International Studies SIG Officers
President: Don Sharpes (2007-2010) Professor, Emeritus College Arizona State University 15252 N. 100th St. #2174 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (480) 767-0051 dsharpes@asu.edu Personal Web Site: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dsharpes/index.htm		Donald K. Sharpes Ph.D. is Professor in the Emeritus College at Arizona State University, a former research associate at Stanford University and director in the U.S. Dept. of Education in Washington DC. He has taught at the universities of Maryland, Maine, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Utah State, Weber State and Arizona State. He did postdoctoral studies at the University of Sussex, was a Visiting Scholar at Oxford University in 1998–1999, and has lived and worked in the Middle East. He has authored 17 books and over 240 articles in the social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and teacher education. He has been a foreign correspondent for The Salt Lake Tribune, and a contributor to several western newspapers. He has been published in the U.S., England, Finland, Norway, Germany (in German), India, Malaysia, China (in Chinese), Hong Kong, and Denmark (in Danish). He has been awarded three Fulbright scholarships, one each to Malaysia,Cyprus and Denmark. He has been sponsored by the governments of Malaysia, China, South Africa, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and universities throughout the world. Don Sharpes book, The Evolution of the Social Sciences, was published by Lexington Books (www.lexingtonbooks.com). In this book, Don charts the development of the main social sciences—religion, history, philosophy, law, sociology, anthropology, and economics—through an examination of the lives and works of each discipline's key historical figures. He concentrates on areas of convergence, overlap, and disjunction, discussing the many ways that these figures have influenced scholarly development throughout the social sciences. Written in an engaging style accessible to a wide academic audience, this biographical map demonstrates the diversity and range of inquiries into human social behavior. Additional books include:Outcasts and Heretics, Profiles in Independent Thought and Courage (Lexington Books, 2007); Sacred Bull, Holy Cow, A Study of Civilization's Most Important Animal (Peter Lang, 2006); Lords of the Scrolls, Literary Traditions in the Bible and Gospels (Peter Lang, 2005); Advanced Educational Foundations, The History, Philosophy and Culture of Schools (Rutledge, 2002); and Advanced Psychology for Teachers, (McGraw Hill/Primus 1999).
Co-Program Chairs: David Miller & Stephen Heynemann
David Miller (2007-2010) American Institute for Research 1990 K Street NW,Suite 500 Washington, DC 2006 dmiller@air.org		Dr. David C. Miller is a Senior Research Analyst at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) (http://www.air.org). His primary research interests and expertise are in the areas of comparative education, international assessment, longitudinal studies, academic achievement, motivation and self-regulation. Dr. Miller has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Human Development/Educational Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. Since joining AIR in 1999, Dr. Miller has analyzed data from large survey data sets with complex sampling designs, using both bivariate and multivariate techniques. Since 2003, Dr. Miller has worked in support of NCES on international surveys, where he has done research and analysis with data from PISA, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
Stephen Heynemann (2009-2012) Vanderbilt University s.heynemann@vanderbilt.edu
Incoming Secretary/Treasurer: Ming Tak Hue (2007-2010) Institute of Education Hong Kong mthue@ied.edu.hk
Outgoing Secretary/Treasurer: T.C. Chan (2003-2009) Department of Educational Leadership College of Education Kennesaw Sate University Building #1, MB #0130 1000 Chastain Road Kennesaw, GA 30144 tchan@kennesaw.edu		Dr. Tak Cheung Chan, Professor of Educational Leadership,Kennesaw State University, Georgia, is a graduate of the University of Georgia. He was a classroom teacher, assistant school principal, school principal, and district office administrator. His previous experience in higher education includes serving as an assistant professor at Valdosta State University, and an associate professor at Georgia Southern University. His research interests include educational planning, facility planning, school business administration, school finance, and international education.
Outgoing Newsletter Editor: Bryan Moseley (2006-2009) College of Education Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street ZEB 214 Miami, FL, 33196 moseleyb@fiu.edu		Bryan Moseley Assistant professor of Educational Psychology, College of Education, Florida International University. Research interests: Use of representations in early rational number and algebraic reasoning, mathematical language in word problems, In 2000 I completed my PhD in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in cognitive science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. My work during this time investigated student’s organization of rational number knowledge based on the type of curricula they had received. As Assistant Professor at Florida International University, my current research interests focus more on investigating ways that cultural and informal knowledge influence representational understanding of more formal mathematical concepts such as algebra or rational number.
Incoming Newletter Editor: Barbara Garii (2008-2011) SUNY Oswego garii@oswego.edu
Web Master: Sharon Anne O'Connor-Petruso (2003-present) School of Education Program Head, Childhood Education (2007-2009) Graduate & Undergraduate Brooklyn College CUNY 2900 Bedford Avenue/2105 James Brooklyn, NY 11210 oconnorpetrusos@brooklyn.cuny.edu Action Research Projects Wiki Web Sites: http://earlyactionresearch.wikispaces.com http://actionresearchprojects.wikispaces.com/ and MST Web Site: http://mymstwiki.wikispaces.com		Sharon A. O'Connor-Petruso is known for her work in both instructional technology and secondary analysis of large databases. Her MST Model (O'Connor-Petruso, 2001;2005) was the culminating method's course assessment to evince teaching excellence for pre-service teacher candidates for NCATE accreditation.Her research interests continue to be the exploration of predictor variables that lead to high achievement in the hard sciences, the dearth of female mathematicians and scientists worldwide, service learning initiatives worldwide, and secondary analysis of large databases with a focus on their qualitative and quantitative measures. Sharon O'Connor-Petruso's most recent work includes Co-Editing and chapter author for a new text for Pearson: Globalization: Technology, Literacy, & Curricula (in press) and Section 8 Editor and chapter author for Technologies and Global Education for the two-part encyclopedia project entitled International Education and Human Development, M.E. Sharpe Publisher, with an anticipated publication date of Fall 2009.
Awards Committee
Chair: James Reed Campbell (2003-present) School of Education St. John’s University 517 Sullivan Hall Jamaica, NY 11439 campbelj@stjohns.edu Professor Donald Sharpes 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award Professor Allen Menlo 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award		Dr. James Reed Campbell is a Professor at St.John's University, Jamaica, New York. He directs the American Math Olympiad Study and supervises the International Olympiad Studies (IOS). His extensive research on the IOS can be found at http://www.OLYMPIADPROJECTS.com/. Current research about the Olympians is available in the following publication, co-authored by a team of international researchers: Campbell, J. R., Tirri, K., Ruohotie, P., & Walberg, H. (Eds.) (2004). Cross- cultural research: Basic Issues, Dilemmas and Strategies. Finland: Hämeenlinna. Dr. Campbell is actively involved in the International Studies SIG and has Chaired the Awards Committee for several years.
Hsiu-Zu Ho University of California Santa Barbara ho@education.uecsb.edu
Sharon Anne O'Connor-Petruso City University of New York (CUNY) at Brooklyn College oconnorpetrusos@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Incoming Board Members
Amy Meyers (2007-2010) Baylor University amy_myers@baylor.edu
Yukari Okamoto (2007-1010) Associate Professor Department of Education University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490 yukari@education.ucsb.edu
Lotte Rahbek Schou (2008-2011) Aarhus University Denmark Irs@dpu.dk
Ming Fang He (2004-2007) College of Education Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA 30460-8144 mfhe@GeorgiaSouthern.edu
Binbin Jiang (2009-2012) Kennesaw State University bjjang@kennesaw.edu
Gustavo Fischmann (2009-2012) Arizona State University gustavo.fischmann@mac.com
Outgoing Board Members
Betty C. Eng (2005-2008) City University of Hong Kong Department of Applied Social Studies Y7429 Academic Building 83 Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon, Hong Kong bceng3@cityu.edu.hk		Betty C. Eng is an Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong, Department of Applied Social Studies. Her research interests include teacher knowledge, cross-cultural studies, gender and counseling.
Vishna Herrity (2006-2009) Executive Director Gevirtz Research Center University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9490 vishna@education.ucsb.edu		Dr. Vishna Herrity is the Executive Director of the Gevirtz Research Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Her research interests include: Training of principals and teachers to address the needs of linguistically and culturally diverse student populations; curriculum design, instructional methodology, and assessment from an international perspective; family literacy; complementary education; and university-school district-community partnerships.
Karen Monkman (2004-2007) Education Policy & Research Department DePaul University School of Education 2320 N. Kenmore Ave. Chicago, IL 60614-3298 kmonkman@depaul.edu
Megh Thapa (2006-2009) PO Box 65 Portland, OR 97207-0065 ethapa@gmail.com
James Williams (2005-2008) George Washington University 2134 G Street NW Washington, DC 20052 jhw@gwu.edu
Kirsi Tirri (2006-2009) Department of Practical Theology P.O. Box 33 (Aleksanterinkatu 7) 00014 University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland kirsi.tirri@helsinki.fi		Kirsi Tirri is a Professor at the Department of Practical Theology at the University of Helsinki, Finland. She is also a visiting Professor at King’s College, London. Her research interests include gifted education, teacher education, moral and religious education and cross-cultural studies. She has published in such journals as High Ability Studies, Gifted and Talented International, Journal of Moral Education, Teaching and Teacher Education and The Journal for the Education of Teaching. She is a member and active contributor to the American Educational Research Association, the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children and the European Council for High Ability. She has served as a national delegate, executive board member and member of general committee in ECHA during the last ten years. She was the Chairman of the 10^th ECHA conference in Finland in September 2006 and is now the President-Elect of ECHA. You can read more of her work from the www-page: http://www.helsinki.fi/~ktirri
Past Presidents: Hsiu-Zu Ho (2004-2007) Gevirtz Graduate School of Education University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 ho@education.ucsb.edu Mary E. Brenner (1999-2003) Gevirtz Graduate School of Education University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 betsy@education.ucsb.edu		Hsiu-Zu Ho is professor of psychology and education at the University of California Santa Barbara and affiliated with the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. Her cross-national research examines factors that influence academic achievement including parent involvement, student and parent attitudes and values and motivation. Her research examines cultural and gender variations in aspects of behavioral development. She has been actively involved in the International Studies SIG for a decade and served as the SIG's president from 2004-2007.
Past Program Chair: Ming Fang He (2004-2007) Department of Curriculum, Foundations, & Reading College of Education Georgia Southern University Post Office Box 8144 Statesboro, GA 30460-8144 mfhe@GeorgiaSouthern.edu		Ming Fang He is an Associate Professor at Georgia Southern University and Professor of Curriculum [an elected member of an honor society affiliated with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA)]. Dr. He taught English as a Foreign Language at Wuhan University in P. R. China and English as a Second Language to immigrant adults and children for the Toronto District School Board in Canada. She currently advises doctoral students, directs doctoral dissertations, and teaches graduate courses in curriculum studies, multicultural education, and qualitative research methods. She also coordinates an International Educator Training Program sponsored by United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of Global Education Programs. Dr. He served as Program Chair for the AERA International Studies Special Interest Group from 2004-2007.