Education
- BA, Physics, Smith College
- PhD, Science and Math Education, University of California, Berkeley
Biography
Lauren Barth-Cohen (Ph.D. Science and Math Education, University of California, Berkeley) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. She also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in the Department of Physics & Astronomy. Dr. Barth-Cohen holds a BA in Physics from Smith College and previously held a post-doctoral position at the University of Maine and a Research Faculty position at the University of Miami. Her expertise is in Science Education and her research focuses on student and teacher learning in the physical sciences. Her publications include articles in journals such as, Cognition and Instruction, Physical Review Physics Education Research, Science Education, Computers and Education, Journal of Science Education and Technology, and The Science Teacher. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation.