College of Education & Human Services

José Manuel Pavez, PhD.

José Manuel Pavez, PhD.

Assistant Professor, Elementary and Secondary Science Education

Department: School of Education
Academic Programs: Elementary Education, Master of Arts in Teaching
Research Areas: Science Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Methods Courses, Resilience in Novice Science and Math Teachers
Awards: Jhumki Basu fellow in 2021, award granted to promising young scholars from underrepresented groups in the field.
 Phone: 309-298-1183
Email: jm-pavez@wiu.edu

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About Me

  • José Pavez is a professor in elementary and secondary science education at the School of Education. He is a former biology and science teacher who has extensive teaching experience, from elementary grades to the graduate level in culturally and linguistically diverse settings.
  • Dr. Pavez has been involved in educational research since 2012. His research interest has been around science teacher education, nature of science, and science methods courses. He has collaborated with national and international research teams, and he is currently working on an NSF grant studying resilience in newly hired science and math teachers.
  • He has served multiple local and international science education organizations like NARST, ASTE, and SCHEC, as well as journals in science education, like the Journal of Science Teacher Education (JSTE), where he is part of the editorial review board. His efforts were recognized by the ethics and equity panel of NARST, who named him a Jhumki Basu fellow in 2021, an award granted to promising young scholars from underrepresented groups in the field.
Areas of Interest and Expertise

Science Teacher Education, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Methods Courses, Biology Education, Nature of Science, Teachers' knowledge of nature of science, History of Science, Teaching of Evolution, Assessment in Science Education, Qualitative Research Designs, Teaching Qualitative Methods, Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in education.


Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Science Education
University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Dissertation: What to teach in my science methods course? Analysis of the design of elementary, middle school and secondary science methods courses by prospective science teacher educators through a PCK lens 		2022
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Graduate Certificate
University of Georgia, Athens, GA		 2022
Interdisciplinary Qualitative Research Studies Certificate
University of Georgia, Athens, GA		 2020
Master of Science, Science Education (Concentration in Biology)
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, Curauma, Chile
Thesis: History of science as a teaching strategy for improving views of nature of science in a group of in-service biology teachers 		2014
Bachelor's in Biology and Science Education
Metropolitan University of Education Sciences, Santiago, Chile
Thesis: Diversity of Diptera in two families from the Loma Los Colorados Landfill 		2009