Felicia Etchi joined our research group!
Welcome, Felicia! We are excited to have you join us!
UNC Greensboro
Emma O’Brien Joined our Research Group!
Welcome, Emma! We are excited to have you join us!
We hosted Dr. Justin Pratt!
Thank you for visiting us, Justin! It was a blast! Short but very sweet!
We hosted Dr. Nick Chiappini!
Thank you for visiting us, Nick! It was such a pleasure!
Audrey gave a SUCCESSFUL literature seminar on cognitive load!
Congratulations, Audrey!
We published a paper in jce about a new eye-tracking method!
Langner, A., Sahba, M., Popova, M., Graulich, N.,* Adapting new methodological perspectives: An integrated approach for characterizing organic chemistry students’ changes in eye movements, J. Chem. Educ., 2025, Advance Article. Although the use of representations is crucial for problem-solving in chemistry, students often encounter challenges when using them. Hence, various interventions have been designed… Continue reading…
Meghan won the Dorothy Levis Munroe Research award!
Meghan Kelly won one of 25 Munroe Research Awards from the UNCG’s College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research! Dorothy Levis Munroe graduated as a chemistry major from UNCG in 1944, along with her twin sister Katheryne Levis McCormick. Munroe went on to earn a master’s in chemistry, teach… Continue reading…
We published a new paper in jce about 3D Object-Based Card-Sorting method!
Morgenstern, R., Pazicni, S.,* Swineheart, S., Popova, M., 3D object-based card-sorting: A method for eliciting multimodal reasoning in chemistry, J. Chem. Educ., 2025, Advance Article. This contribution introduces 3D object-based card sorting as a novel method for eliciting and analyzing students’ multimodal reasoning in chemistry. Building on traditional card sort methodologies, this approach incorporates… Continue reading…
We published a new paper in CERP about how inorganic chemistry instructors teach symmetry!
Shi, L., Hillborn, S., Pazicni, S., Popova, M.*, Different instructors—different symmetry: Variation in instructional approaches and content emphasis in inorganic chemistry, Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2025, Advance Article. Symmetry is a foundational concept in inorganic chemistry, essential for understanding molecular properties and interactions. Yet, little is known about how instructors… Continue reading…