Mary A. Lundeberg

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Mary Lundeberg is a Professor in Teacher Education and Educational Psychology Departments in the College of Education at Michigan State University, and Co-Director, Literacy Achievement Research Center. Dr. Lundeberg received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 1985 and joined the MSU faculty in 2003. In addition to teaching in higher education, Mary has taught in K-12 public schools. Her research interests include problem-based pedagogy in teacher education and science, interactive multimedia learning environments, scientific literacy and cultural and gender influences in confidence. She is exploring the effects of text and video cases on student motivation and understanding in science, and on teachers' professional development. She is currently co-PI on five National Science Foundation-funded projects involving multimedia case-based learning environments in science, research on problem-based models of professional development in science and interactive case-based pedagogy in science and engineering. As a Principal Investigator in the Literacy Achievement Research Center, she is investigating how interns can develop their practice by creating video cases based on their classroom discussions in science and literacy. She has won awards from the International Reading Association, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, and the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Develpment. In 2004-2005, she was selected to participate in the CIC Academic Leadership Program.