Erin E. Peters-Burton is Professor at George Mason University, USA, and Director of the Center for Social Equity through Science Education. She taught at secondary school for ¿fteen years prior to her academic work. She has published in science education, teacher education, educational psychology, marine biology, geology education, philosophy of science, technology, educational leadership, and learning disability journals. In 2016 she was named the ASTE Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year.