Adjunct Full Professor of
Physics
Office: St. Augustine Hall Library, Room 408
Mailbox: St. Albert Hall, Room B-36
(718) 990-1863
chasene@stjohns.edu
Educational Background
B.S., M.A., Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Sloan-C Online Teaching Certificate, The Sloan Consortium
Prof. Chasen-Cerreta has been teaching geology and physics at
St. John's since 1980. She worked for AOL for many years, helping
to develop online areas, managing a staff of community leaders and
fostering online communities.
She is experienced in online education, offering her
geology, astronomy and scientific inquiry geoscience courses
in the Online Learning program, and uses web-based materials as a
supplement to her geology lecture course.
She also teaches Scientific Inquiry, a section of
the Institute for Core Studies. The Institute for Core
Studies was established by St. John's to enhance service to
our students during their crucial first two years of undergraduate
study, and consists of faculty who teach primarily in the three
core specialties of Discover New York, English Composition,
and Scientific Inquiry.
Professional Activities
Prof. Chasen-Cerreta is a member of the Geological Society
of America, Mineralogical Society of America, American Institute of
Physics/American Crystallographic Association, New York Academy of
Sciences and American Association for the Advancement of
Science.