Laura Henriques

Laura Henriques is an American science education scholar known for her work on common misconceptions about scientific concepts, especially among children,[1][2] and her work with the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC).[3][4] She is a professor in the Science Education Department at California State University, Long Beach.[5]

Education and career

Henriques graduated from Williams College in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in physics. From 1985 until 1992 she worked as a middle and high school physics teacher in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and from 1990 to 1994 she was a master teacher for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.[5]

Returning to graduate study, she completed a Ph.D. in science education at the University of Iowa in 1997.[5] Meanwhile, she joined CSU Long Beach in 1995.[6]

Recognition

Henriques was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2020, after a nomination from the APS Forum on Education, "for many significant contributions to PhysTEC as a site lead, architect of a regional network, National Advisory Board member, and mentor for the new regional network as well as for service to the American Physical Society in various educational initiatives".[4]

She was president of the California Association of Science Educators (CASE) from 2013 to 2015,[7] and was the 2021 recipient of CASE's Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award.[8]

Personal life

In 1995 she married Al Colburn, also a professor of science education at CSU Long Beach.[9]

References

  1. ^ Flick, Lawrence B. (2002), "Technology and a Course for Those Thinking About Teaching: A Response to Henriques", Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 2 (2), retrieved 2025-07-14
  2. ^ Sikkes, Mary (10 January 2017), "Children, Science, and Conceptual Challenges", ETEC 533 – Technology in the Mathematics and Science Classroom, University of British Columbia, retrieved 2025-07-14
  3. ^ "PhysTEC program encourages students to pursue a career in education", Long Beach Current, 16 November 2020, retrieved 2025-07-14
  4. ^ a b "Fellows nominated in 2020 by the Forum on Education", APS Fellows archive, American Physical Society, retrieved 2025-07-14
  5. ^ a b c "Laura Henriques", Science Education, California State University, Long Beach, 13 October 2022, retrieved 2025-07-14
  6. ^ "Appendix C: Brief Biographies of Committee Members and Presenters", STEM Learning Is Everywhere: Summary of a Convocation on Building Learning Systems, The National Academies Press, 2014, doi:10.17226/18818, ISBN 978-0-309-30642-3
  7. ^ Past Presidents, California Association of Science Educators, retrieved 2025-07-14
  8. ^ "Margaret Nicholson Distinguished Service Award: Laura Henriques", 2021 Awards Recognition, California Association of Science Educators, retrieved 2025-07-14
  9. ^ "WEDDINGS;Alan I. Colburn, Laura Henriques", The New York Times, 4 June 1995, retrieved 2025-07-14
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