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Dr. Phillip Sokolove
EDUCATION:
- 1969-74 Postdoctoral Training, Stanford University, Department of Biological Sciences.
- 1964-69 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Ph.D., Biophysics, June, 1969.
- 1961-64 University of California, Berkeley, CA. A.B. with honors, Physics, June 1964.
EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION:
- 1994-96 Assistant to the Provost, Special Projects, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- [UMBC], Baltimore, MD.
- 1993-94 Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, UMBC.
- 1987-93 Associate Dean of Arts and Sciences, UMBC.
- 1992 (summer) Acting Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore (UMGSB).
- 1985-86 Acting Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research, UMGSB.
- 1984-85 Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, UMBC.
- 1983- present Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMBC.
- 1978-83 Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMBC.
- 1974-78 Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMBC.
- 1972 (winter) Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Stanford University (Taught Physiological Basis of Behavior with Dr. Donald Kennedy).
- 1970 (fall) Teaching Assistant, Stanford University. (Taught Invertebrate Zoology and Biology of Subtidal Organisms.)
- 1965-1967 Teaching Fellow, Department of Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. (Taught General Biology, Physiology, Bioenergetics.)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science;
- American Education Research Association;
- American Physiological Society;
- American Society of Zoologists;
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching;
- National Science Teachers Association;
- Society of General Physiologists
- Society for Neuroscience
AWARDS AND RECENT GRANTS:
- 1964-1969 NSF Predoctoral Fellow.
- 1969 (summer) Grass Foundation Fellowship, Marine Biological Laboratories, Woods Hole, MA.
- 1970-1972 NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University.
- 1999- 2001 NSF Education Research Grant. Longitudinal Comparison Study of Long-term
- Effects of Active and Investigative Learning in Introductory Biology. (Co-PI, Lark Claassen) Three years: $ 414,824
- 2002-2003 University System of Maryland Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.
- 2002-2005 NSF GK-12 Teaching Fellows Grant. GK-12 UMBC Teaching Enhancement Partnership Project. (Co-PIs, John Martello, Shriver Center, Charles Eggleton, Mech. Eng.). Three years: $1,488,464.
RECENT OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Invited Speaker, 4th Annual Mid-Atlantic Microbiology Educators Conference, Baltimore, May 1, 1999
- Invited Speaker, Project Kaleidoscope’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, College Park, October 23, 1999
- Invited Speaker (luncheon keynote), 3rd Annual Chemical Education Conference, Prince Georges Community College, April 15, 2000
- Invited Speaker (keynote address), First Annual Academic Technology Mini-Institute for Tufts Health Science Faculty, “Using Technology to Motivate Students for Increased Attendance and Active Learning”, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, Mass, October 22, 2003
- Invited Speaker [2 workshops], Student Engagement Series, Excellence in Teaching Program: “Active Learning Lite: Six Easy Ways to Engage Students in Large Classes,” and “ Using Clickers to Engage Students.” University of Nevada – Reno, September 28-29, 2006.
HONORS:
- Phi Beta Kappa, 1964
- Grass Foundation Fellow, 1969
- Sigma Xi, 1970
- Congressional Science Fellow, 1982
- Phi Kappa Phi, 1993
- University of Maryland System Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2002
- UMBC Honors College Professor of the Year, 2002
- Maryland Association for Higher Education 2002 Outstanding Faculty Award, 2002
- 2006-2006 UMBC Presidential Teaching Professor [3 yr term].
RECENT SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
- Marbach-Ad, G. and P.G. Sokolove. 2000. Can students learn to ask good questions? American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2000. April 24-28, 2000. New Orleans, LA.
- Sokolove, P.G. and G. Marbach-Ad. 2000. Out-of-class group study improves student performance on exams: Comparison of outcomes in active learning and traditional biology classes. AERA 2000. April 24-28, 2000. New Orleans, LA.
- Sokolove, P.G. 2000. How do green plant cells use oxygen? National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Annual Meeting 2000. April 28-May 1, 2000. New Orleans, LA.
- Sokolove, P., L.A. Claassen, and G. Marbach-Ad. 2001 Active learning classes and investigative laboratories in introductory college biology: Effects on students' choice of major. AERA 2001. April 10-14, 2001. Seattle, WA.
- Sokolove, P., G. Marbach-Ad, and J. Fusco. 2001 Students' use of internet study rooms for out-of-class group study in a large-enrollment introductory biology course. AERA 2001. April 10-14, 2001. Seattle, WA.
- Sokolove, P.G. 2004. Mating PowerPoint and active learning: Can I really teach a “hybid” class? 7th Annual Lilly-East Conference. April 2-3, 2004 (one of 10 featured presenters)
- Sokolove, P.G. 2005. Teachable Units and Active Learning. 8th Annual Lilly-East Conference. April 1-2, 2005 (one of 10 featured presenters)
RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (TOTAL OF 50):
- Sokolove, P.G. and G. Marbach-Ad. 1999. Benefits of out-of-class group study for improving student performance on exams: A comparison of outcomes in active-learning and traditional college biology classes. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 10:49-67.
- Marbach-Ad, G. and P.G. Sokolove. 2000. Can undergraduate biology students learn to ask higher level questions? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37:854-870.
- Marbach-Ad, G., O. Seal and P.G. Sokolove. 2001. Student attitudes and recommendations on active learning. Journal of College Science Teaching, 30:434-438.
- Marbach-Ad, G. and P.G. Sokolove. 2001. Creating direct channels of communication. Journal of College Science Teaching, 31: 178-182.
- Marbach-Ad, G. and P.G. Sokolove. 2002. The use of e-mail and in-class writing to facilitate student-instructor interaction in large-enrollment traditional and active-learning classes. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 11:109-119.
- Sokolove, P.G., Marbach-Ad, G. and J. Fusco. 2002. Student use of internet study rooms for out-of-class group study in introductory biology. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 12:105-113.
- Marbach-Ad, G. and P.G. Sokolove. 2006. Encouraging out-of-class student questions in an introductory biology course. Journal of Student Centered Learning, 3:29-36
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