Senta A. Raizen has been involved in science education, including curriculum improvement, for nearly four decades. As Director of the National Center for Improving Science Education at WestEd, she has led or participated in many national and international projects aimed at science education reform. Heading a study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Raizen was responsible for a series of reports dealing with curriculum, teaching, and assessment reform in science education at the high school, middle school, and elementary school levels. She has authored, coauthored, or edited numerous books and many articles in science and technology education. Raizen serves in an advisory capacity to several national and international education studies. Previously, Raizen served as a chemist at Sun Oil Company and the National Academy of Sciences, Program Officer at the National Science Foundation, Senior Researcher at the Rand Corporation, Associate Director of the National Institute of Education, and Study Director for the National Research Council. Raizen holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in chemistry awarded by Guilford College and Bryn Mawr College. She also holds a teaching certificate from the University of Virginia