Rich Bauer
Gautam Bhattacharyya
Nancy Brickhouse
MichaelBriggs
Carolyn Carter
David Cartrette
Dawn DelCarlo
Michael Doherty
Dan Domin
Rob Ferguson
David Gardner
Regina Gilson
Susan Hanus Holladay
Jim Hood
Nichole Hume
Willy Hunter
Dan MacIsaac
Provi Mayo
Patricia Metz
MaryKay Orgill
Jeffrey Pribyl
Randy Ward
Scott White
Kirsten Lowrey
Craig Bowen
Jeff Brambora
Michael Briggs
Jane Calhoun
Selcuk Calimsiz
Carolyn Carter
Dan Domin
Zubah Gayflor-Kpanaka
Chris Gutsche
Fredrick Hagemeister
Jim Hood
Nicole Hume
Amy Flanagan Johnson
Michelle Kercher
Kaya Kozanecki
Elena Labrador
Annette LaRussa
Mary Lorenz
Theresa L.B. McMillin
Leah Osterloh
Amy Phelps
Jeffrey Pribyl
Doug Ragan
Shelly Reed
Joe Shane
Kim Tan
Lisa Townsend
Randy Ward
Maggie Workman
Jeff Cramer
Ann Cutler
Alex Davis
W. Brett Davis
Tracy Friederich
Jonathan Guthrie
Shane Harris
Greg Horn
Michelle Kercher
Michael Klobuchar
James Koewler
Jonathan Mabbett
Claire McKinney
Marsha Ritter
Susan Peter
Lisa Schafer
Erica Shinauld
Chelsea Steele
Melodie Stevens
Melissa Stumpel
Thomas Rosenbaum
Sarah Weigand
Chandler Zachary
James Zachary
Michael Zientek
Graduate Students
2000-Present
Joe Shane
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Indiana High School Science Teacher's Beliefs about the Intended and Actual Impact of Standard-based Reforms.
Year Obtained: 2005
Nicole Hume
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: The Professional Development of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Chemistry.
Thesis Title: Assessment of the Impact Chemistry Text and Figures Have on Visually Impaired Students' Learning.
Year Obtained: 2004
Gautam Bhattacharyya
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: A Recovering Organic Chemist's Attempts at Self-Realization: How Students Learn to Solve Organic Synthesis Problems.
Year Obtained: 2004
Doug Ragan
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: An Investigation in Understanding the Strategies Advanced Chemistry Students Use in Solving Laboratory-Based Questions.
Year Obtained: 2004
Scott White
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: A Chritical Action Research Approach to Curriculum Development in a Lab-Based Chemical Engineering Course.
Year Obtained: 2004
David Cartrette
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Using Combined Specrtal Analysis to Probe the Continuum of Problem Solving Ability.
Year Obtained: 2003
MaryKay Orgill
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Playing with a Double-Edged Sword: Analogies in Biochemistry.
Year Obtained: 2003
Robert Ferguson
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Understanding Arrow-pushing Formalism from a Student's Perspective.
Year Obtained: 2003
Selcuk Calimsiz
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: How Undergraduates Solve Organic Synthesis Problems: A Problem Solving Model Approach.
Year Obtained: 2003
Kirsten A. Lowrey
Degrees Obtained: MS, Ph. D
MS Thesis Title: An Alternative Mode of Instruction: A Detailed Analysis of three units in Medicinal Chemistry 204.
Year Obtained: 1996
Ph. D Thesis Title: How Chemistry Students Study for an Exam: A Phenomenographic Analysis
Year Obtained: 2002
David E. Gardner
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Learning in Quantum Mechanics.
Year Obtained: 2002
Michael W. Briggs
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Design of an Instrument to Reveal Subconscious Cognitive Processes During the Mental Rotation of Molecules.
Year Obtained: 2002
Dawn I. Del Carlo
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Students' Perceptions of Academic Dishonesty in a Chemistry Classroom.
Year Obtained: 2001
Nichole L. Hume
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Investigating Student Experiences with Web-Based Assignments in Laboratory Science Courses.
Year Obtained: 2001
Amy Marie Flanagan Johnson
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Web-Based Distance Education: Bridging the Gap Between Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.
Year Obtained: 2001
Susan R. H. Holladay
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Action Research as the Vehicle for Curriculum Change in Analytical Chemistry: A Logitudnal Study.
Year Obtained: 2001
Provi Mayo
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Science Concept Attainment in Second Language Learners.
Year Obtained: 2000
1990-1999
Kaya Kozanecki Muller
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Developing an Organic Chemistry Help Page Web-Site
Year Obtained: 1999
Richard C. Bauer
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Teaching Innovation in Organic Chemistry: An Inquiry into What Happens When the Lecturer Stops Lecturing.
Year Obtained: 1998
William J. F. Hunter
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Student Participation in World Wide Web-Based Curriculum Development of General Chemistry.
Year Obtained: 1998
Shelly Reed
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Developing a Chemical Education Web-Site
Year Obtained: 1998
Jane Calhoun
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Predicting the Products of Inorganic Reactions: A Study of Preformance
Year Obtained: 1997
Francis Patron
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Conceptual Understanding of Thermodynamics: A Study of Undergarduate and Graduate Students.
Year Obtained: 1997
Randall J. Ward
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: An Investigative Look at the Experiences of Students Using the Computer Science Classrooms: A Guide for Development
Year Obtained: 1997
Kirsten A. Lowrey
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: An Alternative Mode of Instruction: A Detailed Analysis of Three Units in Medicinal Chemistry 204.
Year Obtained: 1996
Scott White
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Enhancement of the Visualization of an Industrial Process: Design and Evaluation
Year Obtained: 1996
Daniel MacIsaac
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Curricular Reformation in Computer-Based Undergraduate Physics Laboratories via Action Research.
Year Obtained: 1995
Margaret Ann Workman
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Male and Female Students in Chemistry: Are There Differences?
Year Obtained: 1995
Joe Shane
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Students' Use of Lewis Electron Dot Structures to Describe Chemical Structures and Reactivity.
Year Obtained: 1995
Fred Hagemeister
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Effects of Spreadsheets in General Chemistry Laboratory Experiments.
Year Obtained: 1995
Daniel S. Domin
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: The Role of Multiple Representation Systems in Problem Solving in Chemistry.
Year Obtained: 1993
Zubah G. Gayflor-Kpanaku, Jr.
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography (MEKCC): A Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Technique.
Year Obtained: 1993
Richard C. Bauer, II
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: The Content of Freshman Chemistry: Concepts, Principles, and Process Skills.
Year Obtained: 1992
B. James Hood
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Student Cognitive Characteristics and the Use of Hypermedia Science Tutorials.
Year Obtained: 1992
Randall J. Ward
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: The Effect of Student Motivation (Both Intrinsic and Extrinsic) on Student Performance in Chemistry.
Year Obtained: 1991
Regina J. Gilson
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: The Effect of Structured Writing on Achievement, Time, and Accuracy with a General Chemistry Laboratory.
Year Obtained: 1990
Daniel S. Domin
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Two-Dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Year Obtained: 1990
1980-1989
Michael P. Doherty
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: The Effect of Drill Question Sequencing on Learning and User Satisfaction in Computer-Assisted Instruction in Molecular Geometry.
Year Obtained: 1989
B. James Hood
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: ANALEAS: The Effect of Machine-Modified Learner Control on Computer Tutorial User Performance and Motivation.
Year Obtained: 1989
Lisa Townsend
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Use of Analogies in the Instruction of NMR Spectroscopy.
Year Obtained: 1989
Amy Phelps
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Case Studies in the Adjustment in Teaching Style Required for Successful Instruction on Problem Solving.
Year Obtained: 1988
Nancy Brickhouse
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: Teacher's Beliefs About Science and Science Teaching: Narrative of Convictions, Actions and Constraints.
Year Obtained: 1988
Jeff R. Pribyl
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: A Comparison of Low Spacial Ability Students and High Spacial Ability Students Representation and Problem Solving Processes on Stoichiometry Questions.
Year Obtained: 1988
Craig Bowen
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: A Qualitative Analysis of Graduate Students Problem Solving in Organic Synthesis.
Year Obtained: 1988
Carolyn S. Carter
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: The Role of Beliefs in General Chemistry Problem Solving.
Year Obtained: 1987
Patricia Metz
Degree Obtained: Ph.D.
Thesis Title: The Effects of Interactive Instruction and Lectures on the Achievements and Attitudes of Chemistry Students.
Year Obtained: 1987
M. Annette LaRussa
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Spacial Ability, Hemispheric Specialization and Achievement in Chemistry.
Year Obtained: 1985
Michele Kercher
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: Computers in Chemistry Instruction.
Year Obtained: 1985
Carolyn S. Carter
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: A Study of the Relationship Between Spacial Ability, Sex and Success in General Chemistry.
Year Obtained: 1984
Jeffrey R. Pribyl
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: A Study of the Relationship Between Spacial Ability and Achievement in Two Organic Chemistry Cources.
Year Obtained: 1984
Theresa L. B. McMullin
Degree Obtained: M.S.
Thesis Title: A Study of the Relationship Between Spacial Ability, Field Dependance-Independance, and Achievement in Chemistry.
Year Obtained: 1983
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