Carolyn Wallace, associate professor of secondary science education, joined the college's Department of Curriculum and Teaching in January 2009. Her research interests include science teacher beliefs and practices, science curriculum, writing in science and the role of metacognition in science learning. Wallace's primary outreach and civic engagement interest is working with graduate students in after-school programs. Before coming to Auburn, Wallace served for two years as a senior lecturer at the University of Stirling in Scotland. She participated in the Communication and Interaction research cluster in the university's Institute of Education. Wallace also served as an associate professor at the University of Georgia and as an assistant professor at Georgia State University. In addition to being sole or first author of more than 25 articles that have appeared in national or international refereed journals, Wallace co-authored the book, "Writing and learning in the science classroom'' in 2004. She served on the editorial board of Journal of Research in Science Teaching from 1998-2002. Wallace earned her doctorate at the University of Michigan, her master's at Arizona State University and her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Irvine.

Ed.D.	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1993	Science Education
M.S.	Arizona State University, 1983	Botany
B.S.	University of California, Irvine, 1978	Biological Sciences

2009-Present		Auburn University
2007-2009		University of Stirling, Scotland, U.K., Senior Lecturer in Biology Education
2005-2006		Camden County High School, Kingsland, GA, Biology teacher
1997-2004		University of Georgia, Assistant and Associate Professor, Science Education
1993-1997		Georgia State University, Assistant Professor, Science Education
1990-1993		University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, GTA/GRA, methods course co-instructor, and university supervisor for preservice teachers
1985-1989		Maryvale High School, Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix, AZ, Biology, Chemistry, AP Biology, and General Science Teacher
1983-1984		Substitute teacher and part-time teacher, Phoenix, AZ
1980-1982		Department of Botany and Microbiology, Arizona State University, Teaching assistant and research assistant
1978-1979		Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Research technician