Science Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group (SIG)

Member, National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), 2010-present Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2008-present

· AERA Division K: Teaching & Teacher Education

· AERA Division C: Learning & Instruction

c) Community Service

Community consultant to (Robotics) Team iDroid from St. Lawrence Elementary and Middle School, Santa Clara, CA, Fall 2014