Biography

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Andrew J. Pekarik is Senior Research Analyst in the Smithsonian Institution\'s Office of Policy and Analysis. He began his career as a curator and museum administrator, and for the past 20 years he has been studying visitors in Smithsonian museums. The IPOP theory grew out of this direct experience with visitors and is being developed scientifically in collaboration with James B. Schreiber, a Professor of Educational Psychology and Educational Research at Duquesne University, and former Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Experimental Education and The Journal of Educational Research.