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TAMER G. AMIN
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
tamer.amin@aub.edu.lb
Phone: Office 961-1-374444 ext 3098
Home 961-1-752394
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
 | Ph.D. Psychology, Clark University, 2002 |
| MA Psychology, Clark University, 1998. |
| MA, Chemistry, Boston University, 1994 |
| BSc, Chemistry, The American University in Cairo, 1991 |
PUBLICATIONS
Articles:
| Amin, T. G. (1999). Representation and causality in infancy: A
Piagetian critique of two alternative perspectives. Clark Working
Papers on Developmental Psychology, 2(1), 19 – 36. |
| Amin, T. G. (1998). A "participatory role" for cognitive units.
Clark Working Papers on Developmental Psychology, 1(1), 17 –
25. |
| Wiser, M. & Amin, T. G. (2001). "Is heat hot?" Inducing conceptual
change by integrating everyday and scientific perspectives on thermal
phenomena. L. Mason (Ed.) Instructional practices for conceptual change in
science domains [Special Issue]. Learning & Instruction, 11,
331-355. |
Book Chapters:
| Amin, T. G. (2001). A cognitive linguistics approach to the
layperson’s understanding of thermal phenomena. In Alan Cenki, Barbara
Luka and Michael Smith (eds.), Conceptual and discourse factors in
linguistic structure. Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications. |
| Amin, T. G., & Valsiner, J. (in press). Coordinating operative and
figurative knowledge: Piaget, Vygotsky and beyond. In J. I. M. Carpendale
& U. Mueller (Eds.), Social interaction and the development of
knowledge: Critical evaluation of Piaget’s contribution. Hillsdale,
NJ: Erlbaum. |
| Wiser, M. & Amin, T. G. (2002). Computer-based interactions for
conceptual change in science. In M. Limon & L. Mason (Eds.),
Reconsidering Conceptual Change: Issues in Theory and Practice.
Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer |
Book Reviews:
| Amin, T. G. & Thompson, N. S. (2001). Evolutionary psychology returns
to its Bowlbian roots. A review of Chisholm, James (1999). Death, Hope,
and Sex. Behavior and Philosophy, 29, 79-93. |
| Amin, T. G. (2003). The spread of English as a global language of
science: Facts and ideas in search of a paradigm. A review of Ammon,
Ulrich (2001). The dominance of English as a language of science:
Effects on other languages and language communities. Al-Logha, 4,
47-67. |
UNPUBLISHED THESES
| Amin, T. G. (2002). A functional linguistic approach to concepts and
concept learning in science. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, Department
of Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA. |
| Amin, T. G. (1998). Counting Decisions, Number Conservation and the
notion of unspecified number, Unpublished Masters Thesis, Department of
Psychology, Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA. |
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
| Amin, T. G. (2001, July). Language-based construal in thermal
physics. Paper to be presented at the Seventh International Conference
on Cognitive Linguistics. Santa Barbara, CA, USA. |
| Amin, T. G. (2001, March). Systemic Functional Linguistics in the
writing center. Paper to be presented at 17th annual Northeast Writing
Centers Association Conference, Clark University, Worcester, MA. |
| Amin, T. G. (2000, July). Science learning as the appropriation of
the artifact-based practices of normal science. Poster presented at
III Conference for Sociocultural Research, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Amin, T. G. (2000, June). Mental models, conceptual construal and
language in science learning. Paper presented at the Thirtieth Annual
Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Montreal, Canada. |
| Amin, T. G. (1999, July). A cognitive grammar approach to
grammatical metaphor in science. Paper presented at the Sixth
International Conference on Cognitive Linguistics. Stockholm, Sweden. |
| Amin, T. G. (1998, October). The syntax and semantics of HEAT and
TEMPERATURE: A cognitive linguistics approach to the layperson’s
understanding of scientific terms. Poster presented at of the Fourth
Conference on Conceptual Structure, Discourse and Language. Atlanta, GA. |
| Wiser, M. & Amin, T. G. (2002, June). How students and teacher
negotiated interpretations of computer-based visual representations in a
middle-school science curriculum. Thirty Second Annual Meeting of the
Jean Piaget Society, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Wiser, M. & Amin, T. G. (1998, June). Routes to ontological change
in science. Paper presented at the Twenty-eighth Annual Symposium of
the Jean Piaget Society, Chicago, IL. |
| Wiser, M. & Amin, T. G. (1997, June). Conceptual change in science
learning: Structuring, restructuring, or co-structuring? Poster
presented at the Twenty-seventh Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget
Society, Santa Monica, CA. |
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| American University of Beirut, Beirut Lebanon (Spring 2002-present) |
Assistant Professor , Department of Education,
"Science for Elementary Teachers I" (Physical Science) (Fall 2002),
"Science for Elementary Teachers II" (Life and Earth Sciences) (Spring
2002), "Teaching of Science in the Elementary School" (Methods course,
Fall 2002, and Practicum, Spring 2003), "Advances in Science Education
Research" (Graduate course) (Fall 2002). "Curricula and Methodologies in
Elementary Education: Science and Math" (Graduate course) (Spring 2003)
| Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA (1995-2001) |
Writing Consultant , Writing Center (1999 – 2001)
Instructor, Department of Psychology, "Introduction to
Cognition" (1998)
Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology,
"Sensation and Perception"
(1995, 1997, 1998), "Introduction to Cognition" (1996),
"Statistical Methods" (Graduate Course) (1997), "General Psychology"
(1998)
| Boston University (1992-1994) |
Teaching Fellow , Chemistry Department, "General
Chemistry" (Discussion and laboratory sections) (1992, 1993),
"Experimental Physical Chemistry: Laboratory" (1993, 1994)
Supervising Teaching Fellow, Chemistry Department
(1993)
| The American University in Cairo (1991-1992) |
Teaching Assistant , Core Curriculum, "Scientific
Thinking" (Required survey course for all freshman) (1991, 1992)
Teaching Assistant, Chemistry Department, "General
Chemistry" (1992)
OTHER TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| Seven Hills Charter School, Worcester, MA, USA (1997) |
Part-time Teacher : Algebra
| New Horizon School, Cairo, Egypt (1994-1995) |
Second Grade Teacher , English and Science
EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE (1999 – 2001)
| Editorial Associate, Culture & Psychology, Edited by Jaan
Valsiner, Clark University/Sage Publications. |
| Editorial Associate, From Past to Future: Clark Papers on the
History of Psychology, Edited by Jaan Valsiner, Frances L. Hiatt
School of Psychology, Clark University. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
| Member of Editorial Board, Culture & Psychology, Sage
Publications |
| Member of Local Organizing Committee, Sixth Annual Science and
Mathematics Teachers Conference, SMEC VI, AUB, May 17-18, 2002 (and member
of current |
| Program Chair and Member of Local Organizing Committee, Seventh Annual
Science and Mathematics Teachers Conference, SMEC VII, AUB, May 23-24,
2003. |
| Member of organizing committee, conference on "Models of Universities
for the Arab World," October 2003. |
| Member of AUB task force on Related Educational Activities, component
of institutional self-assessment. |
| Member of Department of Education, Curriculum and Examination
Committee. |
| Member of Department of Education, Practice Teaching Committee
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| Workshops conducted: |
Using Case Studies of Scientific Inquiry to Integrate
Diverse Components of the Science Curriculum, Department of Education
Summer Workshops, AUB, September, 2002.
Language in the Science Classroom, Department of
Education, Summer Workshops, AUB, September, 2002.
Developing Scientific Thinking by Developing Specialized
Language Skills in Science. Practical-Interactive Session, Sixth
Annual Science and Mathematics Teachers Conference, organized by
SMEC, Department of Education, AUB, May 17-18, 2002.
Interpreting Nature Through the Representations of
Another. Department of Education Spring Workshops, AUB, March 1, 2003.
Language in Intermediate and Secondary Science
Classrooms. Practical-Interactive Session, Seventh Annual Science and
Mathematics Teachers Conference, organized by SMEC, Department of
Education, AUB, May 23-24, 2003.
Participant in Panel on Mentoring Student Teachers.
Organized by Practice Teaching Committee, Department of Education, AUB,
January, 2003.
| Workshop participation and training: |
Participated in workshop on Health, Nutrition and
Education as part of the Capacity Building Network for Community
Development: A Launching Workshop, Organized by Environment and
Sustainable Development Unit, AUB, May 22, 2002.
Participated in workshop on Challenges and strategies
for studying human development in cultural contexts, Serrambi,
Pernambuco, Brazil, November 15-19, 2000. [Sponsored by Frances L. Hiatt
School of Psychology, Clark University; University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill; Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.]
Participated in the Oxford Summer School on
Connectionist Modelling, Department of Experimental Psychology,
Oxford University. Oxford, July 9-21, 1999.
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
Ghida Madhun, Masters Thesis, Committee Member
May Attieh, Masters Thesis, Project title: "The Effect
of Using Concept Maps as Study Tools on Achievement in Chemistry",
Committee Member
Lina Hajj, Masters Thesis, Project title: Parents’
perceptions of science and science teaching," Committee member.
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