Group News
New Paper out! | July 2025
A project that includes analysis performed by Kodinna Anachebe for their senior thesis has been published open-access in ACS Omega:
James, N.M.; Anachebe, K.; LaDue, N.D. "This Class Definitely Changed My Opinion of Chemistry: How a Pedagogical Course Reform Improved Students' Chemistry Attitudes" ACS Omega (ASAP) DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c02931
Bittersweet Goodbye to Tia and Harnoor!
In June 2025, Harnoor Nagra began a Beckman Scholars Fellowship working with Drs. Derek Applewhite and Shivani Ahuja. Congratulations Harnoor, we'll miss you! Tia Kledzik stayed for Summer 2025 to wrap up two projects before moving on to their next ambitious academic steps. Good luck Tia, and we'll miss you!
ACS Spring National Meeting | Mar 2025
Nicole, Tia, and Harnoor gave oral presentations in the Chemistry Education Research Symposium at the 2025 American Chemical Society Spring National Meeting in San Diego, CA. Hailey gave an excellent poster presentation!
APS Global Summit Meeting | Mar 2025
Nicole and Hailey gave oral presentations at the Americal Physics Society Global Summit meeting in Anaheim, CA.
New paper out! | Oct 2024
Kieran Wharton's senior thesis project has been published open-access in J Chem Ed:
Wharton, K.T.J.; James, N.M. "I did the best I possibly could": Factors Influencing Teachers' Incorporation of Climate Science in High School Chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education. (2024) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01054
BCCE Conference in Lexington, KY | Jul 2024
Nicole, Elizabeth, Tia, and Harnoor present on 5 different James group projects at the Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education.
New paper out! | Jul 2024
James, N. M.; McKenna, M. S.; Mishra, A. Toward Collaborative Dialogue: Unpacking the Researcher-Educator Divide to Advance Chemistry Education. Journal of Chemical Education. (2024) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c01321
National Science Foundation Award | 2024
Elizabeth Vaughan received an NSF:StemED IPRF award, which will fund studies about the use of alternative grading systems in undergraduate STEM environments
Welcome, Hailey! | June 2024
Hailey Fazio joins the group as a post-bachelors research assisatant!
Welcome, Elizabeth! | Jan 2024
Elizabeth Vaughan joins the group as our inaugural post-doctoral scholar!
National Science Foundation Award | Oct 2023
Nicole James received an NSF:BCSER award, which will fund work investigating the concepts and skills used in materials chemistry research.
GRC:CERP Conferece in Lewiston, ME | Jul 2023
Nicole James presented on the Materials Chemistry Concepts and Skills project!
New paper out!
James, N. M. Institutional letter grades and rates of D,W,F grades can introduce variability to course comparisons. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. (2023) DOI: 10.1039/D2RP00150K
Find a brief overview here!
ABCChem in Marrakesh, Morocco | Dec 2022
Nicole James and Josie Bicknell present on the Deficit Framing Literature Review Project!
Kieran Wharton interviewed on Burn Your Draft
Kieran talks about his senior thesis, which investigates high school chemistry teachers' beliefs and teaching practices pertaining to climate change. Listen here: https://blogs.reed.edu/burn-your-draft/2022/10/05/kieran-wharton/Pauling Medal Symposium, Portland OR | Oct 2022
Josie Bicknell and Henry Holleb present on the deficit framing review project! 