George Hein — Professional Experience & Memberships

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    George Hein

    George E. Hein is Professor Emeritus in the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences and Senior Research Associate at the Program Evaluation and Research Group at Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • Professional Experience

    2011 • Museum Guest Scholar, Getty Research institute (January – March)

    2009 – 2010 • Fellowship in Museum Practice, Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC., http://museumstudies.si.edu/index.html

    January, 2008 • Visiting Faculty, Museum Studies Program, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan

    2006 – 2007 • President, TERC, 2067 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140, www.terc.edu

    1998 - present •  Professor Emeritus, Lesley University; Senior Research Associate, Program Evaluation and Research Group, Lesley University Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences

    March – April 2000 •  Visiting Professor, University of Technology, Sydney

    February – March 1999 • Osher Fellow, Exploratorium, San Francisco

    1975 – 1998 • Professor, Lesley College Graduate School, Co-Director, Program Evaluation and Research Group, 1976-1998, Dean, Division for Advanced Graduate Study and Research, 1985-90

    January – February 1997 • Visiting Scholar, California Institute of Technology

    February – June 1996 • Visiting Faculty Museum Studies Program, Leicester University

    January – June 1990 • King’s College, London, Fulbright Research Fellow

    September 1981 – May 1982 • Museum of Science (Boston), Research Associate

    1973 - 1975 • Ford Foundation, Study and Travel Grant

    1973 - 1974 • Visiting Scholar, Division for Research and Study of Education, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,  

    1971 – 1973 • Education Development Center, Area Director, Open Education; Director, Follow-Through Project

    1969 – 1971 • Boston University, Associate Professor, School of Education

    1967 – 1969 • Education Development Center, Staff Developer, Elementary Science Study

    1966 – 1967 • Harvard Medical School, Research Associate, Chemistry

    1962 – 1966 • Boston University, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

    1959 – 1962 • California Institute of Technology, Faculty Research Fellow