Physics Education Research and Development Group |
Faculty
Ken Heller
Patricia Heller (emeritus)
Leon Hsu
Post Docs (past and present)
Edit Yerushalmi (2000 - 2001)
Tom Thaden-Koch (2003 - 2006) Ph.D. Thesis
Andrew Mason (2009-2011 ) Ph.D. Thesis
Evan Frodermann (2012 - )
Graduate Students (past and present)
Paul Knutson
Jennifer Docktor (2004-2009)
Brita Nellermoe
Mandy Straub
Qing Xu Ryan
Jie Yang
Valued Consultants
Recent and Past Graduates
Jennifer Docktor Research Associate of Physics @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Ph.D. Thesis:
"Development and Validation of a Physics Problem-Solving Assessment Rubric" (2008)
Vince
Kuo Lecturer, Dept. of Physics @ Colorado School of Mines -
Ph.D.
Thesis - Defense Presentation:
"An
explanatory model of physics faculty conceptions about the problem-solving
process" (2004)
Charles Henderson
Assistant Professor of Physics @ Western Michigan University - Ph.D.
Thesis - Defense Presentation: "Faculty conceptions about the teaching and
learning of problem solving in introductory calculus-based physics"
(2002)
Tom Foster
Associate
Professor of Physics @ University of Southern Illinois -
Ph.D. Thesis: "The
development of students' problem-solving skills from instruction emphasizing
qualitative problem-solving" (2000)
Laura McCullough Associate Professor of Physics @ University of Wisconsin, Stout
-
Ph.D. Thesis:
"The effect of introducing computers into an introductory physics
problem-solving laboratory" (2000)
Jennifer Blue Assistant Professor of Physics @ Miami University,
Ohio - Ph.D. Thesis:
"Sex differences in physics learning and evaluations in an introductory
course" (1997)
Mark Hollabaugh Faculty of Physics and Astronomy @ Normandale
Community College - Ph.D.
Thesis: "Physics
problem-solving in cooperative learning groups" (1995)
Ron Keith (deceased)
Associate Professor of Physics @ Emporia State University - Ph.D. Thesis: "Correlation
between the consistent use of a general problem-solving strategy and the
organization of physics knowledge" (1993)
Bruce Palmquist Professor of Physics @ Central Washington
University - Ph.D. Thesis: "Pre-service
teachers' views of the nature of science during a post-baccalaureate science
teaching program" (1993)
David Targan
Associate Professor of Physics, Director of Ladd Observatory, and Associate Dean of the College
for Science Education @ Brown University - Ph.D. Thesis: "The
assimilation and accommodation of concepts in astronomy" (1988)
Staff
Sean Albiston - Laboratory Coordinator
Brian Andersson - Demo Coordinator