Research Team One of the greatest strengths of the proposed COS program is the unique partnership of institutions and complementary talents of the core investigators. The COS team members have expertise in marine science and technology, educational psychology, educational research, and teacher preparation in deaf education.
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Ivar Babb Research interests focus on science education, ocean technologies and diverse science topics including the ecology of kelps, the foraging behavior of fishes and factors influencing the distribution of pelagic fishes. He has participated as Chief Scientist or scientist on 37 research and education cruises in the Atlantic, Great Lakes and abroad. Field experience includes underwater imaging and video analysis and digital encoding, fish tagging, side scan sonar, laser line scan, and geographic information systems. NAUI certified scuba diver (>200 dives). Extensive experience with occupied submersibles (Delta, Johnson Sea?Link I & II, Clelia, NR?l, Alvin) and ROVs (Minirover Mk I and Mk II, MaxRover Mk I, Phantom 300 and S2, Deep Sea Systems MaxROV), mixed gas diving (NITROX) and their applications as research and education tools.
Denise Monte Denise A. Monte is an audiologist at the American School for the Deaf and has w
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Patricia Jepson Patricia is pursuing a Ph.D. in cognition and Instruction as a part-time student. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Education and a bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science, both from the university of Connecticut. She is interested in high school/college transition issues, science learning, an encouraging underrepresented populations to pursue higher education. |
Ivar Babb is the Director of the National Undersea Research Center for the North Atlantic and Great Lakes located at the University of Connecticut. He is the co-founder of the Aquanaut Program, an educational initiative of the Undersea Center that has provided hands-on marine research opportunities for teachers and students for the past 15 years. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ocean Technology Foundation.
Peter M. Scheifele is the Principal Investigator of the Classroom of the Sea program. Peter is the Director of Marine Education Programs and Bioacoustic Research at the National Undersea Research Center, North Atlantic and Great Lakes at the University of Connecticut. He has worked for twenty years conducting bioacoustic research with marine mammals including having been the lead trainer at Mystic Marinelife Aquarium from 1984 to 1990. His specialty is low-frequency hearing in whales. Peter has degrees in Physics and physical oceanography, and bioacoustics with a medical elective in otology. He is a co-teacher in the Classroom of the Sea program.
Harry G. Lang, is a profoundly deaf scientist and educator with more than 30 years experience in educating deaf students in science and mathematics and in preparing teachers in both in-service and pre-service environments. He has published five books, including works on the contributions of deaf women and men in science, engineering, and mathematics, and a resource book on technical sign language in science and mathematics. His most recent book, published in 2002, is titled Educating Deaf Students: From Research to Practice. He has also published numerous research studies on the characteristics of effective teaching, learning styles, and related topics, and has presented more than 300 workshops in many countries on educating deaf students. Harry Lang will collaborate with COS principal investigators from ASD in the Communications Access element of this program. 
orked there since 1988. She received her B.S. in Deaf Education and her B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and her M.S. in Audiology from Syracuse University. She co-established the Aquanaut program at The American School for the Deaf (ASD) in 1994 and has been actively involved in bringing information about bioacoustics, hearing and the oceans into the classroom since that time. Denise was part of the Sustainable Seas expedition as well as the team of teachers and scientists that developed lessons for NOAA's Deep East Mission. She continues to work with NOAA on their Ocean Exploration Education Program. Denise will be working on both the Communication Access and the Problem Based Learning Module portion of the COS program.
Mary LaPorta Hupper is a high school science teacher at the American
School for the Deaf. She received her M. Ed. in Deaf Education from
Western Maryland College and has a ixth Year in Education Technology
from Central Connecticut State University. She co-established the 
Dr. Scott W. Brown is a professor of Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He received his B.A. in psychology from Boston University, his M.S in psychology from Montana State University, and his Ph.D. in psychology from Syracuse University. He has published three books/monographs on issues related to educational psychology, and published over 50 refereed journal articles and book chapters in the field of educational psychology, educational technology, learning and cognition. He has presented over 150 papers at professional conferences. He has been a visiting professor at Utah State University and Victoria University (Wellington, New Zealand). In over 20 years of service at the University of Connecticut he has held positions as the Director of the Bureau of Educational Research and Service, and the department head for Educational Psychology. He has been awarded over $2.5 million in federal and State grants.
rces and regulation, registration issues, and graduation requirements. She interacts with faculty and staff throughout the university and maintains open lines of communication with many high school teachers and guidance counselors on behalf of students and programs in Agriculture And Natural Resources. Patricia was a high school teacher for seven years before coming to UConn.