Mary Ann McGarry, Associate Professor of Science Education

Center for the Environment, MSC 63
Plymouth State University
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595

Office: 239 Boyd Science Center
Phone: 603-535-3209
Fax: 603-535-3180
Email: mmcgarry@plymouth.edu

Education:

• B.A., Environmental Education, Dartmouth College
• M.S., Earth Science, Northern Arizona University
• Ed.D., Science Education, University of Maine

Professional Interests:

Mary Ann specializes in science education and water resource outreach. She has received state, national, and international recognition for team-developed programs. She served as Director of Education for Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute, 2000-2004, and she founded Maine Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) and was the state coordinator from 1995 to 2005. She completed a fellowship with the Cypriot government in 2001 to work on water conservation education. She helped direct a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project entitled Maine Math Science Teaching Excellence Collaborative and served as advisor to another NSF multi-year initiative -- the Bioregional Outdoor Education Project in the Four Corners area of the United States; she remains active with this program offering a travel study course to the region. From 2007 - 2009, Mary Ann served as Director of Education for the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation while remaining a PSU faculty member.  

Mary Ann teaches Environmental Science and Policy graduate courses primarily fulfilling the communication strand for this Master’s degree. She has also offered environmental service learning travel study courses to Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands. In addition, Mary Ann serves as a faculty member for the Pakistani  Educational Leadership Institute on the PSU campus every summer assisting with place-based community initiatives around environmental stewardship and cultural heritage preservation. 

Courses:

• Social Marketing in Environmental Education
• Conservation in the Internet Age
• Travel Study in Environmental Science and Policy