Education and Cognition
The Geocognition Lab examines how people perceive and understand the Earth and its history. Professor Libarkin is a leader in geocognition research, whose work includes novel approaches to research on visual representation, discourse, and reasoning through analogs.
Other faculty in this area are active participants in local, state, and national science education organizations who provide professional development for science teachers in Michigan and nationally and informal science education opportunities to the lay public in Michigan and elsewhere (see "Outreach" page).
Lab Webpage
Faculty
Danita Brandt - Informal Science Education Outreach
Julie Libarkin - Head, Geocognition Lab
M. Jane Rice - Preservice Science Teacher Education
Emeritus Faculty
Jan Eberhardt - Science Education
Kazuya Fujita - Earth Science Education Outreach
Merle Heidemann - Science Education
Joyce Parker - Science Education
Duncan Sibley - STEM
Contact
Interim Department Chair:
Dr. Jeff Freymueller
(517) 355-4626
Department Office:
Natural Science Bldg
288 Farm Lane, Rm 207
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 355-4626
(517) 353-8787
geosci@msu.edu