The Staff
These are the people who make all of this possible. The leading educators and scientists who author the modules in the Visionlearning library are available in a separate section.
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Anthony Carpi, Ph.D. (Cornell University) Anthony is the founder and president of Visionlearning. He is a Professor of Environmental Toxicology at John Jay College of the City University of New York with extensive experience in teaching and educational research. He has authored articles for the Journal of Chemical Education and the Journal of College Science Teaching on the design and effectiveness of Web-based teaching resources. He is the recipient of two National Science Foundation grants for the development of online science teaching resources, and he was one of the designers of the HETS virtual plaza, an online education cooperative for Hispanic students. He has published extensively on the fate, behavior and toxicity of mercury as an environmental pollutant. In addition, he is active in research in the area of environmental forensics. |
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Anne E. Egger (Stanford University) Anne is a lecturer and the Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the School of Earth Sciences at Stanford University. She teaches a course called Dynamic Earth that introduces students to the geosciences. In her research, she combines geology and geophysics to better understand the geologic setting and history of regions such as the Basin and Range in northeastern California.
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Yana Mikhailova (John Jay College) Yana is a graduate of the Computer Information Systems Major at John Jay College. She has worked with Visionlearning since 2001. She has extensive experience in HTML, Flash and C++ programming, in addition to graphic and animation design. She also has extensive involvement in project management, working as a publishing assistant and communications specialist. She is fluent in both Russian and English. |
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Russ Demarest (University of South Carolina) Russ is the web developer, database administrator and application designer for Visionlearning.com. He has designed and created a variety of education-based online programs including ThinkQuest, ThinkQuest New York City and ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers, a PT3 program. He has created an array of commercial e-commerce systems, as well as a number of other projects including a personal movie review site hosting movie, book and television reviews from friends. An Open Source supporter and Linux user, Russ supports and promotes the free software movement. |
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Heather Hartwig Boyd, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison) Heather has a Ph.D. in Mass Communications and is an evaluation specialist with an emphasis on educational program development. She has 15 years of experience in measuring, analyzing and communicating the results of education and communication campaigns to diverse audiences. She is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the American Statistical Association. |
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Natalia Pommier (University of Massachusetts) |

