Expertise

Research Area

  • Physics Education Research
    • Improving and extending theoretical bases for physics education research
    • Investigating the interplay between physics and mathematics understanding
    • Learning and forgetting in introductory physics classes
    • Developmental trends for pre-service physicists
    • Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods education research

I conduct research on how students develop professional identity in physics, linking the development of their technical knowledge with their perceptions of what it means to do physics. I also conduct research into effective professional development for university faculty, linking models of faculty motivation to their practices in the classroom.  

My research interests include:

  • Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods education research.
  • Student learning, community, and identity development in physics.
  • Faculty development for effective, equitable teaching and assessment practices.
  • Professional development for emerging researchers
  • Enabling fabulous research, particularly in STEM education.

Research Projects:

  • Visual representations of mathy physics ideas
  • Helping STEM academics publish in English
  • Research project management and design
Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Kansas State University

Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio State University (past)

Communities
Physics
Degrees
PhD, University of Maine, Physics, 2007
MS, University of Maine, Physics, 2005
BA, Grinnell College, Physics, 2002
Keywords
physics