George Mason University

Faculty & Staff

• Faculty Bios
  • A. Alonso Aguirre
  • Amy Fowler
  • Changwoo Ahn
  • Chris Kennedy
  • Cynthia Smith
  • Dann Sklarew
  • Diego Valderrama
  • Esther Peters
  • Jennifer Salerno
  • Joris L. van der Ham
  • Kim de Mutsert
  • Kim Largen
  • Lee Talbot
  • R. Chris Jones
  • Susan Crate
  • Thomas Lovejoy
  • Younsung Kim
• Faculty Directory
• Faculty Resources
• Other Faculty – Adjunct
  • J. Neil Ransom
  • Jennifer Sklarew
  • Paul Bubbosh
  • Paul Philippe Razafinjatovo
  • V. Alaric Sample
  • William Rohring
• Other Faculty – Affiliate
• Other Faculty – Graduate Program
• Other Faculty – Research
• Staff

Cynthia Smith

Cynthia “Cindy” Smith, Associate Professor (Term)
K12 Education Director, Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center
Ph.D. George Mason University, Environmental Science and Public Policy
M.S. University of Maryland College Park, Zoology

Research Focus: Science Education and Outreach, Watershed Ecology and Stewardship, Energy Education

Office:  DK 3024 and PSC 3103

Phone: 703-993-7157

Email: Click Here

Current research projects

• Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education & Training for K-12 teachers, students and administrators
• Science ‘anxiety’ in pre-service educators
• K-12 STEM education programs
• Potomac Science Center exhibit and program development
• Prince William County Division of Solid Waste’s EcoPark Education and Outreach