selected publications
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conference proceeding
- Applying the results of education research to help students learn more. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E141-E141. 2015
- Interactive learning using PhET chemistry simulations. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2014
- Teaching green chemistry and sustainability with PhET Interactive Simulations. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2014
- Effects of guidance on student engagement with an interactive simulation. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2013
- PhET Interactive Simulations: Research and design for chemistry teaching and learning tools. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2013
- Interactive simulation use by small groups in a large lecture setting: Student use and perceptions. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2013
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Affordances of Play for Student Agency and Student-Centered Pedagogy.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
306-309.
2012
- Insights from using PhET\'s design principles for chemistry simulations. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2011
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But Does It Last? Sustaining a Research-Based Curriculum in Upper-Division Electricity & Magnetism.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
139-142.
2011
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Context Dependence of Teacher Practices in Middle School Science.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
299-302.
2011
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Facilitating Faculty Conversations: Development of Consensus Learning Goals.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
291-294.
2011
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An interactive optical tweezers simulation for science education.
Proceedings of SPIE.
2010
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Characterizing Complexity of Computer Simulations and Implications for Student Learning.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
257-260.
2010
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Our best juniors still struggle with Gauss's Law: Characterizing their difficulties.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
245-+.
2010
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The use of concept tests and peer instruction in upper-division physics.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
261-+.
2010
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Who Becomes a Physics Major? A Long-term Longitudinal Study Examining the Roles of Pre-college Beliefs about Physics and Learning Physics, Interest, and Academic Achievement.
AIP Conference Proceedings.
253-+.
2010
- Computer simulations to classrooms: tools for change. AIP Conference Proceedings. 233-236. 2009
- Student Perspectives on Using Clickers in Upper-division Physics Courses. AIP Conference Proceedings. 225-+. 2009
- Assessing the effectiveness of a computer simulation in introductory undergraduate environments. AIP Conference Proceedings. 121-+. 2006
- Chemistry vs. physics: A comparison of how biology majors view each discipline. AIP Conference Proceedings. 53-+. 2006
- Reforming a large lecture modern physics course for engineering majors using a PER-based design. AIP Conference Proceedings. 34-+. 2006
- Assessing the effectiveness of a computer simulation in conjunction with Tutorials in Introductory Physics in undergraduate physics recitations. AIP Conference Proceedings. 109-+. 2005
- Towards characterizing the relationship between students' interest in and their beliefs about physics. AIP Conference Proceedings. 137-+. 2005
- Can computer simulations replace real equipment in undergraduate laboratories?. AIP Conference Proceedings. 101-104. 2004
- Correlating student beliefs with student learning using the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey. AIP Conference Proceedings. 61-64. 2004
- The design and validation of the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey. AIP Conference Proceedings. 45-48. 2004
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journal article
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Educational transformation in upper-division physics: The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2015
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PhET Interactive Simulations: Transformative Tools for Teaching Chemistry.
Journal of Chemical Education.
1191-1197.
2014
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How guidance affects student engagement with an interactive simulation.
Chemistry Education Research and Practice.
628-638.
2014
- PhET Interactive Simulations: Using research-based simulations to transform undergraduate chemistry education. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2013
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Interactive simulations as implicit support for guided-inquiry.
Chemistry Education Research and Practice.
257-268.
2013
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Thinking like a physicist: A multi-semester case study of junior-level electricity and magnetism.
American Journal of Physics.
923-930.
2012
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Colorado Upper-Division Electrostatics diagnostic: A conceptual assessment for the junior level.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2012
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Transforming the junior level: Outcomes from instruction and research in E&M.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2012
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Observations on student difficulties with mathematics in upper-division electricity and magnetism.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2012
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Making On-line Science Course Materials Easily Translatable and Accessible Worldwide: Challenges and Solutions.
Journal of Science Education and Technology.
1-10.
2012
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Design and validation of the Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2010
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Factors promoting engaged exploration with computer simulations.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2010
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A research-based curriculum for teaching the photoelectric effect.
American Journal of Physics.
87-94.
2009
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PHYSICS PhET: Simulations That Enhance Learning.
Science.
682-683.
2008
- Modifying and validating the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for use in chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education. 1435-1439. 2008
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Developing and researching PhET simulations for teaching quantum mechanics.
American Journal of Physics.
406-417.
2008
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Oersted Medal Lecture 2007: Interactive simulations for teaching physics: What works, what doesn't, and why.
American Journal of Physics.
393-399.
2008
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Deeper look at student learning of quantum mechanics: The case of tunneling.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2008
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Students know what physicists believe, but they don't agree: A study using the CLASS survey.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2008
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Why we should teach the Bohr model and how to teach it effectively.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2008
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A powerful tool for teaching science.
Nature Physics.
290-292.
2006
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New instrument for measuring student beliefs about physics and learning physics: The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2006
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When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2005
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Quantifying the rate of heterogeneous processing in the Arctic polar vortex with in situ observations of OH.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
2002
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Sources, sinks, and the distribution of OH in the lower stratosphere.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory.
1543-1553.
2001
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The NOx-HNO3 system in the lower stratosphere: Insights from in situ measurements and implications of the J(HNO3)-[OH] relationship.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A: Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory.
1521-1534.
2001
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Inorganic chlorine partitioning in the summer lower stratosphere: Modeled and measured [ClONO2]/[HCl] during POLARIS.
Journal of Geophysical Research.
1713-1732.
2001
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Quantitative constraints on the atmospheric chemistry of nitrogen oxides: An analysis along chemical coordinates.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
24283-24304.
2000
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Ozone destruction and production rates between spring and autumn in the Arctic stratosphere.
Geophysical Research Letters.
2605-2608.
2000
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An examination of the inorganic chlorine budget in the lower stratosphere.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
1957-1971.
2000
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Carbonaceous aerosol (Soot) measured in the lower stratosphere during POLARIS and its role in stratospheric photochemistry.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
26753-26766.
1999
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Comparison of modeled and observed values of NO2 and JNO2 during the Photochemistry of Ozone Loss in the Arctic Region in Summer (POLARIS) mission.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
26687-26703.
1999
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The budget and partitioning of stratospheric chlorine during the 1997 Arctic summer.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
26653-26665.
1999
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The coupling of ClONO2, ClO, and NO2 in the lower stratosphere from in situ observations using the NASA ER-2 aircraft.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.
26705-26714.
1999
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Twilight observations suggest unknown sources of HOx.
Geophysical Research Letters.
1373-1376.
1999
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Educational transformation in upper-division physics: The Science Education Initiative model, outcomes, and lessons learned.
Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research.
2015