Donald A. DeRosa

Clinical Assistant Professor, SED; Research Assistant Professor
BUSM. BS, University of Vermont; MDiv, St. John’s Seminary; MAT, EdD, Boston University

Dr. DeRosa has worked in the field of science education for twenty years as a classroom teacher; teacher educator; and director of CityLab, a biotechnology-learning laboratory for teachers and students at the Boston University School of Medicine. He is a member of the Department of Curriculum & Teaching, where he teaches courses in elementary science education. His research interests focus on effective methods to teach scientific thinking based on an understanding of how people learn and understand phenomena. In addition to conducting workshops on biotechnology education and inquiry-based science teaching for in-service teachers, Dr. DeRosa has coauthored several curriculum supplements in biotechnology and has consulted in the development of biotechnology programs throughout the United States and Europe.