School of Education

Dana Morris

Title: Assistant Professor
Department: School of Education
Building: BEP 212B
Email: danamorris@uttyler.edu

Biography

Dana Morris began her career as a field chemist and then became a project coordinator for an environmental company in California. Since 2006, she has been involved in K-12 education teaching math and science, coaching STEM teachers, and developing and implementing curriculum and professional development. She completed her Ph.D. degree in Curriculum and Teaching with an emphasis in STEM Education at Baylor University in 2022. She is currently working on two different research fields including PCK development and university-based coaching for early-career science teachers and recruitment and retention of middle and secondary physical science teachers.

Courses Taught at UT Tyler:

EDUC 4383 Science Curriculum in the Elementary Classroom

ELED 4314 Teaching Science in the Elementary Classroom

EDUC 4314 Teaching Science in the Middle and Secondary Classroom

Research and Professional Interests:

Pedagogical Content Knowledge Development for Early-Career Science Teachers

University-Based Instructional Coaching During Induction

Recruitment and Retention of Middle and Secondary Physical Science Teachers

Digital Competency and Self-Efficacy of Secondary Science Teachers

Curriculum Vitae