Dr. Pearson's curriculum vita

Educational Background

• PhD, University of Minnesota, College of Education, Department of Work, Community and Family Education, 2000
• MA, Vocational Education; Special Vocational Needs, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• BS, Home Economics Education, Kearney State College, Nebraska

Teaching Area

• Designing Instruction

Research Interests

• Career and technical education
• Technical assistance and professional development
• Enhanced math learning in career and technical education

Honors & Awards

• Association for Career and Technical Education Research, Meritorious Service Award, 2009
• American Vocational Education Research Association, Outstanding Paper Award, Testing the Value of Enhanced Math Learning in Career and Technical Education, Donna Pearson and James Stone, December 7, 2005
• University of Minnesota, Digital Media Center Fellowship, 2004-2005

Professional Memberships

• NRCCTE representative to the University Council for Workforce and Human Resource Education (UCWHRE) Meeting, 2009 to present.
• NRCCTE representative to the Kentucky Career and Technical Teacher Education (KY CTTE) Conference Planning Committee, 2008 to present.
• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
• Association for Career and Technical Education Research (ACTER)
• American Educational Research Association (AREA)
• Charter Member: Academy for Career and Technical Teacher Education

Selected Publications

• Park, T., Pearson, D., & Sawyer, J. (2011). Changing approaches; Changing perspectives. Techniques 86(4), 20--21.
• *Stone, J. R., Alfeld, C., Pearson, D., (2008). Rigor and relevance: Testing a model of enhanced math learning in career and technical education. American Educational Research Journal, 45(3), 767-795.(*Refereed)
• Pearson, D., Park, T. D., Sawyer, J., Santamaria, L., van der Mandele, E., Keene, B., & Taylor, M. (2010, March). Capitalizing on context: Curriculum integration in career and technical education. Louisville, KY: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, University of Louisville.
• Haimson, J., Stone, J. R., & Pearson, D. (2008, December). Infusing academics into Career and Technical Education. Trends in Education Research, Issue Brief #3. Mathematica Policy Research Inc.