Ericca Thornhill

  • Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
  • Science Division Chair

Prof. Ericca Thornhill, (M.Ed., Mizzou) has been passionately teaching science to inquisitive young people since 1997. She’s an advocate for accurate science education and love to help her students follow their dreams as they pursue a hopeful future. She loves receiving student emails. She sponsors MAST (Mizzou Academy Science Team) and invites anyone who likes science to join anytime!

Certifications and Degrees:

  • BS University of Missouri – Columbia, 1997
  • MEd University of Missouri – Columbia 2001
  • Missouri Certifications:
  • General Science, Emphasis in Chemistry; Unified
  • Sciences, Emphasis in Physics

Areas of Expertise

  • Explaining Tricky Science Concepts
  • Measuring
  • Recognizing Science vs. Non-Science
  • Finding Alternatives
  • Exploring