Education:
B.A. University of Iowa
M.A. University of Northern Iowa
Ph.D University of Iowa |
Areas of Expertise:
Elementary Social Studies
Curriculum Theory and Development
Elementary Education
Iowa History |
Research Interests:
The pedagogy of teaching history to elementary
students.
Recruitment and retention of males in the
field of elementary
education.
Applications of online instruction in the context of teacher education. |
Courses Taught:
Teaching Elementary School Social Studies
Curriculum Theory and Development.
Applications in Elementary Social Studies
Teaching.
Elementary Curriculum
Classroom Management. |
Recent Publications:
Nielsen, L. (2006, Fall). Female like me. Universitas: Editor Reviewed
Journal, 2 (2). Retrieved February 22, 2008, from
http://www.uni.edu/universitas/fall06/art_nielsen.pdf
Nielsen, L. (2006, Spring). James Loewen’s Sundown Towns: A
Hidden Dimension of American Racism. New York: The New après,
2005. Universitas: Editor Reviewed Journal, 2 (1). Retrieved February 22,
2008, from http://www.uni.edu/universitas/spring06/lynnnielsen0306.htm
Nielsen, L., Hauscheldt, J., Henning, J. (2006) Implementing case
study methodology in critical care nursing: A Discourse Analysis. Nurse
Educator, 31 (4), 153-158.
Nielsen, L., McCarty, D. (2004). From crisis to community: what
elementary principals learned on 9/11. Journal of Research for
Educational Leaders, 2 (2), http://www.uiowa.edu/~jrel/
"Teaching Metaphors among Male Elementary
Preservice Teachers:
Claiming a Profession Not Intended
for Them" in Multicultural
Perspectives.
"Price Laboratory School Citizenship
Program: A Qualitative
Assessment" in the
Journal of Social Studies Research.
"New Study Shows States Returning to
Character Education" in
Character Educator. |
| Professional
Affiliations:
National Council for the Social Studies.
Iowa Council for the Social Studies
Cedar Falls Historical Society |
Honors/Awards:
2008 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, UNI
2007 John Haefner Award from the Iowa Council for the Social Studies
Iowa Social Studies Teacher of the
Year--1996 from the Iowa Council
for the Social
Studies. |
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