Educational Background

B.A. St. Lawrence University 1976
M.S. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1984
Ph.D. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1988

Professional Experience

Chair, Accreditation Advisory Board, North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) (2010 - 2018)

Secretary, Certification Advisory Council, NAAEE (2004 – 2010)

NCATE Reviewer, NAAEE Standards for the Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators (2009 - 2012)

Member, NCATE Writing Team, Standards for the Initial Preparation of Environmental Educators, NAAEE (2004 – 2007)

Member (1983 – present), Chair (1988 – 1993), and Advisory Council Member (2002 – 2008), NAAEE Research Commission

Member, International Editorial Board, Environmental Education Research (2002 – present)

Consulting Editor, The Journal of Environmental Education (1983 – 1996; 2010 - present)

Additional Duties

Faculty Athletic Representative (2020 -   )

Chair, Collefge of Engineering & Science Promotion Comittee for the Teaching Track (2019 -   )

Program Chair, STEM Education Programs, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences (2018 -   )

Coordinator, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), Florida Tech (2006 - 2015)

Coordinator, Graduate Environmental and Teacher Education Fellows Program, a Coverdell Peace Corps/USA Fellows Program (1999 - present)

Acopian Program Chair, Graduate Program in Environmental Education (1993 - present)

Current Courses

EDS 5067, 5095, 5203, 5410, 5420, 5430, 5440, and 6000

Selected Publications

Riaz, M., Marcinkowski, T., & Faisal, A. (2019). The effects of a DLSCL approach on students’ conceptual understanding in an undergraduate physics introductory lab. Eurasian Journal ofMathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(2). doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112311\

Marcinkowski, T., & Reid, A. (2019). Reviews of research on the attitude-behavior relationship and their implications for future research in EE. Environmental Education Research, 25(4), 1-13. doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2019.1634237

Erdogan, M., & Marcinkowski, T. (2015). Development and validation of the Children’s Environmental Affect (Attitude, Sensitivity, and Willingness to take action) Scale. Eurasian Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 11(3), 577-588.

McBeth, W, Marcinkowski, T, Giannoulis, C., Hungerford, H., Volk, T., and Howell, J. 2014. "Secondary analysis of the National Environmental Literacy Assessment: Phase I and II student, teacher, program and school surveys." (Report to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and North American Association for Environmental Education under Grant #NA08SEC4690026). Retrieved from https://naaee.org/eepro/resources/nela-project-secondary-analyses-final-research

Marcinkowski, T., Shin, D, Noh, K., Negev, M., Sagy, G., Garb, Y., McBeth, W., Hungerford, H., Volk, T., Meyers, R., & Erdogan, M. 2013. "31: National assessments of environmental literacy: A review, comparison, and analysis." In R. Stevenson, M. Brody, J. Dillon, & A. Wals (Eds.), International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education. (pp. 310-330). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association and Routledge.

Winkelmann, K., Baloga, M., Marcinkowski, T., Giannoulis, C., Anquandah, G., & Cohen, P. 2015. "Improving students’ inquiry skills and attitudes through research-inspired modules in the General Chemistry Laboratory." Journal of Chemical Education, 92(2), 247-255.

Marcinkowski, T., Bucheit, J., Spero, V., Linsenbardt, C., Engelhardt, J., Stadel, M., Santangelo, R., & Guzmon, K. 2013. "5: Selected trends in thirty years of doctoral research in environmental education in Dissertation Abstracts International from collections prepared in the U.S." In R. Stevenson, M. Brody, J. Dillon, & A. Wals (Eds.), International Handbook of Research on Environmental Education (pp. 45-62). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association and Routledge.

Erdogan, M., Ok, A., & Marcinkowski, T. 2012. Development and validation of the Children’s Responsible Environmental Behavior scale. Environmental Education Research. 18(4), 507-540.

Marcinkowski, T., Noh, K., Erdogan, M., & Sagy, G. 2011. "Glimpses of climate literacy: Climate literacy as assessed partially by a set of limited items from four recent national assessments of environmental literacy." (Research paper for The National Academies under Contract DBASSE-2000000859). Washington, DC.

McBeth, W., Hungerford, H., Marcinkowski, T., Volk, T., & Cifranick, K. 2011. "National Environmental Literacy Assessment Project, Phase Two: Measuring the effectiveness of North American environmental education programs with respect to the parameters of environmental literacy. Final research report." (Report to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the North American Association for Environmental Education under Grant #NA08SEC4690026). Carbondale, IL: CIDE. Available at https://naaee.org/eepro/resources/nela-project-measuring-effectiveness-ee-programs

Kaucheck, L., & Marcinkowski, T. 2010. "Biological monitoring programs for K-12 students." The Green Teacher, Fall (90), 26-32.

Erdogan, M., Marcinkowski, T., & Ok, A. 2009. "Content analysis of K-8 environmental education research studies in Turkey, 1997-2007. Environmental Education Research, 15 (5), 525-548.

Kostova., Z., Erdogan., M., & Marcinkowski, T. 2009. "Components of environmental literacy in elementary science education curriculum in Bulgaria and Turkey. " Eurasian Journal of Mathematics, Science, & Technology Education, 5(1), 15-26.

McBeth, W., Hungerford, H., Marcinkowski, T., Volk, T., & Meyers, R. 2008. "National Environmental Literacy Assessment Project: Year 1, National baseline study of middle grades students. Final report." (Report to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and North American Association for Environmental Education under Grant #NA06SEC4690009). Retrieved from https://naaee.org/eepro/resources/nela-project-national-baseline-study-middle-grades-students

Marcinkowski, T., & Noh, K. 2008. "Case Portraits of Exemplary Middle/Secondary Service-Learning Programs in Florida." (A report submitted under Sub- contract R00750 to Florida State University and Florida Learn & Serve, K-12, Tallahassee, FL.) Melbourne, FL: Science and Mathematics Education Department, Florida Institute of Technology.

England, Y., & Marcinkowski, T. 2007. "Environmental service-learning programs in Florida high schools and colleges: Nature, status, and effects of as determined by a statewide program census." The Journal of Environmental Education, 38(4), 51-60.

Marcinkowski, T. 2004. "Using a Logic Model to Review and Analyze an Environmental Education Program." In T. Volk (Ed.), NAAEE Monograph Series, Volume 1. Washington, DC: NAAEE.

Monroe, M., Marcinkowski, T., Chang, J., Kaucheck, L., Smith, R., & Ira. G. 2005. "A descriptive review of Florida's Environmental Education Grants Program." Applied Environmental Education and Communications, 4, 151-159.

Noh, K., & Marcinkowski, T. 2004. "Analysis of skills in Korean middle-school level environmental education textbooks." Journal of the Korean Society for Environmental Education, 17 (1), 12-24.

Sward, L., & Marcinkowski, T. 2001. "Environmental sensitivity: A review of the research, 1980- 1998." In H. Hungerford, W. Bluhm, T. Volk, and J. Ramsey (Eds.). Essential Readings in Environmental Education (pp. 277- 288). Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, L.L.C.

Marcinkowski, T., G. Anderson, J. Drag, P. English, J. Lunsford, & L. Sward. 2000. "The Everglades Case Study: An Extended Case Study for the Investigation of a Threatened Watershed and Ecosystem, A Student Worktext." West Palm Beach: South Florida Water Management District.

Marcinkowski, T. 1998. "Predictors of responsible environmental behavior: A review of three dissertation studies." In H. Hungerford, W. Bluhm, T. Volk, and J. Ramsey (Eds.), Essential Readings in Environmental Education (pp. 227-256). Champaign, IL: Stipes Pub. Co.

Marcinkowski, T. and R. Mrazek (Eds.) 1996. "Research in Environmental Education, 1981-1990." Troy, OH: NAAEE.

Marcinkowski, T. and L. Rehrig. 1995. "The Secondary School Report: A Final Report on the Development, Pilot Testing, Validation, and Field Testing of The Secondary School Environmental Literacy Assessment Instrument." In R. Wilke (Ed.) Environmental Education Literacy/Needs Assessment Project: Assessing Environmental Literacy of Students and Environmental Education Needs of Teachers; Final Report for 1993-1995, pp. 30-76. Report to NCEET/University of Michigan under U.S. EPA Grant no. NT901935-01-2. Stevens Point, WI: University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Marcinkowski, T. 1993. "Chapter 6: Assessment in Environmental Education." In R. Wilke (Ed.), Environmental Education Teacher Resource Handbook (pp. 143-197). Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications.

Marcinkowski, T., Volk, T., & Hungerford, H. 1990. "An Environmental Approach to the Training of Middle Level Teachers: A Prototype Programme." Paris, France: UNESCO.

Recognition & Awards

2010: Walter E. Jeske Award, North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)

1998: Crystal Vision Award, League of Environmental Educators in Florida

1994: Outstanding Contributions to Research in Environmental Education, NAAEE

Research

Co-PI, A Framework for Assessing Environmental Literacy, North American Association for Environmental Education, a NSF Workshop Grant (2010 - 2011).

PI, A Review of Research on the Effects of Environmental Education Interventions on Environmental Literacy and Academic Achievement Outcomes, a NCLI Coalition Investing in Innovation Fund Project, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (2010).

Member, Research Team, National Environmental Literacy Assessment Project, Phase 1 (2006-2008), Phase 2 (2008 - 2011), and Phase 3 (2012 - 2014) under Grants from U.S. EPA and NOAA.

PI, The Development and Piloting of a Service-Learning Assessment Strategy, Florida Learn & Serve Statewide Coordination Contracts, Florida State University (2005 - 2008)

PI, The Nature and Effects of Environmental Service-Learning in Florida schools, Grades 9–16, a 2002 - 03 Research Impact Grant, Florida Campus Compact, Florida State University.

Co-PI and Florida Institute of Technology Sub-Contract Coordinator, Assessing ACEE Funded Environmental Education Projects (1990 – 2003), a Contract between the Advisory Council on Environmental Education, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the University of Florida.

Research & Project Interests

Dr. Marcinkowski has interest in the organization, review, synthesis, and uses of research in environmental education, with particular attention to assessment, evaluation, and research studies in the areas of environmental literacy, responsible environmental behavior, and environmental quality. He has been involved in the development of assessment tools in these areas and, more generally, in program evaluation studies.