Jacqueline Spears

Director, Center for Science Education
Associate Professor
Secondary Education

Bluemont Hall 234
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-5530
jdspears@ksu.edu

Education
Ph.D. Kansas State University 1988 Higher Education Administration
M.S. Kansas State University 1972 Physics Education
B.S. Kansas State University 1969 Physics

Professional Experience
Director, Women's Studies Program, Kansas State University 1998-Present
Associate Professor, Kansas State University 1996-Present
Assistant Professor and Director, Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development, Kansas State University 1992-1996
Co-Director, Rural Clearinghouse for Lifelong Education and Development, Kansas State University 1987-1992
Project Coordinator, Action Agenda Project, Kansas State University 1984-1985
Private Consultant in the Areas of Long-Range Planning and Proposal Writing 1981-1983
Assistant Professor and Grant Coordinator, Marymount College of Kansas 1977-1981
Adjunct faculty positions at Suffolk County Community College; Farmingdale Agricultural and Technical College; and Empire College, SUNY 1975-1977
Assistant Instructor, Physics, Kansas State University 1974-1975
Instructor, Physics, Southwest Missouri State University 1972-1974
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Physics, Kansas State University 1970-1972
High School Teacher, Shawnee Mission East High School 1969-1970

Advising Area
Ph.D. and Ed.D. students in Curriculum and Instruction, and M.S., Ph.D., and Ed.D. students in Adult Education

Research and Academic Interests
Gender issues, and rural education, adult and schools