Sara Samiphak was born in Bangkok. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Virginia, followed by a Master of Science in Chemistry and a PhD in Education, both from UC Berkeley.
Research Papers
- Challenges of multigrade science teaching in small primary schools in Thailand (2023). Procedia of Multidisciplinary Research, 1(10), 31-31.
- Development and Validation of Climate Awareness Measurement Model of High School Students (2022). Development, 33(2), 124-140.
- The impact of pre-service teachers' pedagogical beliefs on teaching science as inquiry: A silent antagonist for effective inquiry-based science lessons (2022). Science Education International, 33(1), 112-121.
- Fostering the grade 10 underprivileged students' inquiring mind through science reflective journal writing and active learning (2019). In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2081, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
- Action research: Science teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning science (2019). In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2081, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
- Effects of socioscientific issues-based instruction on argumentation ability and biology concepts of upper secondary school students (2018). In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1923, No. 1). AIP Publishing.
- The battle of worldviews: a case study of liver fluke infection in Khon Kaen, Thailand (2017). Journal of Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 22(4), 902-908.
- Design a Systems Thinking in Development Engineering: A Case Study of Liver Fluke Infection in Khon Kean, Thailand (2016). In Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education and Research.
- Liver Fluke Infection and Fish Consumption in Khon Kaen, Thailand: A Case Study on Negotiating the Middle Ground between Western Science and Eastern Culture (2014). University of California, Berkeley.