Best in Dr. Max Paquette, an associate professor in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Memphis, was named the 2020 Tennessee Science Educator of the Year for Higher Education.
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HIS ANNUAL AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE TENNESSEE SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION and recognizes those who are leaders in promoting science and have made outstanding contributions to science education that positively impact the community. Paquette was chosen from a group of educators nominated by their peers. In addition to teaching at the UofM, Paquette is the director of the Musculoskeletal Analysis Laboratory and a biomechanist in the University’s Human Performance Center. He advises undergraduate internship and master’s students and serves on multiple doctoral dissertation committees. He also actively collaborates with researchers from institutions around the world and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, American Society for Biomechanics and International Society of Biomechanics.
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