Research interests
I am interested in the scholarship of teaching and learning especially in regards to challenges and strategies in large lecture courses.
Teaching interests
My educational interests are focused on activities that promote critical thinking skills. I use a variety of activities to promote student learning and encourage distributed practice. In addition to imparting knowledge of content for the course, I am interested in helping incoming novice learners adjust to the rigor of a college curriculum, appreciate science in the world around them and develop problem solving skills that will nurture their college career and enhance their future.
Education
- Ph D, Analytical Chemistry — Duquesne University (2005)
- BA, Chemistry — Thiel College (1999)
Publications
- Using Reading Quizzes in STEM Classes--The What, Why, and How 2015
Presentations
- Impact of Semester Timing on Student Outcomes in the First Course of a General Chemistry Sequence 2025
- Personalized automated e-mail tool to connect faculty with students in large enrollment STEM courses 2020
- Using Study Guides and Learning Objectives to Promote Metacognition in CHEM 101 2017
- Using learning objectives and study guides to promote metacognition in general chemistry 2017
- Exploring Learning Strategies in a Large Lecture General Chemistry Course 2016
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2015
- Improving the Office Hour Experience for General Chemistry Students 2015