Laurie Cook, Instructional Designer

GEST Research Group:

Office of Public Affairs and AETD

GSFC Code:

130.3

Mailing Address:

GEST
University of Maryland Baltimore County
5523 Research Park Drive, Suite 320
Baltimore, MD 21228 USA

Phone:

(410) 455-6392

Fax:

(410) 455-8806

Email:

lcook@umbc.edu

Curriculum Vitae:

Research Interests:

Biography:

Ms. Laurie Cook is an Instructional Design Specialist at GEST. She is currently working on her Doctoral Degree in Science Education at Morgan State University, with anticipated completion in 2010. She received an MEd. in Science Education from Salisbury State University in 1986, and an MS in Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development from the University of Maryland in 1996. Cook taught high school science in the public school system for 9 years. She taught developmental mathematics at Baltimore City Community College and environmental science at the Community College of Baltimore County. In October of 2005, Ms. Cook joined the GEST Information Science and Educational Technology Faculty Group to work on the educational implementation of a map sonification tool to allow NASA Earth science data to be accessible to blind learners. Her current research areas include improving education for blind students and minority students through the use of advanced technologies, and studying the effectiveness of electronic delivery of professional development for educators.