Paula Heron
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University of Western Ontario (PhD)
Paula Heron | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Development of conceptual understanding in topics in physics; development of formal reasoning skills |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Ottawa (BSc, MSc) University of Western Ontario (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Physics Education Research |
| Institutions | University of Washington |
Paula R. L. Heron is a Canadian-American physics educator who works as a professor of physics at the University of Washington.
Heron has bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from the University of Ottawa in 1990 and 1991. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Western Ontario in 1995.[1]
Service
Heron is one of the founders and leaders of "Foundations and Frontiers in Physics Education Research", a biennial conference in physics education.[1] In 2014 she became co-chair of the Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs of the American Association of Physics Teachers and American Physical Society (APS).[2] She was chair for the 2020 term of the APS Topical Group on Physics Education Research.[3]
