Service in Support of Research: How AAPT Helped Me Improve My Scholarly Activity Janelle M. Bailey Associate professor (Instructional) of Science education
What is aapt? American Association of Physics Teachers (www.aapt.org) Professional association of ~8000 members (HS, TYC, 4YR) Two journals: The Physics Teacher and American Journal of Physics
My history with aapt August 2000: Wrote manuscript, “On the Nature of Moonquakes” for The Physics Teacher January 2001: First conference, “friend” of Committee on Astronomy Education 2003: Outstanding Teaching Assistant award
My history with aapt 2004-2007 and 2009-2012: Member/Vice Chair/Chair, Committee on Space Science and Astronomy (formerly Committee on Astronomy Education) 2008-2010: Co-founder and Section Representative, Southern Nevada section 2010-2013: Editorial Board Member, The Physics Teacher
My history with aapt Summer 2013: Elected Vice President effective Jan 14-Jan 15 President Elect, Jan 15-Jan 16 President, Jan 16-Feb 17 Past President, Feb 17-Jan 18
Aapt and my scholarship ~40 Conference Presentations Publications (2 in AJP, 3 in TPT)
Networking New opportunities for collaboration Served on dissertation committee at Montana State University NASA-funded grant on heliophysics—research in ASTRO 101-type courses
Research breadth and quality Exposure to variety of research (particularly at the conferences) Exposure to research methodologies Formative presentations vs summative presentations Physics / Education collaborations
Research breadth and quality Understanding the nature of the field—what’s been done, what is in progress Identifying gaps in the field