Professional Experience:

• 2021-present: Mindfulness in Nature Instructor, Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust; Community Group at Springside Chestnut-Hill Academy
• 2017-2021: Assistant Professor of Science and Environmental Education, Rowan University, NJ
• 2015-2017: Environmental Educator and Consultant, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess County, NY
• 2010-2015: Assistant Professor of Science Education, College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY
• 2006-2010: Program Coordinator and Instructor, Masters of Environmental Education Program, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
• 2005-2006: Integrated Science Teacher, Lincoln School, San Jose, Costa Rica
• Summer 2005: Wilderness Instuctor/Outdoor Educator, Appalachian Mountain Club, Pinkham Notch, NH
• 2004-2005: Fellow/Biology Teacher, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
• 2003-2004: Environmental Science Adjunct Instructor, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
• 2002-2003: Earth Science Teacher, Mastery Charter School, Philadelphia, PA
• 2001-2002: Outdoor/Environmental Education Instructor, Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), Dingman’s Ferry, PA

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Education:

• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction and Teacher Education; Focus Area: Science/Environmental Education; University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 2010
• M.S.Ed., Secondary Science Education; Focus Area: Urban Education; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 2003
• B.A., Dual Majors in Biology and Environmental Science, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2000

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Publications: 

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Blatt, E., & Patrick, P. (2014). An exploration of pre-service teachers’ experiences in outdoor ‘places’ and intentions for teaching in the outdoors. International Journal of Science Education, 36, 13, 2243-2264. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2014.918294   

Blatt, E.N. (2014). Exploring students’ perspectives on activities in an Environmental Science course. Journal of Environmental Education, 45, 3, 194-216. DOI: 10.1080/00958964.2014.911139

Blatt, E. N. (2014). An investigation of the goals for the Environmental Science course: Teacher and student perspectives. Environmental Education Research. Published online: 03 Jun 2014. DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2014.918935

Blatt, E. N. (2013). Exploring environmental identity and behavioral change in an Environmental Science course. Cultural Studies of Science Education, 8, 467-488. DOI 10.1007/s11422-012-9459-2

Blatt, E. N. (2013). Local tree mapping: A collaborative, place-based activity integrating Science, Technology, Math, and Geography. Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 50,3, 99-109. DOI: 10.1080/00368121.2013.808165

Blatt, E. N. (2013). Establishing ‘fields of care’: Teaching settings as active participants in science education. Cultural Studies of Science Education. OnlineFirst, DOI 10.1007/s11422-013-9536-1

Book Chapters

Blatt, E. N. (2014). Developing an ‘activist mentality’ in the Environmental Science course. In Bensze, L. and Alsop, S. Eds. Activist Science and Technology Education. New York: Springer, 451-464.

Abrams, E., Yen, C.F., & Blatt, E.  (2009). Unpacking the Complex Influence of Schooling, Sense of Place and Culture on the Motivation of Taiwanese Elementary Students to Learn Science in School:  Using a Socio-Cultural Approach with Phenomenological Research Methodologies.  In D. Zandvliet (eds), Diversity in Environmental Education. Sense Publishers.

Dissertation

Blatt, E.N. (2010). An Ethnographic Investigation of the Process of Change in Students’ Environmental Identity and Pro-Environmental Behavior in an Environmental Science Course (Doctoral Dissertation). ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: Full Text. (Publication No. AAT 3430780).

Presentations (select): 

Blatt, E. & Naro-Maciel, E. (2015, April). A needs assessment study for the development of an environmentally-focused professional development program. Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Chicago, Illinois.

Wyner, Y. & Blatt, E. (2014, October). Understanding how students and teachers connect their own daily life to ecology. Research Symposium of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Ottawa, Canada.

Blatt, E. (symposium chair), Tippins, D., Rudolph, H., Quigley, C., Beeman-Cadwallader, N., Britton, S., Patrick, P., & Aguilar, O. (2014, April). Sociocultural research in environmental education: Approaches, methods, and contexts. Symposium at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Blatt, E. & Patrick, P. (2013, October).  Exploring ‘place meanings’ as an educational tool in EE settings. Research Symposium of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Baltimore, MD.

Thomas, T. & Blatt, E. (2013, October). Pre-service teachers’ perceptions of the challenges of teaching about the environment.  Research Symposium of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Baltimore, MD.

Blatt, E. (2013, April). A sociocultural analysis of pre-service elementary teachers’ perceived obstacles in taking students outdoors. Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Blatt, E. & Patrick, P. (2013, April). A sociocultural, regional comparison: Pre-service elementary teachers’ outdoor experiences. Annual Conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Blatt, E. (symposium chair), Rheingold, A., Ellwood, R., & Kritt, D. (discussant). (2012, May). Exploring Student Participation in Real-World Dilemmas and Authentic Assessment. Symposium at the Annual Conference of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

Blatt, E. & Nolan, C. (2010, November). Exploring Emotion and Critical Reflection in Environmental Education Activities. International Conference of the Association for Experiential Education, Las Vegas, Nevada.             

Blatt, E. (2009, October). Exploring Rational and Non-rational Elements of High School Students’ Environmental Learning. Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Portland, Oregon.

Blatt, E., & Abrams, E. (2008, October). Mixed Methods Approach Exploring Transformative Learning in Environmental Science Courses. Annual Research Symposium of the North American Association for Environmental Education, Wichita, KS.

Abrams, E., Yen, C., Yore, L., Chinn, P., Lee, H., Blatt, E., & Guo, C.  (2008, April).  The intersection of the influences of schooling, culture and nature on the motivation of Hawaiian and Taiwanese Indigenous children. Symposium at the Annual Conference of the National Research in Science Teaching, Baltimore, MD.

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Additional Activities:

Community Service

• Mohonk Preserve, NY – Fall 2011-2017, Education Committee Member and Volunteer Educator for School Programs
• Phillies Bridge Farm Project, Gardiner, NY – 2014-2016, Grant-writer, Board Member, and Chair of Education Advisory Committee
• New York State Outdoor Education Association – Fall 2011-2017, NYS Environmental Literacy Plan Steering Committee

Professional Associations

• North American Association for Environmental Education
• National Association for Research in Science Teaching; Co-chair of Environmental Education Strand, May 2012-May 2014
• New England Educational Research Organization