Dr. Delena Norris-Tull, Professor Emerita of Science Education, University of Montana Western
Education
Resume: vita-delena-2022.pdf
Awards:
Publications:
DISSERTATION:
Tull, D. (1990). Elementary Science Students' Conceptions in Biology: Their Language, Meanings, Classifications, and Interpretations of Scientific Concepts - An Ethnographic Study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas, Austin.
[Below are links to the entire dissertation document, and the document that includes all the appendices]
tullelementarystudentsbotanydissertation.pdf
tullappendiceselementarystudentsbotany.pdf
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS & CURRICULAR MATERIALS: (Refer to resume, above, for full list)
Tull, D., & Miller, G. O. (1990). Texas Parks and Campgrounds, 2nd Edition. Houston, Texas: Lone Star Books. (Editorial board reviewed).
Tull, D. (2013). Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. Previous title and printing (1999): Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. Original title and printing: (1987). A Practical Guide to Edible and Useful Plants. Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press. Winner of the Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, awarded by the Native Plant Society of Texas, October 1992.
Kawagley, A.O., Norris-Tull, D., & Norris-Tull, R.A. (1998). The indigenous worldview of Yupiaq culture: Its scientific nature and relevance to the practice and teaching of science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 35:2;133-144.
Norris-Tull, D., Editor and author of two introductory chapters (2001). Our Language Our Souls: The Yup’ik bilingual curriculum of the Lower Kuskokwim School District: A continuing success story. Fairbanks, AK: Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Copyright 1999, published 2001.
Tull, D., & G.O. Miller. (1991, revised edition, 2003). Lone Star Field Guide: Wildflowers, Trees, & Shrubs of Texas. Taylor Trade Publishing. Lanham, MD. Original title and printing: (1991). A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, Shrubs and Vines of Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press.
Jeffries, M. O., Gallego, P., DeBlauw, D., Morris, K., & Norris-Tull, D. (2006). Lake Ice and Snow Study in Denali National Park and Preserve Promotes Elementary School Science Education. Alaska Park Science, 5(2), 18-23.
Norris-Tull, D., Morris, K., Jeffries, M. (2010). Snow Module. Montana Science Partnerships, Clark Fork Watershed Education Project, Montana Tech, Butte, Montana.
Newspaper Articles:
Between 2020 and 2023, having little else to do during the beginning of the pandemic, I wrote a series of articles that were published as "Letters to the Editor" in the Dillon Tribune in Montana. I did quite a bit of research on each topic.
Education
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, Texas. Ph.D., August 1990.
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan. Master of Science, 1975.
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, Texas. Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1972.
Resume: vita-delena-2022.pdf
Awards:
- CASE/Carnegie Foundation 2010 Montana Professor of the Year Award
- Carroll Abbott Memorial Award for new writings on Texas Native Plants, presented at the annual meeting of Native Plant Society of Texas, October, 1992.
Publications:
DISSERTATION:
Tull, D. (1990). Elementary Science Students' Conceptions in Biology: Their Language, Meanings, Classifications, and Interpretations of Scientific Concepts - An Ethnographic Study. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Texas, Austin.
[Below are links to the entire dissertation document, and the document that includes all the appendices]
tullelementarystudentsbotanydissertation.pdf
tullappendiceselementarystudentsbotany.pdf
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS & CURRICULAR MATERIALS: (Refer to resume, above, for full list)
Tull, D., & Miller, G. O. (1990). Texas Parks and Campgrounds, 2nd Edition. Houston, Texas: Lone Star Books. (Editorial board reviewed).
Tull, D. (2013). Edible and Useful Plants of the Southwest: Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. Previous title and printing (1999): Edible and Useful Plants of Texas and the Southwest. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. Original title and printing: (1987). A Practical Guide to Edible and Useful Plants. Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press. Winner of the Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, awarded by the Native Plant Society of Texas, October 1992.
Kawagley, A.O., Norris-Tull, D., & Norris-Tull, R.A. (1998). The indigenous worldview of Yupiaq culture: Its scientific nature and relevance to the practice and teaching of science. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 35:2;133-144.
Norris-Tull, D., Editor and author of two introductory chapters (2001). Our Language Our Souls: The Yup’ik bilingual curriculum of the Lower Kuskokwim School District: A continuing success story. Fairbanks, AK: Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Copyright 1999, published 2001.
Tull, D., & G.O. Miller. (1991, revised edition, 2003). Lone Star Field Guide: Wildflowers, Trees, & Shrubs of Texas. Taylor Trade Publishing. Lanham, MD. Original title and printing: (1991). A Field Guide to Wildflowers, Trees, Shrubs and Vines of Texas. Austin, Texas: Texas Monthly Press.
Jeffries, M. O., Gallego, P., DeBlauw, D., Morris, K., & Norris-Tull, D. (2006). Lake Ice and Snow Study in Denali National Park and Preserve Promotes Elementary School Science Education. Alaska Park Science, 5(2), 18-23.
Norris-Tull, D., Morris, K., Jeffries, M. (2010). Snow Module. Montana Science Partnerships, Clark Fork Watershed Education Project, Montana Tech, Butte, Montana.
Newspaper Articles:
Between 2020 and 2023, having little else to do during the beginning of the pandemic, I wrote a series of articles that were published as "Letters to the Editor" in the Dillon Tribune in Montana. I did quite a bit of research on each topic.
- dam_it.pdf - The benefits and consequences of building dams
- renewable_energy_v_habitat.pdf - The expansion of renewable energy sources can also impact the environment
- democracy_v_autocracy.pdf - For those who have forgotten why we live in a democracy
- unity.pdf - The importance of working together, rather than against each other
- vaccines.pdf - Why vaccines are important, and what "vaccine efficacy" means
- interest_rates_v_housing_costs.pdf - Lest we forget how lucky we are to have low interest rates