Events

Alex Mejia

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio

An Analysis of Latino/a/x Engineering Students’ Experiences of Radicalization through Platicás

IRLI Summer Scholars Poster Session

Undergraduate Researchers and Faculty Members present on research conducted during the summer

Friday, September 15, 2023
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Paige Hall, Terrace Room

Steven Jones

Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Brigham Young University

Examining disconnects between mathematics learning and science usage, with calculus as an example

Alena Moon

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Chipping away at characterizing students’ engagement with empirical data

Minjung Ryu

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago

Supporting Historically Marginalized Students in College STEM Classes

Noah Finkelstein

Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder

From Mathematical Sense-Making in Physics to Creating Sustainable Models for Transforming Teaching Evaluation: The Promises of Learning Sciences and Educational Research

IRLI Summer Scholars Poster Session

Undergraduate Researchers and Faculty Members present on research conducted during the summer

Friday, September 23, 2022
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Paige Hall, Terrace Room

Susan Nolen

Emeritus Professor, University of Washington

Situating Motivation

Stacey Lowery Bretz

Professor, Miami University

Measuring Meaningful Learning and Mindset: Students’ Expectations, Experiences, and Beliefs about Intelligence in the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory

Gwen Lawrie

Professor, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland

Learning through thinking made visible! The role of feedback and interactions within hybrid learning environments

IRLI Summer Scholars

Undergraduate researchers and Tufts faculty mentors

September 10, 2021 poster session: IRLI Summer Scholars research on undergraduate STEM education

Tim Atherton

Associate Professor, Dept of Physics & Astronomy, Tufts

Physicality, Modeling and Making in a Computational Physics Class

Peter Levine

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tufts University’s Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life

Modeling Political Discussions as Networks

Trevion Henderson

PhD Candidate, University of Michigan

Epistemic Dominance in Engineering: Consequences for Team-Based Teaching and Learning

Dr. Valerie Otero

Professor, STEM Education, University of Colorado Boulder

The Past and Future of Physics Education Reform

Dr. Marilyne Stains

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia

Unpacking our thinking about teaching in order to enhance student learning across the curriculum

Greses Pérez

PhD Candidate, Science Education and Learning Sciences, Stanford University

The merit of Contextual Social Awareness: Enriching engineering
education by bridging technical and social aspects

Dr. Stephen Secules

Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, Florida International University

Reimagining Educational Problems: The Transformative Potential of Critical Cultural Research For Equity in Engineering Education

Dr. Vicente Talanquer

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona

Struggling to Change: Research and Development in an Introductory Chemistry Course

Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy

President, University of Maine

The Place of Educational Research in the Culture of Institutions: Reflections and Hopes in Higher Education and Beyond