1. Service in Support of Research: How AAPT Helped Me Improve My Scholarly Activity
Janelle M. Bailey
Associate professor (Instructional) of Science education

2. 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

3. 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

4. My history with aapt
and : Member/Vice Chair/Chair, Committee on Space Science and Astronomy (formerly Committee on Astronomy Education)
: Co-founder and Section Representative, Southern Nevada section
: Editorial Board Member, The Physics Teacher

5. 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

6. Aapt and my scholarship
~40 Conference Presentations
Publications (2 in AJP, 3 in TPT)

7. Networking New opportunities for collaboration
Served on dissertation committee at Montana State University
NASA-funded grant on heliophysics—research in ASTRO 101-type courses

8. 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

9. Research breadth and quality
Understanding the nature of the field—what’s been done, what is in progress
Identifying gaps in the field