Research Projects

A comprehensive list of our funded research, ongoing proposals, and completed projects.

Funded PI $1,000

#1 / 11 Advancing Humane Science Education through BioLEAP Classroom Grant

National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) · 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.

Completed PI $0

#2 / 11 Advancing Physical Chemistry Education through Student-Centered Design and Constructivist Epistemology

Loyola University Chicago · Faculty Fellowship in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learningo

This project aims to improve physical chemistry education by identifying and addressing student misconceptions using a student-centered, constructivist approach.

2023 - 2024
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Completed Senior Personnel $0

#3 / 11 Artificial Intelligence Tools and Academic Integrity

Loyola University Chicago · Faculty Fellowship in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

This research examines U.S. university stakeholders' perceptions of generative AI tools and their impact on academic integrity, offering critical insights for ethical use.

2023 - 2024
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Completed PI $0

#4 / 11 Integrating learning objects into D2L to promote student learning of difficult scientific concepts

N/A

This project details the development of a learning object for D2L to help students understand the "particle in a box" model in quantum chemistry.

2017 - 2018
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Completed PI $0

#5 / 11 Alternative assessment method in biochemistry education: Graphical representation of oxygen binding and delivery

N/A

This project develops an alternative assessment method to measure students' conceptual understanding of oxygen binding and delivery in biochemistry education.

2017 - 2018
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Completed PI €6,445

#6 / 11 Impact of instructional interactivity in chemistry education

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University · Scientific Research Programs (Grant No. SBA-2015-569)

This project investigates how student response systems influence learning and conceptual understanding in undergraduate general chemistry courses.

2015 - 2016
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Completed Senior Personnel €19,607

#7 / 11 Workshop for in-service science teachers

TUBITAK · Teacher Education

This workshop aimed to improve the teaching practices of in-service secondary science teachers by enhancing their skills in educational project development.

Completed PI €6,000

#8 / 11 Pedagogical discontentment and self-efficacy of science teachers

King Saud University · Excellence Center for Science and Mathematics Education

This project validates and adapts a scale measuring science teachers' pedagogical discontentment for use in international contexts, specifically in Saudi Arabia.

2013 - 2015
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Completed PI €6,000

#9 / 11 Physical chemistry education and learning objects

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University · Scientific Research Programs (Grant No. 2011/132)

This project examines the impact of integrating educational technology, such as learning objects, on student understanding in physical chemistry courses.

2012 - 2014
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Funded Senior Personnel $1,000,000

#10 / 11 Applying research on science materials implementation: Bringing measurement of fidelity of implementation (FOI) to scale

National Science Foundation

This research project developed instruments to measure and analyze the fidelity of implementation of science curricula in Chicago schools.

2007 - 2008
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Completed Other $1,000,000

#11 / 11 EcoVentures: Focus on the Gulf

National Science Foundation

This project details a multimedia CD designed to teach middle school students about the Gulf of Mexico's aquatic ecosystems.

2000 - 2001
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