Dr. Anne Weiss
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Dr. Anne Weiss is the NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC) Specialist at Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. In a quest to fulfill a lifelong dream of flying in space, Anne originally trained as a neuroscientist, which began with undergraduate research internships examining DNA damage & repair genes (with suspected roles in triggering cancer) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. Subsequently, Anne examined the role chronic stress may play in disruption of nervous and endocrine function in various organisms. Both projects led to authorship or co-authorship of several peer-reviewed journal articles and a poster presentation at the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology’s 2001 national conference. However, it was because of a graduate assistantship leading lab sections of a non-majors biology course that Anne discovered a passion for inquiry-based learning.
Since 1998, Anne has taught Earth science, chemistry & biochemistry, physical sciences, and biology in Arizona and Virginia at both the K-12 and postsecondary levels. She began doctoral studies in 2007 with an interest in student retention along the STEM pipeline and science curriculum policy because of her experiences as a female initially majoring in physics and space sciences. In 2010, Anne earned a graduate research assistantship with NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project (AESP), serving as Community Manager of the NASA Educators Online Network (NEON). This resource eventually became the subject of her dissertation on teacher retention in online professional development communities, which was supported by both an Andrew V. Kozak Memorial Educator (Phi Delta Kappa) Fellowship and a Penn State College of Education Student Dissertation Research Initiation Grant.
Anne earned a B.S. in Vertebrate Physiology (with history minor) from the Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Physiology from Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration (also) from the Pennsylvania State University. In her spare time, Anne loves to hike, visit the beach, travel, and play with her two beloved tabby cats, Mr. Hockey Puck and Miss Ninja (who during the pandemic have stepped up at NASA Feline Education Specialists).
Sessions in which Dr. Anne Weiss attends
- Thursday Keynote: NASA Keynote Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:15 AM CST - 9:15 AM CST | 1 hour
- Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren was selected by NASA in 2009. He spent most of his childhood abroad and returned to the U.S. to complete his education and ea...
- Keynote
- Diversifying STEM Workforce with NASA Artemis Mission Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 1
- 9:45 AM CST - 10:30 AM CST | 45 minutes
- In this session, participants will look at NASA STEM Resources related to Artemis Missions through the diversity lens. We will inform and educate a...
- Session
- Tour: Falcon 9 & Shuttle Training Aircraft Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Tours
- 2:30 PM CST - 3:15 PM CST | 45 minutes
- Join Space Center Houston's expert staff, Steve Swanner and others as they guide you through our In...
- Tour
- Searching for Life: Cryobot Mission to Europa Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 4
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:00 PM CST | 45 minutes
- One of the leading candidates for having an environment where life could exist due to liquid water is Jupiter’s moon, Europa. A thick, icy crust su...
- Session
- Friday Keynote: Dr. John Mather Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 8:00 AM CST - 9:00 AM CST | 1 hour
- How did we get here from the Big Bang? Astronomers, geologists, and biologists all look back in time to work out the picture. I will show the histo...
- Keynote
- Tour: Kennedy Space Center- Vehicle Assembly Building Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Tours
- 9:15 AM CST - 10:45 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Get to go where very few people get to go...The Floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kenne...
- Tour
- NASA’s Next GEN STEM Commercial Crew Program: Exploring the Safe Return of Astronauts Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 9
- 11:00 AM CST - 12:30 PM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- NASA’s Commercial Crew Program is sending American astronauts in American spacecraft from American soil once again! Participants will use the engin...
- Session
- When 911 is 9 Months Away: Solving Medical Challenges for a Mission to Mars Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 8:45 AM CST - 10:15 AM CST | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Have you ever thought about what would go into establishing a medical system on another planet? When 911 is 9 months away, how do you solve medical...
- Session
- The Human Body in Space-Intro to Changes Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Virtual Classroom 6
- 10:30 AM CST - 11:15 AM CST | 45 minutes
- Take away new ideas on how to effectively teach Astrobiology and integrate flexible regrouping practices with your grade level students with ease. ...
- Session
- Panel: ISS National Laboratory Panel
- 12:15 PM CST - 1:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Join us for a special panel on the research being conducted on the International Space Station. The event will be led by Dr. Liz Warren, Ph.D., Sen...
- Panel
- Saturday Keynote: Science Fiction, Science Future, and Science Now Space Center Houston (Hosting of all events take place on-line-virtually) - Keynote Speaker
- 3:15 PM CST - 4:15 PM CST | 1 hour
- Persevering with innovation is a consistent theme in science fiction and in real life. Join us as author Andy Weir, astronaut Cady Colman, and I...
- Keynote