Research Projects
A comprehensive list of our funded research, ongoing proposals, and completed projects.
#1 / 11 Advancing Humane Science Education through BioLEAP Classroom Grant
This project supports the implementation of humane anatomy lessons and science education resources for the 2025/2026 school year, funded by the National Anti-Vivisection Society.
#2 / 11 Advancing Physical Chemistry Education through Student-Centered Design and Constructivist Epistemology
This project aims to improve physical chemistry education by identifying and addressing student misconceptions using a student-centered, constructivist approach.
#3 / 11 Artificial Intelligence Tools and Academic Integrity
This research examines U.S. university stakeholders' perceptions of generative AI tools and their impact on academic integrity, offering critical insights for ethical use.
#4 / 11 Integrating learning objects into D2L to promote student learning of difficult scientific concepts
This project details the development of a learning object for D2L to help students understand the "particle in a box" model in quantum chemistry.
#5 / 11 Alternative assessment method in biochemistry education: Graphical representation of oxygen binding and delivery
This project develops an alternative assessment method to measure students' conceptual understanding of oxygen binding and delivery in biochemistry education.
#6 / 11 Impact of instructional interactivity in chemistry education
This project investigates how student response systems influence learning and conceptual understanding in undergraduate general chemistry courses.
#7 / 11 Workshop for in-service science teachers
This workshop aimed to improve the teaching practices of in-service secondary science teachers by enhancing their skills in educational project development.
#8 / 11 Pedagogical discontentment and self-efficacy of science teachers
This project validates and adapts a scale measuring science teachers' pedagogical discontentment for use in international contexts, specifically in Saudi Arabia.
#9 / 11 Physical chemistry education and learning objects
This project examines the impact of integrating educational technology, such as learning objects, on student understanding in physical chemistry courses.
#10 / 11 Applying research on science materials implementation: Bringing measurement of fidelity of implementation (FOI) to scale
This research project developed instruments to measure and analyze the fidelity of implementation of science curricula in Chicago schools.
#11 / 11 EcoVentures: Focus on the Gulf
This project details a multimedia CD designed to teach middle school students about the Gulf of Mexico's aquatic ecosystems.