al ition ▁for ▁S TE M ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Alliance ▁for ▁Part ners hips ▁in ▁Equ ity ▁Education ▁Foundation . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Dr . ▁W eld ▁occupied ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁bi ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Northern ▁Iowa ▁ ▁where ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁Natural ▁History ▁Inter pret ation , ▁taught ▁courses ▁in ▁teacher ▁prepar ation , ▁published ▁in ▁scholar ly ▁and ▁popular ▁press ▁including ▁the ▁popular ▁text book ▁The ▁Game ▁of ▁Science ▁Education . ▁During ▁his ▁fac ulty ▁service ▁W eld ▁won ▁$ 7 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁external ▁fund ing , ▁operated ▁a ▁teachers - in - res earch ▁program , ▁conducted ▁fac ulty ▁work sh ops ▁on ▁inter dis cipl inar ity ▁through ▁Car ver ▁Trust ▁gr ants , ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁Iowa ▁science ▁teachers ▁association , ▁cha ired ▁the ▁campus ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁scientific ▁research ▁society ▁S igma ▁X i , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Prov ost ' s ▁Administr ative ▁Fellow ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁central ▁administration . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Dr . ▁W eld ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁in ▁science ▁education ▁at ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁University . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁W eld ▁taught ▁high ▁school ▁sciences ▁in ▁Mission , ▁Texas ▁( 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 8 ), ▁Kirk wood , ▁Missouri ▁( 1 9 8 8