Staff
Joan D. Pasley
Joan D. Pasley, Senior Research Associate at Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI), received a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of Cincinnati, a Master's Degree in Educational Administration from Xavier University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has had extensive coursework in educational evaluation and curriculum theory and analysis. In addition to teaching science at the high school level, Dr. Pasley served as a high school administrator in an urban school district where she gained experience in curriculum development, assessment, and instructional evaluation.
Dr. Pasley has been working with HRI since 1994 on a number of research and evaluation projects, including the evaluation of the Ohio, South Carolina, and New Jersey Statewide Systemic Initiatives, and the standardized evaluation system for NSF's Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement project. In addition, her work has included the facilitation of numerous professional development and training sessions for evaluators, district personnel, and principals on assessing the quality of mathematics and science instruction.
She currently directs the evaluations of the Consortium for Advancement in Mathematics and Science, a partnership between the Merck Institute for Science Education, Kean University, Educational Testing Service, and four New Jersey school districts; and the New Science Teacher Academy, an initiative designed to encourage and support new middle and secondary school science educators in their first few years of teaching. In addition, Dr. Pasley currently serves as the Deputy Director for the Science Strand, Center on Instruction funded by the US Department of Education.