Brian S. Fortney

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Atwood, E., Fortney, B.S., Mansfield, K.C., Welton, A.D., Lee, P.L. (2016). A Tale of Two Professors: Navigating Work Life Balance in a Dual Academic Career Household. Identity, Intersectionalities, Mentoring, and Work-Life (Im)Balance: Educators (Re)Negotiate the Personal, Professional, and Political. 10. North Carolina, Information Age Publishing.
• Upadhyay, B., Fortney, B.S., Fleming, M., Casey, J.N., Upton, R.E. (2008). Strengthening retention of science knowledge in elementary students by incorporating students’ experiences in everyday inquiry oriented science instructions. Educational Curricula Development and Evaluation. 161-182. New York, Nova Science Publishers.

Conference Proceeding

• Fortney, B.S. (2015). Physical Sciences: Connections within and between Communities.. Proceedings of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference.
• Fortney, B.S., Settlage, J., Johnston, A. (2014). Re-contextualizing Self: Educational Researcher, Teacher Educator, Assistant Professor. 28-29. Proceedings of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. www.sciedxroads.org/proceedings2014.html
• Fortney, B.S., Setledge, J., Johson, A.H. (2011). Expanding Beliefs about Diversity Through Experience. Crossroads. 56. www.sciedxroads.org/proceedings2011.html
• Fortney, B.S., Setledge, J., Johson, A.H. (2011). Expanding Beliefs about Diversity Through Experience. Proceedings of the Science Education at the Crossroads Conference. 38-39. URL here

Journal Article

• Fortney, B.S., Morrison, D., Rodriguez, A.J., Upadhyay, B.R. (2019). Equity in science teacher education: toward an expanded definition. Cultural Studies of Science Education. Equity in Science Teacher Education: Toward an Expanded Definition. 14 (2) 259-263. Springer Netherlands, Cultural Studies of Science Education/Springer.
• Fortney, B.S., Atwood, E.D. (2019). Teaching with Understanding while Teaching For Understanding. Cultural Studies of Science Education. 14 (2) 465-484. Arlington, VA, Cultural Studies of Science Education/Springer.
• Fortney, B.S. (2014). Are instructors of online science methods courses liable for nonfeasance?. Teachers College Record. www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 17577
• Albrecht, N., Fortney, B.S., Mueller, M.P., Milne, C., Tobin, K. (2011). Thinking identity differently: Dynamics of identity in self and institutional boundary. Cultural Studies of Science Education. 6 (1) 181-186. Springer,
• Luft, J., Fletcher, S., Fortney, B.S. (2005). Early recruitment of science teachers: Promising or problematic strategy. Other. 14 (1) 41-48.
• Fortney, B.S., Mutel, R. (1994). Determining the ephemerides of short period eclipsing binaries: V566 Ophiuchi. Other. (56) 6-13. http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1994IAPPP..56....6F&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf

Ph.D. Thesis

• Fortney, B.S. (2009). The Impact of Japanese Lesson Study on Preservice Teacher Belief Structures about Teaching and Learning Science.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Thompson, R. (Principal), "Expanding and Strengthening STEM Teacher Workforce Through UTeach," sponsored by University of Texas at Austin, ST, Funded. (2018 - 2021).

Grant - Teaching

• Petros, A. (Principal), Naresh, N. (Co-Principal), Fortney, B.S. (Co-Principal), Neogi, P. (Co-Principal), Kinyanjui, S. (Co-Principal), "Faculty-Initiated Redesign of STEM Teaching for all Students (FIRSTS) - Team Mentoring Grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, Local, $5000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Fortney, B.S., Thompson, R., Terry, N., "(Resubmit) TNT AR SimLab Team Mentoring Grant: Developing Advanced Techniques in Teaching with Augmented Reality," sponsored by The University of North Texas/Faculty Development, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Fortney, B.S., Thompson, R., Terry, N., "TNT AR SimLab Team Mentoring Grant: Developing Advanced Techniques in Teaching with Augmented Reality," sponsored by The University of North Texas/Faculty Development, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).