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Ron Wagler
University of Texas at El Paso
Associate Professor of Science Education
Department of Teacher Education
500 West University Avenue
Education Building 806
El Paso, Texas 79968
Email: rrwagler2@utep.edu
Website
This Curriculum Vitae is current as of April 10, 2015.
Education
Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University, Summa cum Laude, 2007.
GPA: 4.0; Specialization: Environmental Education
Dissertation Title: Assessing the Impact of Vicarious Experiences on Preservice Elementary
Science Teacher Efficacy and Preservice Elementary Teacher Efficacy
MS in Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Magna cum Laude, 2003. GPA: 3.93
Thesis Title: The Effect of a Secondary Methods Class and Student Teaching on Preservice
Secondary Teacher Efficacy
BS in Biology, Southern Illinois University, Cum Laude, 1990. GPA: 3.61
Middle and Secondary Biological Sciences Teacher Certification, State of Illinois
AAS, Illinois Central College, 1988. GPA: 3.52
Major: Biology
Professional Experience
2014 to Present, Associate Professor of Science Education, University of Texas at El Paso.
Department of Teacher Education, El Paso, Texas. Current duties include conducting science
education research, writing, publishing and presenting at conferences; teaching two science or
environmental education courses a semester (Undergraduate and/or Graduate); performing
activities with Professional Development Schools that occur in the El Paso region public
schools; advising undergraduate and graduate students; managing graduate research assistants;
grant proposal writing and submitting; serving on grants; managing grants; serving on
department, college, university and community committees; and performing department, college,
university, community and national/international science and environmental education service.
2010 to Present, Director of the Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory,
University of Texas at El Paso. El Paso, Texas. Dr. Ron Wagler is the founder, developer,
caretaker and director of the Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory. His
laboratory is on The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) campus. The laboratory houses
different species of living arthropods, laboratory equipment and educational equipment.
Examples include tarantulas, centipedes and scorpions. The living arthropods are all captive bred
as to not remove further species from their natural ecosystems. The laboratory performs research
addressing human-arthropod relationships, arthropod education, environmental education and
living arthropod curriculum development. Dr. Wagler, Dr. Wagler’s UTEP students, public
school teachers and public educators also use the laboratory for the following activities:
development of new captive breeding arthropod techniques; arthropod and environmental
education presentations to schools, zoos, museums, science centers, universities and the
community; public display of arthropods; developing new innovative arthropod education
activities and many other fun science and environmental education activities. The Living
Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory is unique because very few (in any)
laboratories perform this type of research or these types of activities.
2008 to 2014, Assistant Professor of Science Education, University of Texas at El Paso.
Department of Teacher Education, El Paso, Texas. Duties included conducting science education
research, writing, publishing and presenting at conferences; teaching three science or
environmental education courses a semester (Undergraduate and/or Graduate); performing
activities with Professional Development Schools that occur in the El Paso region public
schools; advising undergraduate and graduate students; managing graduate research assistants;
grant proposal writing and submitting; serving on grants; managing grants; serving on
department, college, university and community committees; and performing department, college,
university, community and national/international science and environmental education service.
2006- 2008, Adjunct Professor, Oklahoma State University. School of Teaching and Curriculum
Leadership, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Duties included developing and teaching “Field Experiences
in the Secondary School (Science and Math)”, “Field Experiences in the Secondary School”, coteaching “Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School (Science)” and supervised secondary
science student teachers.
2004-2007, National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellow, Oklahoma State
University. NSF GK-12 Program, Perkins/Tryon School District, Perkins, Oklahoma. Duties
included training, mentoring and assisting inservice middle school and high school teachers in
the implementation of inquiry-based GPS/GIS technologies in their science classrooms,
developing and implementing GPS/GIS science curriculum, teaching high school environmental
science, biology, chemistry and physics, working as a consulting high school classroom
scientist, organizing and instructing GPS/GIS teacher training workshops, presenting to civic
groups and local educators, and writing GPS/GIS articles for monthly newsletters and local
newspapers.
2003-2004, Faculty Lecturer, Oklahoma State University. Department of Zoology, Stillwater,
Oklahoma. Duties included teaching human physiology labs and lectures.
2001, 2004, Research Assistant, Oklahoma State University. Department of Entomology,
Stillwater, Oklahoma. Duties included designing and performing vacuum experiments on storedproduct insects, development of a pheromone attractant for the Indian meal moth and
bioenergetics in the giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas) and the Madagascar
hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa).
2000-2003, Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University. Department of Zoology,
Stillwater, Oklahoma. Duties included teaching biological sciences labs including inquiry based
Biology, Human Physiology and Physiology.
1992-1999. Middle and High School Science Teacher, Uptown School. Chicago, Illinois. Duties
included teaching middle and secondary level science courses including life science, physical
science and biology.
1991-1992. Researcher, Abbott Laboratories. Thyroid-Metabolic-Cardiovascular Research Unit,
Abbott Park, Illinois. Duties included research and development of an AxSYM Human Thyroid
Stimulating Hormone Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay and participation in the Thyroid
Stimulating Hormone Task Force.
1990, Secondary Biology Student Teacher, Benton High School. Illinois Public School District
103, Benton, Illinois. Duties included teaching secondary level biology.
1990, Teaching Assistant, Youth Farm School. Illinois Public School District 150, Peoria,
Illinois. Duties included teaching and assisted in the teaching of secondary science, math and
English courses.
1989, Research Assistant, United States Department of Agriculture. Northern Regional Research
Laboratory, Peoria, Illinois. Duties included analyzing soybeans for lipid and protein content and
constructing a soybean breeder’s lipid and protein database.
Research
Current Research Area Interests
My current research area interests include human-arthropod relationships, arthropod education,
living arthropod curriculum development, environmental education, incorporating the current
great mass extinction theme into education, teacher efficacy and evolution education.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Wagler, R. (2015). Teaching with Tarantulas. Science Scope, 38(8), 52-59. Manuscript
acceptance rate: 30%. Monthly Readership: +18,000, Pass-along readership: 45,000
Wagler, R. (2015). A Guide for Acquiring and Caring for Tarantulas Appropriate for the Middle
School Science Classroom. Science Scope, 38(8), April/May Online Issue. Available at:
http://www.nsta.org/middleschool/connections/201504Wagler.pdf Manuscript acceptance rate:
30%. Monthly Readership: +18,000, Pass-along readership: 45,000
Wagler, A., & Wagler, R. (2014). The Dark Side of the Tube: A Science and Statistics
Integration Activity Using Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. The Science Teacher. 81(5), 25-30.
Manuscript acceptance rate: 30%. Monthly Readership: +25,000, Pass-along readership: 75,000,
Special Issue: Math-Science Connections, Article Companion Introduction Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rZznmua-Y
Wagler, A., & Wagler, R. (2014). Arthropods and the Current Great Mass Extinction: Effective
Themes to Decrease Arthropod Fear and Disgust and Increase Positive Environmental Beliefs in
Children? The International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 9 (2), 197-214.
http://www.ijese.com/ijese.2014.211a.pdf Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Wagler, A., & Wagler, R. (2014). Randomizing roaches: Exploring the “bugs” of randomization
in experimental design. Teaching Statistics, 36 (1), 13-20.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/test.12029/abstract Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Wagler, A., & Wagler, R. (2013). Investigating the latent structure of the teacher efficacy scale.
Teacher Education and Practice, 26 (3), 448-461. Manuscript acceptance rate: 12%
Wagler, R. (2013). The wonders of terrestrial isopods. Science Scope, 37 (2), 59-67. Manuscript
Wagler, A., & Wagler, R. (2013). Addressing the lack of measurement invariance for the
measure of acceptance of the theory of evolution. International Journal of Science Education,
35 (13), 2278–2298. Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%. Impact Factor: 1.340
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. (2013). Knowledge of arthropod carnivory and herbivory: Factors
influencing preservice elementary teacher’s attitudes and beliefs toward arthropods. The
International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 8(2), 303-318.
http://www.ijese.com/ijese.2013.209a.pdf Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Wagler, R. (2013). Incorporating the current sixth great mass extinction theme into evolution
education, science education and environmental education research and standards. Evolution:
Education and Outreach, 6 (9), DOI: 101186/1936-6434-6-9. www.evolutionoutreach.com/content/pdf/1936-6434-6-9.pdf Manuscript acceptance rate: Unknown by Editor.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. (2012). External insect morphology: A negative factor in attitudes
toward insects and likelihood of incorporation in future science education settings. The
International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 7 (2), 313-325.
http://www.ijese.com/IJESE_v7n2_Wagler-and-Wagler.pdf Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Wagler, R. (2012). The sixth great mass extinction. Science Scope, 35 (7), 36-43. Manuscript
acceptance rate: 30%. Monthly Readership: +18,000, Pass-along readership: 45,000,
Wagler, R. (2012). Assessing “the framework” for kindergarten through fifth grade biological
evolution. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 5 (2), 274-278. DOI: 10.1007/s12052-012-03905. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12052-012-0390-5 Manuscript acceptance rate:
Unknown by Editor.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. (2011). Using science teaching case narratives to assess the
effectiveness of a scientific inquiry elementary science methods course with Hispanic preservice
elementary teachers. The Texas Science Teacher, 40 (2), 32-49. http://www.statweb.org/texasscience-teacher/nov-11 Manuscript acceptance rate: Unknown by Editor
Wagler, R. (2011). The impact of vicarious experiences and field experience classroom
characteristics on preservice elementary science teaching efficacy. Electronic Journal of Science
Education, 15 (2), 1-28. http://ejse.southwestern.edu/article/view/7336 Manuscript acceptance
rate: 22%
Wagler, R. (2011). Look at that! Using Madagascar hissing cockroaches to develop and enhance
the scientific inquiry skill of observation in middle school students. Science Scope, 35 (4), 36-47.
Manuscript acceptance rate: 30%. Monthly Readership: +18,000, Pass-along readership: 45,000
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. (2011). Arthropods: Attitude and incorporation in preservice
elementary teachers. The International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 6 (3),
229-250. http://www.ijese.com/IJESE_v6n3_Ron-Wagler-and-Amy-Wagler.pdf
Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Wagler, R. (2011). The impact of human activities on biological evolution: A topic of
consideration for evolution educators. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 4 (2), 343-347.
DOI: 10.1525/abt.2011.73.2.5 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12052-011-0326-5
Manuscript acceptance rate: Unknown by Editor.
Wagler, R. (2011). The anthropocene mass extinction: An emerging curriculum theme for
science educators. The American Biology Teacher, 73 (2), 78-83. DOI: 10.1525/abt.2011.73.2.5
http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/abt.2011.73.2.5 Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Wagler, R. (2010). A missing link: K-4 biological evolution content standards. Evolution:
Education and Outreach, 3(3), 443-450. DOI: 10.1007/s12052-010-0240-2.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/5807722887w3274n/fulltext.pdf
Manuscript acceptance rate: Unknown by Editor.
Wagler, R. (2010). The association between preservice elementary teacher animal attitude and
likelihood of animal incorporation in future science curriculum. The International Journal of
Environmental and Science Education, 5 (3), 353-375.
http://www.ijese.com/IJESE_v5n3_Wagler.pdf Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Wagler, R. (2010). Home sweet home: How to build a Madagascar hissing cockroach habitat out
of recycled materials. Science Scope, 33 (8), 34-39. Manuscript acceptance rate: 30%. Monthly
Monthly Readership: +18,000, Pass-along readership: 45,000
Wagler, R. (2010). Using science teaching case narratives to evaluate the level of acceptance of
scientific inquiry teaching in preservice elementary teachers. The Journal of Science Teacher
Education, 21 (2), 215-226. DOI: 10.1007/s10972-009-9160-9. Manuscript acceptance rate: 12%
Wagler, R. (2009). Foucault, the consumer culture and environmental degradation. Ethics, Policy
& Environment, 12 (3), 345-350. Manuscript acceptance rate: Unknown by Editor
Wagler, R. (2009). Chow down! Using Madagascar hissing cockroaches to explore basic
nutrition concepts. Science Scope, 32 (7), 12-18.
http://learningcenter.nsta.org/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/4/ss09_032_07_12
Manuscript acceptance rate: 30%. Monthly Readership: +18,000, Pass-along readership: 45,000
Wagler, R., & Moseley, C. (2005). Preservice teacher efficacy: Effect of a secondary education
methods course and student teaching. Teacher Education and Practice, 18(4), 442-457.
Manuscript acceptance rate: 12%
Watkins, B., & Wagler, R. (2005). RAISE: Using geospatial technology in the public school.
Science Scope, 28(7), 32-35. Manuscript acceptance rate: 30%. Monthly Readership: +18,000,
Pass-along readership: 45,000
Wagler, R., & Moseley, C. (2005). Cockroaches in the classroom: Incorporating the Madagascar
hissing cockroach into your science curriculum. Science Scope, 28(6), 34-37. Manuscript
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts Accepted for Publication
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. (2015). Assessing the Attitudes and Beliefs of Preservice Middle
School Science Teacher toward Biologically Diverse Animals, Submitted to The International
Journal of Environmental and Science Education. Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Peer Reviewed Manuscripts in Review
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. (2014). Beliefs about Future Curriculum: Case Study on How
Avoidance Emotions Affect Curriculum Choice in Science, Submitted to The Journal of
Experimental Education. Manuscript acceptance rate: 34%
Published Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. “Tarantulas in the Classroom: Effectively Integrating Tarantulas into
your Science Curriculum,” The 2015 Invertebrates in Education and Conservation Conference
(IECC), July 21-25, 2015; Rio Rico, Arizona.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. “Evaluating the Effect of an Arthropod Education Intervention with
Preservice Middle School Science Teachers,” 2015 Entomological Society of America
Conference, May 31- June 3, 2015; Manhattan, Kansas.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. “Preservice Middle School Science Teacher’s Attitudes and Beliefs
toward Biologically Diverse Animals,” The 2014 Invertebrates in Education and Conservation
Conference (IECC), July 22-26, 2014; Rio Rico, Arizona.
http://www.titag.org/2014/iecc2014papers.html
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. “The influence of living Poecilotheria spider activities on the beliefs
and emotions of elementary school students,” The 2013 Invertebrates in Education and
Conservation Conference (IECC), July 30-August 4, 2013; Tucson, Arizona.
Wagler, R. “Knowledge of arthropod carnivory and herbivory: A factor in human attitudes and
beliefs toward arthropods,” The 2012 Invertebrates in Education and Conservation Conference
(IECC), July 31-August 5, 2012; Tucson, Arizona.
Wagler, R. “Out in the field: Evaluating elementary science teacher efficacy and elementary
teacher efficacy in preservice elementary teachers,” National Association for Research in
Science Teaching Annual International Conference, April 17-21, 2009; Garden Grove,
California.
Wagler, R. “The demographics of contamination: Reporting environmental violations in the El
Paso del Norte region as a service learning module in university courses with an environmental
science component,” University of Texas at El Paso, The 2009 International Sun Conference on
Teaching and Learning, February 27, 2009; El Paso, Texas.
Professional Publications
Hanson, B., & Wagler, R. (2014). The Planet Magazine (http://planet.wwu.edu/ ): The Human
Issue Spring 2014, Story Title: “Collapse”, contributing author.
http://issuu.com/wwu_planet/docs/planet_44
Perez, D., & Wagler, R. (2011). Students fight fears to learn value of bugs. News @ UTEP,
November 30, 2011, contributing author. Freely available at
http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=71325
Arrambide, H., & Wagler, R. (2011). Tarantulas, beetles and roachs make their way to the
education building. The Prospector, October 31, 2011, contributing author.
http://www.utepprospector.com/tarantulas-beetles-and-roachs-make-their-way-to-the-educationbuilding-1.2676554
Wagler, R. (2011). The sixth great mass extinction: A new curriculum theme for science
educators. Science Education Review, 10 (1), 8-12. Freely available at
http://www.scienceeducationreview.com/
Perez, D., & Wagler, R. (2010). ASARCO visit gives UTEP students new view of cleanup. News
@ UTEP, December 14, 2010, contributing author. Freely available at
Perez, D., & Wagler, R. (2010). The roach coach. UTEP Magazine, Summer 2010, p. 11,
contributing author. Freely available at http://www.utepmagazine.utep.edu/indexsummer2010.htm
Perez, D., & Wagler, R. (2010). Teachers learn from invertebrates that invaded classroom,
published online June 14, 2010, contributing author. Freely available at
Perez, D., & Wagler, R. (2010). Cockroaches star at UTEP teacher workshop, published online
June 9, 2010, contributing author. Freely available at
Shapiro, D., & Wagler, R. (2010). Lessons with animals. NSTA Reports. May 2010, Vol.21, No.
9, contributing author. Freely available at
http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=57346 Readership: +500,000
Wagler, R. (2007). Assessing the impact of vicarious experiences on preservice elementary
science teacher efficacy and preservice elementary teacher efficacy. Ph.D. Dissertation,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. (2004). The 1st annual Perkins/Tryon environmental science biodiversity field trip.
Perkins Journal, Perkins, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. (2004). Scientist spotlight: Ron Wagler. RAISE Newsletter. Volume 1, Issue 3.
Wagler, R. (2004). Spitting llamas?-Biodiversity and GISci. RAISE Newsletter. Volume 1, Issue
5.
Wagler, R. (2003). The effect of a secondary methods course and student teaching on preservice
teacher self-efficacy. Master’s Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Invited Peer Reviewed Presentations
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. “Invited Guest Speaker, Evaluating the Effect of an Arthropod
Education Intervention with Preservice Middle School Science Teachers,” 2015 Entomological
Society of America Conference, June 2, 2015; Manhattan, Kansas.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. Invited Round Table Speaker, “Round Table Presenter: Entomology
Literacy-Research in the Human Dimensions of Entomology Education, Extension, and Citizen
Science,” 2015 Entomological Society of America Conference, June 2, 2015; Manhattan,
Kansas.
Peer Reviewed Presentations
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. “Tarantulas in the Classroom: Effectively Integrating Tarantulas into
your Science Curriculum,” The 2015 Invertebrates in Education and Conservation Conference
(IECC), July 21-25, 2015; Rio Rico, Arizona.
Wagler, R., Wagler, A., Kosheleva, O. & Serpa, L. “Noyce Scholarships for Teaching
Miners: Support for Mathematics and Physics Majors who want to Teach,” The 2015 Joint
Mathematics Meetings, January 11, 2015: San Antonio, Texas.
Wagler, R. “Got Bugs? Incorporating Living Bugs into your Science Curriculum,” Presentation
and Activities, University of Texas at El Paso, A Better Beginning Conference, October 4, 2014;
El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. “Preservice Middle School Science Teacher’s Attitudes and Beliefs
toward Biologically Diverse Animals,” The 2014 Invertebrates in Education and Conservation
Conference (IECC), July 26, 2014; Rio Rico, Arizona.
http://www.titag.org/2014/iecc2014papers.html
Wagler, A. & Wagler, R. “Randomizing Roaches: Exploring the “Bugs” of Randomization in
Experimental Design.” The 2014 International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning,
March 6, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R. & Wagler, A. “The influence of living Poecilotheria spider activities on the beliefs
and emotions of elementary school students,” The 2013 Invertebrates in Education and
Conservation Conference (IECC), August 2, 2013; Tucson, Arizona.
Wagler, R. “Knowledge of arthropod carnivory and herbivory: A factor in human attitudes and
beliefs toward arthropods,” The 2012 Invertebrates in Education and Conservation Conference
(IECC), August 3, 2012; Tucson, Arizona.
Robertson, B., Wagler, R., Lesser, L., and Giza, B. “Making learning a blast: Engaging children
on a new PBS-TV show,” Presentation, Author Only, 2012 CIRCLE (Conference for
International Research on Cross-cultural Learning in Education) Conference, June 22-23, 2012;
El Paso, Texas.
Hagedorn, E.A., Wagler, R., Kosheleva, O., Serpa, L., and Wagler, A. “Robert Noyce
scholarships for teaching miners: A continuous support model,” Presentation, Author Only,
Association for Science Teacher Education 2012 International Conference, January 4-7, 2012;
Clearwater, Florida.
Hagedorn, E.A., Wagler, R., Kosheleva, O., Serpa, L., and Wagler, A.
“Innovative Noyce program for preparing high school physics teachers,” Presentation, Author
Only, Texas AAPT/APS/SPS Meeting, October 8, 2011, Commerce, Texas.
Wagler, R. “Out in the field: Evaluating elementary science teacher efficacy and elementary
teacher efficacy in preservice elementary teachers,” Presentation, National Association for
Research in Science Teaching Annual International Conference, April 19, 2009; Garden Grove,
California.
Wagler, R. “The demographics of contamination: Reporting environmental violations in the El
Paso del Norte region as a service learning module in university courses with an environmental
science component,” Presentation, University of Texas at El Paso The International Sun
Conference on Teaching and Learning, February 27, 2009; El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R. “Using inquiry in your classroom to bring the natural world alive,” Presentation and
Activities, University of Texas at El Paso, A Better Beginning Conference, September 27, 2008;
El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R. “At the water’s edge: Using geospatial tools in the public school for wetlands
assessment (Year 2 and 3 Data),” Paper, National Science Teachers Association 55th National
Conference on Science Education, March 31, 2007; St. Louis, Missouri.
Wagler, R. “Evaluating the influence of a science teaching case narrative on preservice
elementary science teacher efficacy,” Poster, Oklahoma State University Research Symposium,
February 22, 2007; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “Technology in the science classroom: GIS and GPS resources for teachers,” Paper,
Oklahoma Science Teachers Association Fall Conference, October 19, 2006; The Omniplex,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R., Watkins, B. & Larson, M. “Trash it! GIS/GPS integration for community change,”
Poster, American Association for the Advancement of Science SWARM Division Conference,
April 7, 2006; Tulsa University, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “Exploring oklahoma: An introductory ArcView activity for high school
environmental science classes,” Poster, Oklahoma Educational Studies Association Spring
Conference, January 21, 2006; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “Using geospatial technologies in the high school environmental science classroom,”
Poster, National Science Foundation Southwest Regional GK-12 Conference, October 22, 2005;
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
Watkins, B., & Wagler, R. “At the water’s edge: Using geospatial tools in the public school for
wetlands assessment (Year 1 Data),” Paper, Association of American Geographers Annual
Conference, April 8, 2005; Denver, Colorado.
Wagler, R. “Impacting self-efficacy of the preservice teacher: Effects of secondary education
methods class and student teaching,” Paper, Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association
Conference, October 23, 2003; Edmond, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “The effect of a secondary methods course and student teaching on preservice
teacher self-efficacy,” Paper, Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators, Spring Conference,
March 7, 2003; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “The effect of a secondary methods course and student teaching on preservice
teacher self-efficacy,” Paper, Oklahoma State University Research Symposium, March 5, 2003;
Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Invited Keynote Conference Speaker Presentations
Wagler, R. Invited Keynote Speaker, Integrating Teaching, Research and Service Using the Dr.
Wagler’s Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory. The 2014 International
Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning, March 6, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
Invited Presentations
Wagler, R. “Current Research and Activities of the Living Arthropod and Environmental
Education Laboratory”, STEAM (Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Teachers) of
Texas Region 19. The event included teachers from El Paso ISD, Anthony ISD, Fabens ISD,
Socorro ISD and Ysleta ISD, May 20, 2015.
Wagler, R. “Beneficial Bugs”, Ramon Elementary School, El Paso, Texas. April 1, 2015.
Wagler, R. “The Ecological Benefits of the Carnivorous Arthropods of the Living Arthropod and
Environmental Education Laboratory”, Tippin Elementary School, El Paso, Texas. February 26,
2015.
Wagler, R. “Arthropod Education: Research, Teaching and Service through the Living
Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory”, UTEP Orange & Blue Day: An
Opportunity for High School Juniors and Seniors to Visit UTEP and Learn about the Campus
and Programs, February 14, 2015.
Wagler, R. “Demystifying Peer-Review Publishing”, Ethnography of Languages, Literacies, and
Learning (EL3) Laboratory Panel Presentation, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas,
November 20, 2014.
Wagler, R. “Arthropods: An Essential and Beneficial Part of Earth’s Ecosystems”, The El Paso
TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center, Science Café, 200 People in Attendance, November
15, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R. “Arthropods and Ecosystems”, Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare Nature
Summer Camp, El Paso, Texas, June 16, 2014.
Wagler, R. “The Real Spider Man: An Overview of Arachnids”, El Paso Public Library Westside
Branch, June 12, 2014
Wagler, R. “Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory”, 150 Early College
High School Students, National Science Foundation GK-12 Research Initiative for Scientific
Enhancement Scholar Grant, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso,
May 16, 2014
Wagler, R., Successful Practices for Navigating the Tenure Track, Department of Teacher
Education Tenure and Promotion Meeting, May 9, 2014
Wagler, R. “Bugging Out: Environmental Education and Living Arthropod Education”
Presentation, Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare, El Paso, Texas, January 14, 2014
Wagler, R. Fun with Living Bugs, Presentation, The El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning
Center , Science Café, 230 People in Attendance, November 16, 2013; El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. Science and statistics, Workshop, The El Paso TecH20 Water
Resources Learning Center, Elementary Students Summer Camp, July 25, 2013; El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R. Arthropods of Texas and New Mexico, Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare
Nature Summer Camp, El Paso, Texas, June 24, 2013.
Wagler, R. The Importance of Arthropods, Mesita Elementary School, El Paso, Texas,
Presentation for 130 Nature Summer Camp Students, June 19, 2013.
Wagler, R., & Wagler, A. Science and statistics, Workshop, The El Paso TecH20 Water
Resources Learning Center, Elementary Students Summer Camp, June 18, 2013; El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R. Living Poecilotheria Spider Activities with elementary students. MotherDaughter/Father-Son Program, May, 2013
Wagler, R. Becoming a Scientist. Mother-Daughter/Father-Son Program, January 19, 2013
Wagler, R. The coolest bugs on six (or more) legs, Presentation, The El Paso TecH20 Water
Resources Learning Center , Science Café, October, 27, 2012; El Paso, Texas.
Wagler, R. Developing a Third Year Review Dossier, College of Education Tenure and
Promotion Meeting, September 25, 2012.
Wagler, R. Inquiry Learning with Living Terrestrial Isopods. UTEP Young Scientists
Adventure, Rosa Elementary School First Graders, El Paso, Texas, June 12, 2012
Wagler, R. My Educational Journey, UTEP 25th Anniversary Mother-Daughter/Father-Son
Program, 25th Annual Career Day, March 24, 2012
Wagler, R. Arthropods of the Chihuahuan desert and more, Presentation, The El Paso TecH20
Water Resources Learning Center, Science Café, November, 17, 2011; El Paso, Texas.
http://www.tech2o.org/pdf/DesertBugs.pdf
Wagler, R. Success with Tenure and Promotion, College of Education Tenure and Promotion
Meeting, October 28, 2011
Wagler, R. Lessons Arthropods Can Teach Us About Recycling, UTEP Orange and Blue Day
College Showcase, College of Education, October, 15, 2011
Wagler, R. Developing a Third Year Review Dossier, College of Education Tenure and
Promotion Meeting, October 11, 2011
Wagler, R. Arthropods of the Chihuahuan desert, Presentation, El Paso Zoo, Bug Fest 2011,
August 6, 2011; El Paso, Texas. http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_18630667
Wagler, R. Living Arthropods, Flying Colors Daycare, El Paso, Texas, March 23, 2010
Presentations
Wagler, R. “Using Living Arthropods in your Middle School Science Classroom”, UTEP
Preservice Middle School Science Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso, April 8, 2015.
Wagler, R. “Using Living Arthropods in your Elementary Science Classroom”, UTEP
Preservice Elementary Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso, April 7, 2015.
Wagler, R. “Using Millipedes in the Elementary Science Classroom to Teach Science
Concepts”, UTEP Preservice Elementary Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso, November
18, 2014.
Wagler, R. “Using Millipedes in the Elementary Science Classroom to Teach Science
17, 2014.
Wagler, R. “Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory”, UTEP Preservice
Elementary Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso, May 1, 2014.
Wagler, R. “The Use of Living Animals in the Elementary Science Classroom to Teach Science
Concepts”, UTEP Preservice Elementary Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso, April 29,
2014.
Wagler, R. “Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory”, UTEP Preservice
Elementary Teachers, University of Texas at El Paso, November 21, 2013.
Wagler, R. “Using Terrestrial Isopods in the Elementary Science Classroom to Teach Science
19, 2013.
Wagler, R. “Using Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches in the Middle School Science Classroom
to Teach Science Concepts”, 45 Preservice Middle School Teachers, Mesita Elementary School,
El Paso, Texas, May 9, 2012.
Wagler, R. “Assessing the impact of vicarious experiences on preservice elementary science
teacher efficacy and preservice elementary teacher efficacy,” Presentation, Oklahoma State
University, Dissertation Defense, November 8, 2007; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “Building inquiry in the science classroom: Using internet-based GIS science
activities,” Presentation and Activities, Rural Alliance for Improving Science Education
Workshop, July 26, 2004; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “Self-efficacy instruments: An evaluation tool in the biological sciences classroom,”
Presentation and Activities, Oklahoma State University, Department of Zoology, Department
Seminar Series, November 3, 2003; Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Wagler, R. “Development of an AxSYM thyroid stimulating hormone immunoassay,” Weekly
Presentations, Abbott Laboratories, January to June 1992; Abbott Park, Illinois.
Wagler, R. “Research findings: IMX thyroid stimulating hormone immunoassay task force,”
Presentation, Abbott Laboratories, September 21, 1991; Abbott Park, Illinois.
Grant Proposals Funded
2010-2016: National Science Foundation Noyce Scholarship Program, Co-PI, Title: Robert
Noyce scholarships for teaching miners, Submitted March 10, 2010, Amount: $1,181,576.
http://www.math.utep.edu/news/2010-11/NoyceGrant.php
2012: UTEP URI Grant, PI, Title: Assessing terrestrial isopods as a model invertebrate for use in
the elementary classroom, Submitted December 7, 2012. Amount: $5,000.
2010: Boeing Global Corporate Citizenship Grant, PI, Title: HISS (how to incorporate science
successfully) In the Classroom, Submitted July 27, 2010, Amount: $19,500.
2009: UTEP URI Grant, Co-PI, Title: Assessing the teacher efficacy scale: Problems of model
misspecification and methodological concerns, Received $3,800 on February 2, 2009.
2008: UTEP College of Education Summer Growth Allocation Funds, PI, Title: Science teaching
efficacy, Received $5,600 on October 16, 2008.
Grant Proposals Submitted
Toyota USA Foundation, PI, Title: BUGS: Teaching Ecological Concepts to Elementary
Children Using Living Arthropods, Submitted January 7, 2015, Amount: $142,620.00, Not
Funded.
UTEP Interdisciplinary Research Enhancement Proposal, Justice and Border Environmental
Education Research (Just BorDER), Co-PI, Submitted December 18, 2014, Amount: $19,630,
Funding Pending.
National Science Foundation Promoting Research and Innovation in Methodologies for
Evaluation, Advisory Board: Science Education, Submitted February 20, 2014, Amount:
$249,973, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Informal Education Grant, Co-PI, Title: STEM Community
Mentoring and Cyberlearning for At-Risk Youth, Submitted January 14, 2014, Amount:
$2,861,818.00, Not Funded.
The University of Texas System, LERR Grant, PI, Title: Development of the Living Arthropod
and Environmental Education Laboratory, Submitted April 18, 2013, Amount: $165, 459, Not
Funded.
The University of Texas at El Paso, PI, Request for New Space: UTEP Education Building
Rooms 114 and 116. Purpose: Development of the Living Arthropod and Environmental
Education Laboratory, Submitted April 11, 2013, This request was tabled for lack of secured
funding.
National Science Foundation Cyberlearning: Transforming Education, Co-PI, Title: Field
geology and technology, Submitted December 14, 2012, Amount: $500,000, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12, PI, Title: BUGS (teaching biodiversity
to undergraduates through statistics), Submitted December 6, 2012, Amount: $327,643.00, Not
Funded.
UTEP Interdisciplinary Development Research Grant, Co-PI, Title: Science dissemination and
education via radio, Submitted October 23, 2012, Amount: $20,000, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Cyberlearning: Transforming Education, Co-PI, Title: Field
geology and technology, Submitted December 15, 2011, Amount: $500,000, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Informal Education Grant, Co-PI, Title: Informal science
environmental education (I-SEE), Submitted July 22, 2010, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation, Co-PI, Title: The U.S.-Mexico borderlands climate change
education, Submitted May 24, 2010, Not Funded.
NASA NSPIRES, Co-PI, Title: UTEP global climate change education research program,
Submitted April 27, 2010, Amount: $646,701, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 Grant, Co-PI, Title: Enhancing global
change science education through the development of a hybrid learning, collaborating and
mentoring environment, Submitted January 8, 2010, Amount: $2,264,759, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Informal Education Grant, Co-PI, Title: Informal science
environmental education (I-SEE), Submitted June 25, 2009, Amount: $3,000,000, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 Grant, Co-PI, Title: Enhancing global
change science education through the development of novel technologies and teaching
capacities, Submitted January 8, 2009, Amount: $2,000,000, Not Funded.
National Science Foundation Discovery Research K-12 Grant, Co-PI, Title: PLUSS: Peer leaders
underpinning science in schools, Submitted January 8, 2009, Amount: $3,493,244, Not Funded.
Graduate Committees
Meghana Aleti, Thesis Title: The influence of Schwartz’s values on teachers’ internet usage: A
quantitative study of cross-cultural value differences between European nations. May, 2011;
UTEP MAE. Committee Member.
Research Consultant
Takahiro Yamanoi, Full-time Lecturer, Hakuoh University, Arthropod Education, Spring 2015
Faith Weeks, Ph.D. Candidate, Purdue University, Arthropod Education, Spring 2015
Rachel Bell, Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Leicester, The Current Great Mass
Extinction, Spring 2015
NSF Noyce Grant, The Integration of Science and Statistics Workshop, Fall 2014
Rasmiyeh Asam, Graduate Research Assistant, UTEP, Environmental Education Grant Writing,
Fall 2014
Erin Ingram, Ph.D. in Entomology, Graduate Research Assistant, University of NebraskaLincoln, Arthropod Education, Fall 2014
Bennett Hanson, Planet Magazine, The Current Great Mass Extinction, Summer 2014,
http://planet.wwu.edu/
Dustin Eirdosh: Ph.D. In Education, Evolution Education, University of Giessen, Research
Director The Positive Education Action-Research (PEAR) Laboratory, Summer 2014
Hannah Weiss: MS in Entomology, Arthropod Education, Virginia Tech, Spring 2014
Elizabeth Kautz: MS in Environmental Studies, Arthropod Education, Antioch University New
England, Spring 2014
Graduate Research Assistants Managed
Rasmiyeh Asam, Various Science Education Research Topics, Fall 2013 to Present
Albertina Valdez, Various Science Education Research Topics, Spring 2013
Maria Talamantes, Various Science Education Research Topics, Fall 2011-Fall 2012
Victor Santellanes, Various Science Education Research Topics, Summer 2011-Fall 2011
Meghana Aleti, Various Science Education Research Topics, Fall 2008-Spring 2011
Yogitha Alwarsetty, Various Science Education Research Topics, Fall 2009-Fall 2010
Sayda Ortega, Various Science Education Research Topics, Fall 2008-Summer 2009
Captive-Bred Arthropods Established in the United States
Damon diadema (Tanzanian Tailless Whip Scorpion)
Dendrostreptus macracanthus (Giant Glossy Black Pinkleg Millipede)
Epibolus pulchripes (Kenyan Giant Red Legged Millipede)
Simandoa conserfariam (Simandoa Cave Roach: Extinct in the Wild)
Teaching
I have over twenty five years of biology, science education and environmental education
teaching experience with students ranging from pre-kindergarten to Ph.D. level. I have also
taught elementary, middle and secondary science education methods courses. My current
teaching duties consist of teaching three science or environmental education courses a semester.
Depending on the semester these courses can be undergraduate, graduate or both.
UTEP Courses Taught and Teaching Evaluations
Semester
Spring
2015
Spring
2015
Fall 2014
Fall 2014
Course Name
Overall
Overall
Rating
Rating
of the
of this
Instructor
Course
Mean
Mean
(1-5 Scale) (1-5 Scale)
MSED 4311: Teaching Science in Intermediate and
Middle Grades
Pending
Pending
ELED 4311: Science Teaching in the Elementary School
Pending
Pending
4.95
4.90
4.72
4.66
BED/ELED 4311: Science Teaching in the Elementary
School
School
Spring
2014
Spring
2014
Fall 2013
Fall 2013
Spring
2013
Spring
2013
Fall 2012
Fall 2012
Spring
2012
Spring
2012
Spring
2012
Fall 2011
Fall 2011
Fall 2011
Summer
2011
Summer
2011
Spring
2011
Spring
2011
Fall 2010
Fall 2010
Fall 2010
Spring
2010
Spring
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
TED 5319: Foundations of Environmental Education for
the 21st Century
MSED 4311: Teaching Science in Intermediate and
Middle Grades
BED/ ELED 4311: Science Teaching in the Elementary
School
the 21st Century
School
School
TED 6319: Environmental Education for the 21st
Century: Research and Application
the 21st Century
the 21st Century
School
BED/ECED 4311: Science Teaching in the Elementary
School
School
the 21st Century
School
5
5
5
5
4.93
4.78
4.82
4.64
5
5
4.95
4.85
5
5
5
5
5
4.9
4.8
4.8
5
4.95
5
5
4.98
4.93
5
5
4.6
4.4
5
5
4.9
4.7
4.85
4.75
4.9
4.95
5
5
4.9
4.6
4.9
4.95
4.85
4.7
2010
Spring
2010
Fall 2009
Fall 2009
Fall 2009
Spring
2009
Spring
2009
Fall 2008
Fall 2008
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
School
4.95
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.95
4.75
4.95
4.85
4.75
4.75
4.60
4.60
4.85
4.55
4.95
4.85
Courses Updated
BED/ECED 4311: Science Teaching in the Elementary School
MSED 4311: Teaching Science in Intermediate and Middle Grades
New Courses Developed
SIED 5312: Environmental Education
http://catalog.utep.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=7&coid=7845
SIED 6312: Environmental Education
http://catalog.utep.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=7&coid=7846
Service Learning Projects with My Students
Science Café: Hosted by The El Paso Water Utilities and TecH20 Water Resources Learning
Center. Topic: Arthropods: An Essential and Beneficial Part of Earth’s Ecosystems. 40 of my
students educated the public about arthropods and their importance to ecosystems, 200 People in
Attendance, November 15, 2014.
Center. Topic: Fun with Living Bugs. 35 of my students educated the public about arthropods,
230 People in Attendance, November 16, 2013.
Americas High School, El Paso, Texas. Living Arthropod Education Presentation. 10 of my
students educated the high school students about biodiversity of arthropods, 75 high school
students in attendance, April 17, 2013.
Center. Topic: The Coolest Bugs on Six (Or More) Legs. 20 of my students educated the public
about arthropods and their importance to ecosystems, 180 People in Attendance, October, 27,
2012.
“Fun with Living Bugs at the Zoo,” A research program in collaboration with the University of
Texas at El Paso, El Paso Independent School District and the El Paso Zoo; Developer,
Organizer and Instructor, El Paso, Texas, 60 of my students taught environmental education
activities they developed to 107 5th graders, March-May, 2012.
Center. Topic: Arthropods of the Chihuahuan Desert and More. 15 of my students educated the
public about arthropods and their importance to ecosystems, 150 People in Attendance,
November, 17, 2011.
Ph.D. Students Advised
Fall 2009 to Present: 5-10 UTEP TLC Ph.D. Students
Master Students Advised
Spring 2012 to Present: 15-20 UTEP Masters Science Specialists Students
August 2010 to December 2010. Sergio M. Peralta, UTEP MAE.
November 2008-July 2009. Sayda Ortega, UTEP MAE, Instruction Specialist in Science
Education, Research area: Science Teaching Efficacy and Preservice Elementary Teacher’s
Misconceptions.
Undergraduate Projects Managed
UTEP Undergraduate Honors Special Activities: Jeanette Galven and Wendy Galvan, Fall 2012.
Student Awards and Honors
Ann Moctezuma, Chosen to participant in the NASA Johnson Space Center Pre-Service Teacher
Institute, Summer 2010.
Service
Department Service Activities
UTEP COE TED Promotion and Tenure Committee, Member, Fall 2014 to Present
UTEP COE TED Masters and Ph.D. Advisor, I advise and mentor 15-20 masters’ students and
5-10 Ph.D. students a semester, Fall 2008 to Present
UTEP COE TED Master’s Graduate Program, Construct Comprehensive Science Education
Exam Questions and References, Fall 2008 to Present
UTEP COE TED Master’s Graduate Program Comprehensive Exams, Proctor, Grade and
Regrade Exams, Fall 2008 to Present
UTEP COE TED Standards and Student Learning Outcomes for Science Education Courses,
Spring 2010 to Present
UTEP COE TED Ph.D. Candidate Application Reviewer and Interviewer, Fall 2008 to Present
Department of UTEP COE TED STEM Education Tier Journal Ranking, Promotion and Tenure
for Provost, Developer, October 2102 to Present
Write numerous letters of reference for my undergraduate and graduate students, Fall 2008 to
Present
UTEP COE TED Master’s Graduate Program Team, Fall 2008 to Present
Invited Presenter, Topic: Demystifying Peer-Review Publishing, Ethnography of Languages,
Literacies, and Learning (EL3) Laboratory Panel Presentation, University of Texas at El Paso, El
Paso, Texas, November 20, 2014.
UTEP COE TED Graduate Studies Committee, Member, Spring 2013 to Fall 2014
Invited Presenter, Topic: “Successful Practices for Navigating the Tenure Track”, Department of
Teacher Education Tenure and Promotion Meeting, May 9, 2014
Developed Supplemental Science Content Resources for the UTEP TED K-6th Grade Teacher
Certification Program, April 2014
Developed 25 Classic Science Education Sources for the Department of Teacher Education
Ph.D. Portfolio, Spring 2014
Develop, Submit and Finalize the UTEP COE Master Science Education Degree Plan,
November 2013
UTEP COE TED SACS Accreditation, Contributor, 2011-2012
UTEP COE TED Doctoral Research Abstract Assessor, UTEP PUENTES Doctoral Research
Exposition; October, 2011
UTEP COE TED BED ELED 4311 Adjunct Science Education Professor Mentor, 2010-2011
UTEP COE TED Science Education Faculty Search Committee, Member. Successful: Dr. Pei
Ling Hsu, 2010-2011
Oklahoma State University Teacher Residency, University Representative, Assessed a high
school biology/chemistry teacher, Memorial High School, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2004-2005
College Service Activities
UTEP COE Honors and Awards Committee, Member, Fall 2012 to Present.
Member, Dean’s COE 2014-2015 Task Force for Examining Professional Preparation Programs
at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels, Spring 2015.
Invited Presenter, UTEP Orange & Blue Day: An Opportunity for High School Juniors and
Seniors to Visit UTEP and Learn about the Campus and Programs, Topic: Arthropod Education:
Research, Teaching and Service, February 14, 2015.
Letter of Recommendation Dr. Pei-Ling Hsu, Nominee for the 2015 University of Texas System
Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (UTROTA) College of Education, Fall 2014.
Faculty Marshall of Students for Precommencement: Nominated by my Department and Dean,
December 13, 2014.
Mentor for the 2015 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
(UTROTA) Department of Teacher Education and College of Education Nominee Dr. Pei-Ling
Hsu, Fall 2014.
Faculty Marshall of Students for Precommencement: Nominated by my Department and Dean,
December 14, 2013
Invited Presenter, Topic: Living Poecilotheria Spider Activities with elementary students.
Mother-Daughter/Father-Son Program, May, 2013.
Invited Presenter, Presentation Title: Becoming a Scientist. Mother-Daughter/Father-Son
Program, January 19, 2013.
UTEP COE LEAP UP Grant, Participating Faculty Member, January 2009 to May, 2012.
Invited Presenter, Topic: “Developing a Third Year Review Dossier”, College of Education
Tenure and Promotion Meeting, September 25, 2012.
UTEP COE Certification Testing TExES/ExCET K-8, Advising Strategic Planning Committee,
Fall 2008 to Spring 2012
Invited Presenter, Presentation Title: Inquiry Learning with Living Terrestrial Isopods. UTEP
Young Scientists Adventure, Rosa Elementary School First Graders, El Paso, Texas, June 12,
2012
Invited Presenter, Presentation Title: My Educational Journey. UTEP 25th Anniversary MotherDaughter/Father-Son Program, 25th Annual Career Day, March 24, 2012
Invited Presenter, Topic: Success with Tenure and Promotion, College of Education Tenure and
Promotion Meeting, October 28, 2011
Invited Presenter, Topic: “Developing a Third Year Review Dossier”, College of Education
Tenure and Promotion Meeting, October 11, 2011
Invited Science Presenter, UTEP Orange and Blue Day College Showcase, College of Education,
Topic: Lessons Arthropods Can Teach Us About Recycling, October, 15, 2011
UTEP COE Community Partnerships/Community Based Research Team, January 2010-2011
Texas Higher Education Board College Readiness Initiative Faculty Collaboration Conference
(Science Category), February 2009
UTEP COE Undergraduate Advising, Fall 2008 to Spring 2010
UTEP COE Faculty/Staff Task Force to Address State Changes to UTEP Teacher Preparation
Program, December, 2008
Oklahoma State University, College of Education Secondary Professional Education Admission
Interviews, Interviewer, March 25-26, 2008
Oklahoma State University, College of Education Secondary Professional Education Admission
Interviews, Interviewer, October 29-November 2, 2007
Oklahoma State University, College of Education Graduate Student Association, Vice-President,
2007
University Service Activities
UTEP Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETaL) Fellow, Spring 2014 to Present
UTEP Advisory Board for the Campus Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI)
Member, March 2015 to Present
UTEP Graduate College Faculty Member, Spring 2009 to Present
UTEP Cenmaster Researcher and Practitioner, Fall 2008 to Present
UTEP Project TRiO Supporter, Fall 2011 to Present
Proposal Reviewer, The 2015 International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning, El Paso,
Texas, December 18-20, 2014.
UTEP Faculty Coach, Nominated for the UTEP Women’s Basketball Game, November 13, 2014
UTEP College of Science Assistant Professor of Science Education Search Committee, Member,
Successful: Dr. Jeffrey Olimpo, Fall 2014-Spring 2015.
UTEP Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETaL) Director Position Search
Committee, Member, Fall 2014-Spring 2015.
UTEP Noyce National Science Foundation Fall Workshop, Developer, Organizer and Instructor,
November 21, 2014
Donation of my winning University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
dossier to the UTEP Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to assist future nominees,
October 14, 2014
Presentation for UTEP College of Education: Wagler, R. “Got Bugs? Incorporating Living Bugs
into your Science Curriculum,” Presentation and Activities, University of Texas at El Paso, A
Better Beginning Conference, October 4, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
Presentation for UTEP Department of Biological Sciences: Wagler, R. “Living Arthropod and
Environmental Education Laboratory”, 150 Early College High School Students, National
Science Foundation GK-12 Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Scholar Grant,
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, May 16, 2014
Submitted Peer-Reviewed Journal Manuscript Reviewer for Fellow UTEP Professors, Spring
2014
Invited Curriculum Reviewer for the Environmental Protection Agency/UTEP Grant
“Buen Ambiente, Buena Salud: Educational Strategies for Addressing Air Quality”
Provided Curriculum Assessment Report to the Environmental Protection Agency, May 5, 2014
Invited Curriculum Reviewer for the Environmental Protection Agency/UTEP Grant
“Buen Ambiente, Buena Salud: Educational Strategies for Addressing Air Quality”
Provided Curriculum Improvement Strategies to Dr. Elaine Hampton; Elementary and Middle
School: February 21, 2014; High School: April 13, 2014
2014 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (UTROTA) Selection
Committee, Reviewed and Selected UTROTA Packets to go on to the University of Texas
System Level, January 24, 2014
The 2014 International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning, Reviewed Conference
Proposal Papers for Acceptance or Rejection, January 22, 2014
2014 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award Selection Committee,
Invited Member, January 24, 2014 to March 8, 2014
Provided a photograph for UTEP Department of Mathematic Sciences, October 20, 2013
UTEP Centennial Welcome Center Opening Ceremony, Participant, September 19, 2013
UTEP Noyce National Science Foundation Workshop, September 21, 2013, YISD Central Office
UTEP Centennial Celebration Class Proposal, Presented April 11-13, 2014
UTEP Centennial Celebration Class Proposal, Accepted, June 4, 2013
UTEP Noyce National Science Foundation Summer Workshop, Developer, Organizer and
Instructor, June 3-June 14, 2013
Instructor, June 11-June 22, 2012
UTEP Noyce National Science Foundation Fall Workshop, Developer, Organizer and Instructor,
November 18, 2011
Instructor, May 31- June 10, 2011
UTEP Centennial Celebration Class Proposal, Submitted April, 2013
UTEP Faculty Senate, Member, March 2011 to May, 2013
UTEP Doctoral Research Abstract Assessor, UTEP Doctoral Research Exposition, 2011
UTEP SABE MAS (Supporting a Better Education in Math and Science) Science/Statistics
Integration Teacher Workshop, Organizer and Instructor, June 7-11, 2010
UTEP Mentoring Program, Invited panel discussion participant, October 9, 2009
UTEP New Faculty Orientation Panel, August 17, 2009
UTEP Faculty Coach, Nominated for the UTEP Football Game, November 1, 2008
Oklahoma State University National Geographic Summer Institute in Geographic Information
Science, Co-organizer and Instructor, July 24-28, 2006
Oklahoma State University GIS/GPS in Education New Teacher Workshop, Co-organizer and
Instructor, July 18-20, 2005
Oklahoma State University Upward Bound Academy, June 5-July 16, 2005, GIS Instructor and
Science Instructor
Community Service Activities
El Paso Insights Science Museum Education Committee, Member, Summer 2011 to Present
Invited Speaker, STEAM (Science Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math Teachers) of Texas
Region 19. Topic: Current Research and Activities of the Living Arthropod and Environmental
Education Laboratory. The event included teachers from El Paso ISD, Anthony ISD, Fabens
ISD, Socorro ISD and Ysleta ISD, May 20, 2015.
Tour of the Dr. Wagler’s Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory, El Paso
Community, May 16, 2015.
Invited Speaker, Ramon Elementary School, El Paso, Texas. Topic: Beneficial Bugs. April 1,
2015.
Community, March 2, 2015.
A Tour of the Detritivore Arthropods of the Living Arthropod and Environmental Education
Laboratory; Tippin Elementary School, El Paso, Texas; February 25, 2015.
Donation of living arthropods from Dr. Wagler’s Living Arthropod and Environmental
Education Laboratory to Dr. Green Elementary School: Science Night, February 17, 2015, El
Paso, Texas.
Community, February 17, 2015.
Presenter, Presentation Title: Arthropod Education, The Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science, Las Cruces, New Mexico, January 31, 2015.
Community, January 26, 2015.
Invited Speaker, Science Café: Hosted by The El Paso Water Utilities and TecH20 Water
Resources Learning Center. Topic: Arthropods: An Essential and Beneficial Part of Earth’s
Ecosystems. 200 People in Attendance, November 15, 2014.
El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center Water Festival, Environmental Education
Presentation “Discover the Chihuahuan Desert”, October 22, 2014, El Paso, Texas.
Donation of living Chihuahuan Desert arthropods from Dr. Wagler’s Living Arthropod and
Environmental Education Laboratory to the El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center
Water Festival, October 20, 2014, El Paso, Texas.
Living Arthropod Presentations, El Paso Zoo, Bug Fest 2014, August 2-3, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center Elementary Students Nature Summer Camp,
Science Workshops, El Paso, Texas, July 21-July 25, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
Education Laboratory to the El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center Elementary
Students Nature Summer Camp, July 14, 2014, El Paso, Texas.
Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory Tour, Peace Lutheran Nature
Summer Camp 1st-5th graders, July 26, 2014.
Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare, El Paso, Texas, Portable Living Arthropod Education
Display for Kids Nature Summer Camp, June 16-24, 2014.
Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare, El Paso, Texas, Living Arthropod and Environmental
Education Laboratory Presentations for Kids Nature Summer Camp, June 16, 2014.
El Paso Public Library Westside Branch, Arthropods and Ecosystem Presentation, 90 children
present, June 12, 2014
Education Laboratory to the El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center Elementary
Students Nature Summer Camp, July 3, 2014, El Paso, Texas.
Community, May 15, 2014.
Education Laboratory for the Careers in Engineering Event, 300 students present at Bassett
Middle School, El Paso, Texas, May 12-14, 2014
Education Laboratory for the Mesita Elementary School Reading Camp. El Paso Texas on April
12, 2014.
Education Laboratory for the purposed of environmental education to El Paso Water Utilities
and TecH20 Water Resources Learning Centers. 500+ Fourth Graders from El Paso Public
Schools in Attendance, February 4, 2014.
Tippin Elementary School, El Paso, Texas. Living Arthropods as Recyclers Presentation,
January 14, 2014.
Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare, El Paso, Texas, Environmental Education and Living
Arthropod Education Presentation for the school, January 14, 2014
Resources Learning Center. Topic: Fun with Living Bugs. 230 People in Attendance, November
16, 2013.
Community, October 7, 2013.
Science Café, Provided Living Arthropod Photographs for Advertisements, September 20, 2013.
Community, July 31, 2013.
The El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center, “Science and Statistics” Workshop, El
Paso, Texas, Elementary Students Nature Summer Camp, July 22-July 26, 2013; El Paso, Texas.
Dr. Wagler’s Living Arthropod and Environmental Education Laboratory Tour, Peace Lutheran
Nature Summer Camp 1st-5th graders, July 17, 2013.
Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare, El Paso, Texas, Portable Living Arthropod Education
Display for Kids Nature Summer Camp, June 24-28, 2013.
Peace Lutheran Preschool and Daycare, El Paso, Texas, Living Arthropod Education
Presentations for Kids Nature Summer Camp, June 24-June 28, 2013.
The El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center, “Science and Statistics” Workshop, El
Paso, Texas, Elementary Students Nature Summer Camp, June 17-21, 2013; El Paso, Texas.
Mesita Elementary School, El Paso, Texas, Living Arthropod Education Presentation for 130
Nature Summer Camp Students, June 17-28, 2013.
Tippin Elementary School, El Paso, Texas. Physical Science Presentation and Activity, May 3,
2013.
Donation of living Madagscar Hissing Cockroaches from Dr. Wagler’s Living Arthropod and
Environmental Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to Mesita
Elementary School, El Paso Texas on April 17, 2013.
Americas High School, El Paso, Texas. Living Arthropod Education Presentation, April 17,
2013.
Donation of living Madagscar Hissing Cockroaches from Dr. Wagler’s Living Arthropod and
Environmental Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to Dr. Green
Elementary School, El Paso Texas on April 16, 2013.
Education Laboratory to Jesus Gonzalez, April 4, 2013
Presenter, Presentation Title: The Wonders of Bugs!! The Las Cruces Museum of Nature and
Science, Las Cruces, New Mexico, January 19, 2013
Resources Learning Center. Topic: The Coolest Bugs on Six (Or More) Legs. October, 27, 2012
Science Café, Provided Living Arthropod Photographs for Advertisements, October 14, 2012
“Fun with Living Bugs at the Zoo,” A research program in collaboration with the University of
Texas at El Paso, El Paso Independent School District and the El Paso Zoo; Developer,
Organizer and Instructor, El Paso, Texas, March-May, 2012
Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to West Texas Regional Poison
Control Center, El Paso Texas on June 2, 2012
Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to UTEP Future Educators of Dr.
Green Elementary School, El Paso, Texas on May 7, 2012
Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to UTEP Future Educators of
Math and Science (FEMaS) and Aoy Elementary School, El Paso, Texas on April 21. 2012
Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to UTEP Future Educators of
Ramona Elementary School, El Paso, Texas on April 11, 2012
Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to El Paso Water Utilities and
TecH20 Water Resources Learning Centers. January, 27, 2012
Resources Learning Center. Topic: Arthropods of the Chihuahuan Desert and More. November,
17, 2011
KCOS children’s show: “Blast Beyond.” Developed and Performed Three Arthropod Education
Episodes: 1) Arthropods (Characteristics and Diversity), October 6, 2011; 2) Roaches of the
World, October 10, 2011; and 3) Arthropods of the Chihuahuan Desert, October 12, 2011
Episode 1: http://www.kcostv.org/blastbeyond/videos/season1/Video19.html
Science Café, Provided Living Arthropod Photographs for Advertisements, September 27, 2011
Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to Ysleta Elementary School on
September, 19, 2011
Education Laboratory for the purposed of arthropod education to Eastwood High School, El
Paso, Texas on September, 12, 2011
El Paso Zoo, Provided Living Arthropod Photographs for Zoo Advertisements, August 2011
Invited Living Arthropod Education Presenter, El Paso Zoo, Bug Fest, August 6-7, 2011
Science Fair Judge, Lundy Elementary School, May 20, 2011
Invited Presenter, Topic: Living Arthropods, Flying Colors Daycare, El Paso, Texas, March 23,
2010
The El Paso Zoo, Living Arthropod Care Consultant, January 2011
Project WET Facilitator, Certified: April 25, 2011
Project WET/Discover a Watershed Rio Grande Facilitator, Certified: June 25, 2011
Science Fair Judge, Hornedo Middle School, El Paso, Texas, January 12, 2011
Oklahoma Project WILD Facilitator, Certified: 2007.
Oklahoma State University Educational Entomology Outreach Program, Presenter, 2007
Perkins-Tryon Elementary School Geology Presentations, Perkins, Oklahoma, 2007
Oklahoma State University Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, March 10, 2007, Judge
National Audubon Society Summer Nature Camp, Counselor, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 2006
Oklahoma State University Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, April 3-4, 2005, Judge
National/International Service Activities
Editorial Board Member for The International Journal of Environmental and Science Education,
2012 to Present http://www.ijese.com/editorialboard.htm
Invited Reviewer for Environmental Education Research, March 2015 to Present
Invited Reviewer for Society & Animals, August 2014 to Present
Invited Reviewer for Research in Science Education, April 2014 to Present
Invited Reviewer for School Science and Mathematics, March 2013 to Present
Invited Reviewer for Bioscience, January 2011 to Present
Invited Reviewer for The International Journal of Science Education, December 2010 to Present
Invited Reviewer for The American Biology Teacher, May 2010 to Present
Invited Reviewer for The International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, April
2010 to Present
Invited Reviewer for Evolution: Education and Outreach, March 2010 to Present
Invited Reviewer for the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, June 2009 to Present
Letter of Reference for John Chastain, Lead Keeper of Invertebrates and Herpetology at the
Toledo Zoological Society to acquire vendor status for bugsincyberspace.com, March 3, 2015
Photographer, Provided Living Dendrostreptus macracanthus (Giant Glossy Black Pinkleg
Millipede) Photographs to Peter Clausen for Website, October 22, 2014.
Invited Photographer, Provided Terrestrial Isopod Photographs for the Book “Pillbugs and Other
Isopods: Cultivating Vivarium Clean-Up Crews and Feeders for Dart Frogs, Arachnids, and
Insects” written by Orin McMonigle, November 6, 2013.
Invited Photographer, Provided Terrestrial Isopod Photographs for the Book “Isopods in
Captivity: Terrarium Clean Up Crews” written by Orin McMonigle, May 8, 2013.
Invited Photographer, Provided Living Amblypygid Photographs for the Book “Arachnida:
Amblypygi - Whipspider Captive Reproduction and Biology” written by Orin McMonigle,
January 22, 2013.
Invited to be an Editorial Board Member for The International Journal of Environmental and
Science Education, January 2012 http://www.ijese.com/editorialboard.htm
Invited Editorial Reviewer, Teacher Education & Practice, Summer 2007, Volume 20, No. 3
Professional Development Presented
2014 Noyce National Science Foundation Fall Workshop, Topic: The Integration of Science and
Statistics; Participants: 9th-12th Grade Preservice Teachers; Developer, Organizer and Instructor,
November 21, 2014, UTEP, El Paso, Texas.
2013 Noyce National Science Foundation Summer Workshop, Topic: The Practical Application
of Statistics in the High School Classroom; Participants: 9th-12th Grade Preservice Teachers;
Developer, Organizer and Instructor, June 3-June 14, 2013, UTEP, El Paso, Texas.
2012 Noyce National Science Foundation Summer Workshop, Topic: Teaching Experimental
Design using Living Arthropods; Participants: 9th-12th Grade Preservice Teachers; Developer,
Organizer and Instructor, June 11-June 22, 2012, UTEP, El Paso, Texas.
2011 Noyce National Science Foundation Fall Workshop, Topic: Environmental Education:
Tools and Techniques for Incorporation into Middle School and High School Physics;
Participants: 7th-12th Grade Preservice Teachers; Developer, Organizer and Instructor, November
18, 2011, UTEP, El Paso, Texas.
2011 Noyce National Science Foundation Summer Workshop, Topic: Randomizing Roaches:
The Integration of Science and Statistics; Participants: 7th-12th Grade Preservice Teachers;
Developer, Organizer and Instructor, May 31- June 10, 2011, UTEP, El Paso, Texas.
2010 SABE MAS (Supporting a Better Education in Math and Science) Science/Statistics
Integration Teacher Workshop; Participants: 7th-12th Grade Preservice/Inservice Teachers;
Developer, Organizer and Instructor, June 7-11, 2010, UTEP, El Paso, Texas.
Website: http://science2.utep.edu/sabemas/index.html
2006 National Geographic Summer Institute in Geographic Information Science; Participants:
High School Students; Co-organizer and Instructor, July 24-28, 2006, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
2005 GIS/GPS in Education New Teacher Workshop; Participants: Inservice Teachers, Coorganizer and Instructor, July 18-20, 2005, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Honors and Awards
Invited Guest Speaker, 2015 Entomological Society of America Conference, Symposium Title:
Evaluating the Effect of an Arthropod Education Intervention with Preservice Middle School
Science Teachers, Manhattan, Kansas; May 31- June 3, 2015.
Invited Round Table Presenter, 2015 Entomological Society of America Conference,
Symposium Title: Entomology Literacy: Research in the Human Dimensions of Entomology
Education, Extension, and Citizen Science, Manhattan, Kansas; May 31- June 3, 2015.
Nominated by UTEP Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETaL) Fellows to be a
CETaL Fellow, Spring 2014 to Present.
Invited member to the University of Texas at El Paso Advisory Board for the Campus Office of
Undergraduate Research Initiatives (COURI), March 17, 2015
UTEP College of Education Highlighted Faculty Member, March 2-6, 2015
Nominated by my Dean to be the Faculty Marshall of Students for Precommencement,
December 13, 2014 for receiving tenure and promotion at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Nominated by Dr. Riter (Interim Dean of the College of Education) to attend President Diana
Natalicio’s UTEP Faculty-Community Partnerships that Foster Engaged Scholarship Event,
Location: Hoover House, El Paso, Texas, March 28, 2014
Winner of the 2014 Harry J. Meeuwsen Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award; Cash
Prize: $300, March 7, 2014
Winner of the Scholarship of Teaching Literature Paper; Paper submitted: “Randomizing
Roaches: Exploring the “Bugs” of Randomization in Experimental Design.” The 2014
International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning, March 5-7, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
Invited Keynote Speaker, The 2014 International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning,
March 6, 2014; El Paso, Texas.
Invited Presenter; Evolution 2014 Conference: Education Symposium; Topic: Developing Valid
and Reliable Evolution Education Instruments; Raleigh, North Carolina; June 20-24, 2014.
Nominated by my Department and Dean to be the Faculty Marshall of Students for
Precommencement for winning the 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding
Teaching Award, December 14, 2013.
Winner of The El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center 2013 Most Valuable Person
Award for Dr. Wagler’s continuous community service via his living arthropod and
environmental education outreach, November 15, 2013.
Recognition of my 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award at
the UTEP Centennial Welcome Center Opening Ceremony, September 19, 2013.
Follett Outstanding Teacher Recognition, UTEP Football Game Halftime Show, October 12,
2013.
Excellent Teaching Evaluations, University of Texas at El Paso, Fall 2008 to Present.
Winner of the 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for
tenure track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000. June 19, 2013. This award is among the most
prestigious and competitive nationwide teaching awards. It is also one of the nation’s largest
monetary teaching recognition programs in higher education.
Website: http://www.utsystem.edu/teachingawards/2013/Academic/all.htm
Winner of the 2013 UTEP College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award, May 17, 2013.
Nominated by the UTEP Provost Office for the 2013 University of Texas System Regents’
Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. February 23, 2013.
Nominated for the 2012 UTEP College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award, January 21,
2013.
Nominated by my college for the 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding
Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. January 18, 2013.
Nominated by my department for the 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding
Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. September 20, 2012.
2012 Invited Guest Speaker, Science Café: Hosted by The El Paso Water Utilities and TecH20
Water Resources Learning Centers.
Winner of the 2012 UTEP College of Education Grant Proposal Preparation Program Award,
July 4, 2012. Title: BUGS (teaching Biodiversity to UnderGraduates through Statistics), Submitted June
1, 2012. Fall 2012 Course release awarded.
Invited Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of Environmental and Science
Education, 2012 to Present. http://www.ijese.com/editorialboard.htm
Winner of the 2012 UTEP College of Education Excellence in Scholarship (Research) Award.
Nominated for the 2011 UTEP College of Education Excellence in Scholarship (Research)
Award, January 18, 2012.
2011 Invited Guest Speaker, Science Café: Hosted by The El Paso Water Utilities and TecH20
Water Resources Learning Centers.
Invited Author, The Science Education Review, August 20, 2011.
Nominated for the 2010 UTEP College of Education Excellence in Teaching Award, January 21,
2011.
Nominated for the 2010 UTEP College of Education Excellence in Scholarship (Research)
Award, January 12, 2011.
Dean Nomination (Dr. Josie V. Tinajero, UTEP COE) for Texas Higher Education Board
College Readiness Initiative Faculty Collaboration Conference (Science Category), 2008.
Winner of the Oklahoma State University Research Symposium Award, Poster Presentation
(Education), 1st Place, 2007.
Outstanding Teaching Evaluations, Oklahoma State University, 2007.
Winner of the Oklahoma Association for Environmental Education Outstanding College Student
Award, 2006.
Phi Theta Phi Honor Society, 2006.
Winner of the Oklahoma State University Environmental Science Graduate Student Incentive
Award, 2005.
Winner of the National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellowship Award, 2004-2007.
Winner of the Oklahoma State University Environmental Institute Scholarship, 2004.
Winner of the Environmental Science Graduate Student Incentive Award, 2004.
Winner of the Oklahoma State University Master’s Research Excellence Award, 2004.
Outstanding Teaching Evaluations, Oklahoma State University, 2000-2004.
Nominated Rocky Mountain Educational Association Junior Research Award, 2003.
Winner of the Zoology Graduate Student Incentive Award, Oklahoma State University, 2002.
Winner of the Technical Excellence Award, TSH Task Force, Abbott Laboratories, 1991
Southern Illinois University Honors: Graduated Cum Laude, 1990.
Golden Key International Honors Society, Southern Illinois University, 1990.
Dean’s List, Southern Illinois University, 1988-1990.
Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society, Illinois Central College, 1988.
Dean’s List, Illinois Central College and National Dean’s List, 1986-1988.
Recognition
Selected Media Outlets that have Covered Dr. Wagler’s Activities
UTEP Magazine; UTEP Website; News @ UTEP; The UTEP Prospector; National Science
Teachers Association; El Paso Magazine; Channel 4 El Paso, Texas (KDBC); Channel 26 El
Paso, Texas (Univision); Channel 7 El Paso, Texas (KVIA); Channel 9 El Paso, Texas (KTSM);
Channel 14 El Paso, Texas (KFOX); El Paso Times Newspaper, El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces Sun
News, Las Cruces, New Mexico; KCOS El Paso Public Television Channel 13, El Paso, Texas;
Twitter; facebook; K12Science. Net; El Diario Newspaper (for Spanish Speaking readership);
KRWG New Mexico State University Public Media; utepnews.com, El Paso Inc., TecH20 Water
Resources Learning Center and The International Sun Conference on Teaching and Learning.
Selected Media Coverage of Dr. Ron Wagler’s Activities
UTEP College of Education Website, The story covered Dr. Wagler’s living arthropod education
outreach activities with Ramona Elementary School in El Paso, Texas. Title: UTEP Professor’s
‘Bugs’ Introduce Kindergarteners to Higher Ed, April 8, 2015.
http://coe.utep.edu/index.php/80-utep-professor-s-bugs-introduce-kindergarteners-to-higher-ed
UTEP twitter and facebook coverage Dr. Wagler’s living arthropod education outreach activities
with Ramona Elementary School in El Paso, Texas. April 6, 2015.
https://www.facebook.com/UTEPMiners/photos/pcb.10152695312776160/10152695310066160/
?type=1&theater
Univision El Paso Channel 26, Nightly News, The nightly news TV story covered Dr. Wagler’s
living arthropod education outreach activities with Ramona Elementary School in El Paso,
Texas. April 1, 2015. http://www.kint.com/
El Paso Times Newspaper, The story covered Dr. Wagler’s living arthropod education outreach
activities with Ramona Elementary School in El Paso, Texas. Title: A Bug’s Life: Hands-on
Learning, Section B-1, April 1, 2015.
El Paso Times Website, The website presents Dr. Wagler’s living arthropod education outreach
activities with Ramona Elementary School in El Paso, Texas. April 1, 2015.
http://photos.elpasotimes.com/2015/04/01/photos-kindergarten-students-learn-about-bugs-atutep/#1
El Paso Times Twitter and facebook coverage of Dr. Wagler’s living arthropod education
outreach activities with Ramona Elementary School in El Paso, Texas. April 1, 2015.
College Mathematics Journal’s Media Highlights, The story covered Dr. Wagler’s article
“Wagler, A., & Wagler, R. (2014). The Dark Side of the Tube: A Science and Statistics
Integration Activity Using Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. The Science Teacher. 81(5), 2530”, November 2014
TecH20 Website, EPWU 2014 Fall Water Bill, TecH20 List Serve for Constant Contact, 2014
Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta, 2014 Teachers Mini Cast Conference, Twitter and facebook. The
story covered Dr. Wagler’s invited presentation “Arthropods: An Essential and Beneficial Part of
Earth’s Ecosystems” Event at the TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center, November 15,
2014.
El Paso Times, Letter thanking Dr. Wagler for his Arthropod Education at El Paso Public
Libraries. June 25, 2014 http://www.elpasotimes.com/Opinion/ci_26025052/Letters:-El-Pasovoters-shouldnt-have
NSTA facebook Page: Article Companion Introduction Video for “The Dark Side of the Tube: A
Science and Statistics Integration Activity Using Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches” (Wagler,
A., & Wagler, R., 2014). June, 2014 https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-ScienceTeacher_NSTA/147985101936057
Planet Magazine (http://planet.wwu.edu/ ): Interviewed by Bennett Hanson for my 2011 journal
article "The Anthropocene Mass Extinction: An Emerging Curriculum Theme for Science
Educators", June 3, 2014
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Website: The website presented Dr. Wagler’s
2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty.
Cash Prize: $25,000, Winter, 2014, P. 12.
http://cetalweb.utep.edu/index.php/showcase/menu-awards-recipients/2013-award-recipients
Sun Conference Website: “Celebrating Learning: Innovate to Motivate”. The website presents
Dr. Wagler’s Special Keynote Speaker Presentation, The International Sun Conference on
Teaching and Learning, March 6, 2014; El Paso, Texas. http://cetalweb.utep.edu/sun/
UTEP Magazine: Centennial. The story covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013 University of Texas System
Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000, Winter,
2014, P. 12.
UTEP facebook. The website presents Dr. Wagler’s El Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning
Center 2013 Most Valuable Person Award, November 21, 2013.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151717127036160&set=a.186974531159.135558.
184026786159&type=1&theater
UTEP College of Education Website, The website presents Dr. Wagler’s El Paso TecH20 Water
Resources Learning Center 2013 Most Valuable Person Award, November 20, 2013.
http://coe.utep.edu/index.php/66-2013-most-valuable-person-award
El Paso Times Website. The website presents Dr. Wagler’s “Fun with Living Bugs” Event at the
TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center, November 16, 2013.
http://calendar.elpasotimes.com/el_paso_tx/events/show/363733983-science-cafe-fun-withliving-bugs-and-slugs
UTEP Twitter and facebook coverage of Dr. Wagler’s Science Café: Hosted by The El Paso
Water Utilities and TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center. Topic: Fun with Living Bugs.
230 People in Attendance, November 16, 2013.
TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center Website. The website presents Dr. Wagler’s “Fun
with Living Bugs” Event at the TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center, November 16, 2013
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e8frfasy3477d526&llr=fmhemhk
ab
UTEP College of Education Website. The story covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013 University of Texas
System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000,
August 26, 2013. http://coe.utep.edu/index.php/8-8-faculty-receive-regents-top-awards
El Paso Inc. Newspaper and Website, August 24, 2013; The newspaper and website presented
Dr. Wagler’s 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure
track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000.
http://www.elpasoinc.com/news/business_announcements/article_ce9ffac6-0da6-11e3-9c9b001a4bcf6878.html
2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award Winners Website:
http://www.utsystem.edu/teachingawards/2013/Academic/all.htm The website presents Dr.
Wagler’s 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure
track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000.
utepnews.com Website, August 23, 2013; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013 University of
Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. Cash Prize:
$25,000.http://newsuc.utep.edu/index.php/news-latest/1119-8-faculty-receive-regents-topawards
The University of Texas System Website, August 19, 2013; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s
2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty.
Cash Prize: $25,000. http://www.utsystem.edu/news/2013/08/19/regents-award-16-millionoutstanding-faculty-members
UTEP Website, August 19, 2013; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013 University of Texas
System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000.
http://newsuc.utep.edu/index.php/latest-news-2/1113-ut-regents-bestow-prestigious-honor-on-8utep-faculty
KTSM (El Paso, Texas Channel 9), August 19, 2013; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013
University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. Cash
Prize: $25,000. http://www.ktsm.com/news/utep-faculty-members-receive-prestigious-honor
KDBC (El Paso, Texas Channel 4), August 19, 2013; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013
University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. Cash
Prize: $25,000. http://www.kdbc.com/news/utep-members-receive-board%E2%80%99soutstanding-teaching-award
KRWG New Mexico State University Public Media Website, August 19, 2013; The story
covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013 University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
for tenure track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000. http://www.krwg.org/post/ut-regents-honor-eightutep-faculty-members
Alcalde Website, August 19, 2013; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s 2013 University of Texas
System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award for tenure track faculty. Cash Prize: $25,000.
http://alcalde.texasexes.org/2013/08/regents-to-honor-outstanding-faculty-with-1-6-million-
award/
Advertisement for Dr. Wagler’s “The coolest bugs on six (or more) legs” presentation a the El
Paso TecH20 Water Resources Learning Center , Science Café, October, 27, 2012; El Paso,
Texas. http://visitelpaso.com/blog/71-last-minute-local
UTEP College of Education Website. The story covered Dr. Wagler’s research program “Fun
with Bugs at the Zoo,” El Paso Texas Zoo. May 4, 2012.
UTEP Website, May 2, 2012; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s research program “Fun with Bugs
at the Zoo,” El Paso Texas Zoo.http://newsuc.utep.edu/index.php/news-latest/342-students-usebugs-movement-to-promote-science-at-zoo
El Diario Website, May 1, 2012; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s research program “Fun with
Bugs at the Zoo,” El Paso Texas Zoo.
http://www.diario.com.mx/notas.php?f=2012/04/30&id=2d98733e0cb460762678fd4c0d585da4
El Paso Times Newspaper, May 1, 2012; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s research program “Fun
with Bugs at the Zoo,” El Paso Texas Zoo.
El Diario Newspaper, May 1, 2012; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s research program “Fun with
Bugs at the Zoo,” El Paso Texas Zoo.
KFOX (El Paso Channel 14) Evening News, April 30, 2012; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s
research program “Fun with Bugs at the Zoo,” El Paso Texas Zoo. Related Picture Gallery:
http://www.kfoxtv.com/gallery/news/el-paso-zoo-hands-science/gfsp/#1490184
KVIA (El Paso Channel 7) Evening News, April 30, 2012; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s
research program “Fun with Bugs at the Zoo,” El Paso Texas Zoo.
K12Science. Net, December, 13, 2011; The story covered Dr. Wagler’s cockroach activities;
Title: Middle School Science Minute—Cockroaches.
http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2011/12/13_Middle_School_Science_MinuteCockroaches.html
News @ UTEP, November 30, 2011: Title: Students Fight Fears to Learn Value of Bugs. The
story covered Dr. Wagler’s arachnid attitude and likelihood of incorporation research study.
The Prospector, October 31, 2011; Title: Tarantulas, beetles and roachs make their way to the
Education Building. The story covered Dr. Wagler’s Living Arthropod and Environmental
Education Laboratory and public display. http://www.utepprospector.com/tarantulas-beetlesand-roachs-make-their-way-to-the-education-building-1.2676554
KCOS (El Paso Texas public television) children’s show: “Blast Beyond.” October 12, 2011;
Developed and Performed Three Episodes: 1) Arthropods (Characteristics and Diversity),
October 6, 2011; 2) Roaches of the World, October 10, 2011; and 3) Arthropods of the
Chihuahuan Desert. http://www.kcostv.org/bbseason1.html
KCOS (El Paso Texas public television) facebook page, September 28, 2011; The story covered
Dr. Wagler’s three future “Blast Beyond” arthropod education shows.
Perez, D. & Wagler, R. (2010). ASARCO Visit Gives UTEP Students New View of Cleanup.
News @ UTEP, December 14, 2010, contributor. The story covered Dr. Wagler’s anthropogenic
field trip with his graduate environmental education students to a former smelter.
Perez, D. & Wagler, R. (2010). The roach coach. UTEP magazine, Summer 2010, p. 11,
contributing author. The story covered Dr. Wagler’s work with cockroaches and other
arthropods. http://utepmagazine.utep.edu/index-summer2010.htm
UTEP facebook photo gallery of the workshop, June, 15, 2010. The story covered Drs.
Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS (Supporting a Better Education in Math and Science)
Science/Statistics Integration Teacher Workshop.
KTSM (El Paso, Texas Channel 9), June, 14, 2010 at 5-5:30pm and 10-10:30pm. The story ran
in a segment called “Education Matters.” The story covered Drs. Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS
(Supporting a Better Education in Math and Science) Science/Statistics Integration Teacher
Workshop.
UTEP Website, June 14, 2010. Title: Teachers Learn From Invertebrates That Invaded
Classroom. The story covered Drs. Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS (Supporting a Better Education
in Math and Science) Science/Statistics Integration Teacher Workshop.
Dallas Texas Morning News, June 12, 2010. The story covered Drs. Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS
(Supporting a Better Education in Math and Science) Science/Statistics Integration Teacher
Workshop.
I Stock Analysis, June 12, 2010. The story covered Drs. Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS (Supporting
a Better Education in Math and Science) Science/Statistics Integration Teacher Workshop.
Las Cruces Sun Newspaper, June 12, 2010. Title: Teachers offered a 6-legged lesson. The story
covered Drs. Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS (Supporting a Better Education in Math and Science)
El Paso Times Newspaper, June 12, 2010. Title: Cockroach a Learning Tool for Teachers. The
story covered Drs. Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS (Supporting a Better Education in Math and
Science) Science/Statistics Integration Teacher Workshop.
KFOX (El Paso, Texas Channel 14), June, 10, 2010 at 6-6:30pm and 9-10pm. The story covered
Drs. Wagler’s 2010 SABE MAS (Supporting a Better Education in Math and Science)
Related Picture Gallery http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/23865084/detail.html
KVIA (El Paso, Texas Channel 7), June, 10, 2010 at 4-4:30pm and 10-10:30pm. The story
El Paso Magazine, 10, 2010. Title: Cockroaches Star at UTEP Teacher Workshop. The story
UTEP Twitter, June, 10, 2010. Title: Invertebrates Infiltrate UTEP Teacher Workshop. The story
UTEP facebook, June 9, 2010. Title: Invertebrates infiltrate UTEP teacher workshop. The story
UTEP Website, June 9, 2010: Title: Cockroaches Star at UTEP Teacher Workshop. The story
NSTA Reports Newspaper, May 2010, Vol.21, No. 9. Title: Lessons With Animals. The story
covered Dr. Wagler’s expertise with living arthropods in educational settings.
http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=57346
Professional Development Attended
Project WET/Discover a Watershed Rio Grande training, June 25, 2011, Rio Grande and
Tech2O Center, El Paso, Texas
Project WET training, Attendee, April 18 and April 25, 2011, Tech2O Center, El Paso, Texas
Digital Measures Fiesta, December 15, 2010
National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Writing Workshop, Attendee, November 2008,
Department of Education Grant Proposal Writing Workshop, Attendee, October 2008,
Oklahoma Project WILD training, Attendee, September 27 and October 4, 2007, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
NOVA Chautauqua Science Inquiry Workshop, Attendee, June 26-July 2, 2005, Houston, Texas
NASA Educational Resource Workshop, Attendee, June 27-28, 2005, Johnson Space Center,
Houston, Texas
GIS in Education (Continuing Education) Workshop, Attendee, March 2005, Oklahoma State
University Stillwater, Oklahoma
GIS in Education Workshop, Attendee, July 24-28, 2004, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater,
Oklahoma
Professional Memberships: Past and Present
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Cockroach Society
Association for Science Teacher Education
Association of American Geographers
International Society of Educational Research (iSER)
National Association for Research in Science Teaching
National Science Teachers Association
North American Association for Environmental Education
Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators
Oklahoma Educational Studies Association
Oklahoma Science Teachers Association
Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association
Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute
School Science and Mathematics Association

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