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Marino Alvarez Principal Investigator in the Explorers of the Universe Project
Marino Alvarez is a professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning of the College of Education at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree from the Junior College of Albany, Albany, New York and his Bachelor's of Arts (B.A.) degree from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. His masters (M.A.) and doctoral (Ed.D.) degrees are from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia. His interest in content literacy stems from his years as a middle and secondary school social studies teacher. He has served on national committees, editorial advisory boards, and is the Past President of the College Reading Association and Past President of the Action Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. His publications appear in edited chapters and in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, Reading Research and Instruction, United Kingdom Reading Association, Teaching Exceptional Children, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Professor Alvarez is the 1995 recipient of both the Teacher-of-the-Year and Distinguished Researcher-of-the-Year Awards at Tennessee State University. He was also voted the "Most Inspiring Teacher" in a student election held by the TSU Student Teacher Education Association, 1998-1999, and again in 1999-2000.
Professor Alvarez is a Sherlockian and an invested member of the Nashville Scholars of the Three Pipe Problem.
Dr. Alvarez enjoys working with teachers and students on various research projects. Recently, he worked on a five-year case-based literacy project with secondary teachers. Currently, he is directing the Explorers of the Universe, a scientific literacy project, that involves teachers and their students engaging in data collection and analysis of variable stars.
His wife, Vicki Risko, is a faculty member at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She is actively involved in literacy education serving on national boards and committees. Christopher, age 15, is active in soccer, basketball, baseball, and golf. Mozart, a black and white 4 year old cocker spaniel, is a new addition to the household. Chewing is his speciality.
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