YRG News Archive

2025

8/18/2025: What an honor! Dr. Y. is the proud recipient of the 2026 ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry, supported by an endowed fund established by the ACS Exams Institute. C&EN announcement; Miami University press release

8/7/2025: The YRG celebrates Dr. Destinee Cooper (2014 REU) and sends our warmest congratulations on earning your Ph.D.  We're so proud of your achievements!

7/21/2025: What a wonderful day for VisChem here at ChemEd 2025 in Golden, CO! Presentations from Katie Yankovec, Kimberly Curtis, Addie Smith (VisChem teachers) and me were received by attendees with excitement for implementing VisChem in their courses. There was a great deal of enthusiasm for 2025-26 VisChem Express Institutes (apply today!) and the VisChem Lesson Coach (rolling out in August to registered users at VisChem.org).

7/7-7/10/2025: The YRG rocked the Chemistry Education Research and Practice GRC with current work from the YRG and two alumnae presenting: Dr. Y (Scaffolding VisChem Learning Design: A Scalable, PedChemSense-Guided AI Approach for Teacher Support), Alumnus Dr. Jordan Harshman (Comparative Study of Faculty and Students' Perspectives, Values, and Beliefs in Chemistry Doctoral Education), and Alumnus Dr. Justin Pratt (Representations of Molecular Orbital Theory: Inorganic Chemistry Instructional Resources and Representational Competence). 

6/10/2025: Ellen & Heather's poster, Moving From Chemistry Description to Explanation via VisChem Express Institutes, was well received at the NSF DRK-12 PI Meeting in Washington, DC. It was inspiring to be among researchers and leaders in K-12 STEM education.

5/17/2025: Congratulations to our YRG GRADS: Melinda Barman, Maddie Moorehead, Maya Stonestreet, Max Wissman (and Michelle Mancini who was with us for a short time)!! Join me in welcoming these promising new entrants to the STEM and STEM Education fields!

5/12/2025: Melinda Barman is an awardee of the Fulbright US Student Program English Teaching Assistant Program - Grantee to Germany. Congratulations Melinda on this prestigious fellowship!!!!!!

5/1/2025: The American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) hosted a webinar featuring VisChem (Katie Yankovec & Ellen Yezierski, presenters). We were thrilled to get more members of the VisChem Community of Practice, which hit 1,450 users this week!

4/26/2025: What an exciting day! 79 U.S. high school chemistry teachers learned how to use the VisChem Approach and joined the VisChem Community of Practice. Thank you to these amazing professionals for your dedication to your students' learning!

4/25/2025: 🏆👑💪🔥😎 Check out the Gallery! The Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum at Shriver featured presentations from all FIVE YRG UGs: Melinda Barman (poster presenter), Miciah Mikes-Thacker (panelist, poster presenter), Gabby Peoples (poster presenter), Hannah Prater (poster presenter), and Maya Stonestreet (poster presenter). 

4/24/2025: Ellen gave a presentation on research from the VisChem project to Denver Public Schools. Thank you to Dr. Jolene Gregory for the invitation and lovely reception of our work!

3/25/2025: Miciah Mikes-Thacker ASTOUNDED audiences at the ACS poster session in San Diego today!

3/24/2025: Melinda Barman ROCKED her talk at ACS in San Diego today!

3/23/2025: What an exciting day! 63 U.S. high school chemistry teachers learned how to use the VisChem Approach and joined the VisChem Community of Practice. Thank you to these amazing professionals for your dedication to your students' learning!

3/20/2025: If you're getting ready to head to San Diego for ACS, be sure to look up  YRG papers being presented by Melinda Barman, Miciah Mikes-Thacker, and Ellen Yezierski.

3/10/2025: Dr. Y. presented at the Miami AI Symposium, Student-Centered Activity Development with Generative AI.

3/7/2025: Wowie! We had 59 secondary chemistry teachers join us for the first VisChem Express Institute on 2/22/25. We are beyond psyched for our next one on 3/22/2025!! We have over 1,300 teachers as part of the VisChem Community Practice. Have you joined yet at VisChem.org? 

2/19/2025: We're booked! The American Association of Chemistry Teachers (AACT) is hosting a webinar on May 1 at 7 pm EST featuring VisChem (Katie Yankovec & Ellen Yezierski, presenters). You don't have to be an AACT member to participate in the webinar. Don't miss it!

1/27/2025: Welcome to the YRG, Gabby Peoples!!

1/14/2025: Thank you to the American Modeling Teachers Association for your kind invitation. The webinar, Resources and Professional Development Opportunities in the VisChem Community of Practice was an absolute blast!!

1/2/2025: Paper published - Grateful to  collaborators Amanda, Rose Marie, and Stacey!! Diekman, A., Ward, R. M.,  Yezierski, E., & Bretz, S. L. (2025). Developing identity via intentional interdisciplinary engagement: exploring new mentoring models for STEM graduate students’ professional development. Mentoring and Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, Latest articles. 

2024

11/23/2024: Dr. Y. is presenting right in our backyard: Student-centered activity development with generative AI at Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University.

10/29/2024: Celebrate the VisChem project featured in NSF's CADRE (Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education) Spotlight on Physical Science along with other NSF-funded projects uncovering knowledge in the teaching and learning of chemistry and physics at the K-12 level!

8/26/2024: Welcome to the YRG, Hannah Prater!!

8/1/2024: Great seeing YRG alums at BCCE making a difference in the field of Chemistry Education! You are remarkable, Drs. Jordan Harshman, Justin Pratt, Adam Schafer, Matt Wu, and KatieMarie Magnone!!!!

7/30/2024: Ellen Yezierski's BCCE presentation:  Transformative professional development through the High School POGIL Initiative.

7/28/2024: Roy Tasker & Ellen Yezierki's BCCE presentation: VisChem Research into Practice: Visualizing the molecular world to make sense of chemistry symbolism and mathematics.

7/28/2024: "Moving Students from Description to Explanation with VisChem" workshop at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) in Lexington, KY at UK; facilitators: Ellen Yezierski, Roy Tasker, Katie Yankovec, and Chad Husting. Great work, team!!!

7/27/2024: VisChem Community of Practice hub launches! Visit vischem.org/register and sign up to access our new searchable repository of VisChem animations (they live on YouTube) and related teaching resources. 

7/26/2024: Yezierski keynote workshop, "Using Formative Assessment Data to Inform Practice" at ICABL's* formative assessment workshop at the  University of Kentucky. *Inclusive Community for the Assessment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) Learning

5/1/2024: Paper published! Carpenter, R., Dvorak, K., Amis, D., Howell, S., Schneiderman, J., Yezierski, E., & Wentzell, G. (2024). State of Faculty Engagement in Faculty Development. The Journal of Faculty Development, 38(2), 61-63.

4/26/2024: Learn a bunch from outstanding undergraduate YRG members today at the Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum at the Armstrong Pavilion. Check out a poster from Miciah, Melinda, and Max AND another from Ethan, Maddie, and Sabrina (graduated) on the YouTube Project. The research findings are useful to anyone who uses YouTube to teach or learn chemistry!

3/18/2024: TWO undergraduate posters at ACS NOLA 2024! Melinda Barman, Maxwell Wissman (presenters), Miciah Mikes-Thaker & Dr. Y. - Best of the best? How most viewed enthalpy chemistry education videos stand up to Mayer’s multimedia learning principles; Maddie Moorehead, Ethan Gerken (presenters), Sabrina Ryland & Dr. Y. - Cracking the code: A retrospective, cognitive-focused, multimedia analysis of thermodynamic YouTube videos.

3/17/2024: VisChem talk at ACS NOLA 2024! Seeing what sticks: A longitudinal analysis of multiple implementations of the VisChem Approach throughout the year from Dr. Kat (presenter) and Dr. Y.

3/14/2024: Paper published! Congrats again to Kat on Generating an evidence-based guide to scaffolding sodium chloride dissolution using the VisChem Approach in the Journal of Chemical Education. That's 3 papers in less than one month and the definition of Go!Fight!Win!

2/23/2024: Paper published! Congrats to first author Kat Magnone (now at the University of Rhode Island) on Applying the VisChem Approach in high school classrooms: Chemical learning outcomes and limitations in the Journal of Chemical Education.

2/16/2024: Paper published! Congrats to first author Kat Magnone (now at the University of Rhode Island) on Beyond convenience: A case and method for purposive sampling in chemistry teacher professional development research in the Journal of Chemical Education.

1/18/2024: Dr. Y.  is visiting The University of Arizona's Chemistry and Biochemistry Department to speak in their CBC Colloquium. Back to where it all started...Bear Down and Go Cats!

2023

12/15/2023: It's official -- Dr. KatieMarie Magnone's degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry has been conferred.  There's even more to celebrate in the YRG today -- Sabrina Ryland earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry AND achieved University Honors Check out the pics from this wonderful graduation ceremony!!! 

10-30-2023: Congratulations to Dr. KatieMarie Magnone who successfully defended their doctoral dissertation.  Way to go, KAT, PhD!!!!

10-25-2023: Dr. Y. presented with Lucy Grande and Dawson Lang on Get the Facts Out the AAEE 2023 Conference & Education Career Expo. 

10-13-2023: Paper published! Congrats to first author Dr. Matt Wu (now at The Ohio State University) on Investigating Teacher–Teacher Feedback: Uncovering Useful Socio-pedagogical Norms for Reform-Based Chemistry Instruction in the Journal of Chemical Education.

9-23-2023: Dr. Y. attended the ACS Hach Board Meeting in Washington, DC to facilitate HS chemistry teacher recruitment. 

8-21-2023: Dr. Y's sabbatical has launched. Focusing on research with the group and communing with VisChem data are off to a great start!

7-20-2023: Congratulations to Dr. Khushi Patel-Desai who will be starting very soon as an Instructional Consultant at Michael Drake's Institute for Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University! Way to Go!Fight!Win! Khushi. We are so excited for and proud of you.

7-14-23: Ellen successfully chaired the 2023 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education and Practice. 

7-12-24: GRC 2023 poster-Patel-Desai, K., & Yezierski, E. Building a map and connecting the dots: How secondary chemistry teachers teach using the VisChem Approach.

7-11-24: GRC 2023 posters-Wu, M.-Y. M., & Yezierski, E. Improving the (re)solution to advance conceptual understanding: The affordances of video research on enacted chemistry teaching practices; Ebert, J., & Yezierski, E. Participant, teacher & student: An examination of the impact of high school chemistry professional development emphasizing the molecular world across multiple learner roles. 

7-10-24: GRC 2023 poster-Magnone, K., & Yezierski, E. Do you see what I see? What students glean from VisChem animations when teachers implement the VisChem Approach in their classrooms. 

7-7-2023: YRG @ 2023 FTFT (ever) CERP GRS @ BC in ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7-6-2023: NSF Award!! Many thanks to the National Science Foundation (DUE Program Manager: Dr. D. Rickey) for supporting the 2023 Gordon Research Seminar/Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice! 

7-1-2023: Check out this SPICY article from Matt & Ellen in latest Chemistry Education Research & Practice issue (Investigating the mangle of teaching oxidation–reduction with the VisChem approach: problematising symbolic traditions that undermine chemistry concept development).

5-11-2023: We YouTubers have made a splash across the pond in this Education feature from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Way to go 4 UG authors, 4 grad authors, and 8 UG acknowledged contributors in the YRG!!!

5-9-2023: Congratulations to Kat Magnone who has accepted a position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow under the direction of Dr. Justin Pratt in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rhode Island!! Way to go, Kat!!!

4-19-2023: Thank you to Rachel Creeden, Morgan Loveday, Sabrina Ryland, Michelle Mancini, and Melinda Barman who killed it at the 2023 Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum with three gorgeous posters from the YouTube project. THIS is how we Go!Fight!Win!

3-28-2023: Way to represent the YRG and VisChem project, Kat, Matt, Khushi and Jenn, with those outstanding presentations at the National Spring ACS Meeting in Indianapolis! 

3-28-2023: Congratulations to YRG undergraduates (and published authors) who landed high school science teaching positions in our home state of OH - Rachel Creeden (Lakota West) and Grace Karlock (Worthington Kilbourne) for next year. Way to go Rachel and Grace!

3-14-2023: Congratulations to Dr. Matt Wu who has accepted an Assistant Professor position in Chemistry & Biochemistry at the Ohio State University!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3-2-2023: Paper Published in Chemistry Education Research and Practice! Investigating the mangle of teaching oxidation-reduction with the VisChem approach: Problematising symbolic traditions that undermine chemistry concept development. Way to go, first author Matt!  DOI: 10.1039/d2rp00321j

3-1-2023: Congratulations to Jenn who has passed her candidacy exam today! Hooray! Next stop -- Ph.D.!!!!

2-13-2023: Congratulations to Morgan Loveday (YRG YouTuber) on your summer internship as a Student Researcher with UES, Inc. in the Biological and Nanoscale Technologies Division at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Waaaaay tooooo gooooo, Morgan!

1-4-2023: Way to go Kat and Jenn and the YRG YouTubers! Yay YRG PhDs Adam and Justin P.! Here's the first publication from the project with FOUR undergrad authors, EIGHT undergraduate acknowledged contributors (whoa - 17 minds on this work).

2022

11-9-2022: Thanks for the great VisChem shout out, Mr. Johnson, in your JCE Editorial!

11-4-2022: Congrats to Jenn and Kat on fabulous poster presentations at the Miami University Graduate Research Forum! Check out the program here.

11-3-2022: Giant thanks go to Dr. Alena Moon for her amazing seminar and educative visit to our campus. We had such a wonderful time learning from you!

10-24-2022: Just Published! Check out the first research report on pedagogical conceptual change in chemistry in Chemistry Education Research and Practice. Great work, Matt, who is first author. Woot!

9-12-2022: Congratulations to Jenn who has passed all of cumulative exams and now goes on to write the original research proposal for candidacy. Go!Fight!Win! Jenn -- you've got this!!!

8-3-2022:  It was a celebration of excellent teaching featuring Kim Dempsey, Jodi Hansen, Ryan Johnson, Amy Hanson, Kim Curtis, Sherilyn Richardson, and Christine Rutter at the 2022 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education symposium, Molecular-Level Animations in Secondary Chemistry: VisChem Teacher Showcase!

8-1-2022 & 8-2-2022: Congratulations to YRG presenters, organizers, and presiders at the 2022 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education who presented! Kat - A novel approach to purposive sampling when mixed quantitative and qualitative criteria are used for participant selection; Jenn - Teachers as learners: professional development with storyboarding and molecular-level phenomena; Matt - Pedagogical Chemistry Sensemaking: A conceptual framework to promote pedagogical sensemaking in model-based lesson planning. 

7-18-2022 thru 7-21-2022: We welcomed back VisChem teachers from 2020 and 2021 for VisChem Institute II!!

7-11-2022 thru 7-15-2022: The first in-person VisChem Institute welcomed 24 more high school chemistry teachers to our VisChem Community of Practice!

6-15-2022: Welcome to the YRG, Dr. Khushikumari (Khushi) Patel-Desai!! We are thrilled to have you on our team. Time to Go!Fight!Win! 

6-8-2022: YRG Job Updates -- keepin' it local. Emilia Kamis will be teaching chemistry & biology at Fairfield High School & Evan Blake will be teaching 9th grade physical science at Dayton High School starting in fall 2022. We are thrilled that you are bringing your talents to schools near your Miami home. Go!Fight!Win!

6-7-2022: Ellen conducted a VisChem Workshop at Pittcon Science Week at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Thanks to Pittcon leaders and organizers as well as the OU Chemistry faculty for supporting secondary chemistry learning.

5-20-2022: Kat presented an exciting VisChem sampling poster at MICER. Great data viz -- go Kat!!!

5-14-2022: The YRG is filled with pride as we congratulate Miami Grads Evan Blake and Emilia Kamis! We will miss you and look  forward to you making a difference in the world. 

4-19-2022: PedChemSense has made a splash across the pond in this Education feature from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Way to go Matt Wu, postdoc extraordinaire!!!

3-20-2022: What a wonderful day with THREE showcases of YRG work at the Spring 2022 ACS National Meeting in San Diego .  Go!Fight!Win! 

Capturing and interpreting molecular-level stories: Students’ storyboards using the VisChem approach (Poster presented by KatieMarie Magnone, authors: Kat & Ellen)

Identifying an anchor that slows progress towards particulate-level explanation (Poster presented by Meng-Yang Matthew Wu, authors: Matt and Ellen)

Learning chemistry from YouTube? Evaluating multimedia principles, content accuracy, and representational levels (invited talk given by Ellen, authors: Evan Blake, Rachel Creeden, Grace Karlock, Woojin Lee, Krista Wilson, Mason Schmidt, Michael Seballos, Alison Terrell, Aaron Turner, Nathaniel Walter, Justin Pratt, Adam G. L. Schafer, KatieMarie Magnone, and Ellen Yezierski).

2-22-2022: What better way to celebrate TwosDay (see date) than with a new paper published in JCE from Drs. Wu & Yezierski! Exploring adaptations of the VisChem Approach: Advancements and anchors toward particle-level explanations.

1-18-2022: New paper published in CERP from Drs. Wu & Yezierski! Pedagogical chemistry sensemaking: a novel conceptual framework to facilitate pedagogical sensemaking in model-based lesson planning. Check out our new theoretical framework!

2021

12-21-2021: Congratulations to  YRG Postdoc Dr. Meng-Yang Matthew Wu who was named a 2022 CADRE Fellow! 

12-21-2021: Ellen presented "Teachers’ Ideas About the Limitations of Models When Learning With Dynamic Molecular Visualizations" at Pacifichem 2021 and is  grateful to co-author Roy Tasker, the rest of the VisChem Team, and the amazing teachers who are dedicated to their continuous improvement. 

12-7-2021: Congratulations to Jenn Ebert who passed her First Year Oral Exam!!

11-20-2021: Ellen delivered the plenary lecture, "Flip With a Twist: Focusing on Students' Concept Development" at the 40th Original Lilly Conference on Teaching and Learning. 

11-20-2021: Ellen co-facilitated the workshop, "The Certificate in College Teaching: An Innovative Graduate Student Development Program" with Dr. Jennifer Blue (PHY) at the 40th Original Lilly Conference on Teaching and Learning. 

11-19-2021: Ellen facilitated the workshop, "Debunking Neuromyths: Excellent Teaching's in the Cards" at the 40th Original Lilly Conference on Teaching and Learning. What a joy to back with the Lilly teacher-scholars -- and on a beautiful fall day in Oxford, OH!

11-12/2021: New article published in ACS's GP Chemist from our IGE NSF project! Thanks to awesome collaborators -- Stacey, Amanda and Rose Marie. 

11-5-2021: Congrats to KatieMarie Magnone who presented a poster on the VisChem project at Miami University's Graduate Research Forum!

10-21-2021: Ellen gave a seminar at Middle Tennessee State Univ., "Facilitating Curricular and Instructional Improvement Through Chemistry Teacher   Professional Development: Implications for Higher Education." Great to see Drs. Rushton, Phelps, and Sanger and meet lots of new colleagues!

9-8-2021: Congratulations to Kat who has passed their candidacy exam today! Hooray! Next stop -- Ph.D.!!!!

7-23-21: Paper published! Congratulations to Matt and Kat on this JCE article titled, Remote Chemistry Teacher Professional Development Delivery: Enduring Lessons for Programmatic Redesign.

6-9-21: CER Hero honored on ACS Axial's Journal of Chemical Education Festschrift Virtual Issue: In Honor of Professor Dorothy Gabel. (Proud to have works included in this tribute to her CER scholar legacy!)

6-9-21: New research published! Check out this collaboration w/ Dr. Eichler at UC Riverside. 

5-25-21: Let's all congratulate YRG alum Mason Schmidt (Class of 2021) who will be teaching as Westfield HS in IN in the fall! WAY TO GO, MASON!

4-21-21: What amazing undergraduate research posters at the Miami Undergraduate Research Forum! Check out this awesome archived work - Emilia Kamis, Grace Karlock & Mason Schmidt, Evan Blake & Rachel Creeden. 

4-15-21: Congrats to Matt on a super talk at the Spring ACS Meeting! Understanding high school chemistry teachers as both learners of chemistry and pedagogy: Comparing artifacts from different roles in professional development

4-13-21: Ellen has been recognized with the University Faculty Scholar Award in Applied and Natural Science.

4-8-21: Congrats to Kat on a super talk at the Spring ACS Meeting! Generating pedagogical discontentment in teachers to encourage engagement with chemistry professional development

3-16-21: Congratulations to Kat Magnone who passed all required cumulative exams!!

3-9-2021: New paper published from Drs. Schafer & Yezierski in JCE!! Investigating How Assessment Design Guides High School Chemistry Teachers’ Interpretation of Student Responses to a Planned, Formative Assessment

2-22-2021: Dr. Y. gave an invited seminar at Penn State University at the Center for Nanoscale Science. 

2-1-21: Paper published in CERP! Visualizing chemistry teachers’ enacted assessment design practices to better understand barriers to ‘‘best practices." Congrats to Adam and Vicky!!!

1-29-21: YRG Alumna, Meghan Mulligan, is featured in NSTA Teacher Spotlight!

1-23-21: Congratulations to Catherine Amoateng who just was awarded her Master of Science in Chemistry (Thesis: Inorganic Quantitative Analysis Experiment Through Digital Microscopy Detection of Precipitates). Whoo hooo!

1-9-21: Yezierski gave an invited talk at the American Association of Physics Teachers National Winter Meeting, "Supporting Instructors: Building Community and Excellence Through Scholarly Teaching."

1-7-21: Improving doctoral education with colleagues Rose Marie Ward, Amanda Diekman, and Stacey Lowery Bretz and cohort co-authors Akanksha Das, Courtney Chatha, Elizabeth Sneddon, Mitchell Dandignac, Brett DeWitt, Brielle Johnson, Lasith Kariyawasam, Viraj Kirinda Liyanage Don, Sean Monroe, Danielle Tapp, Shannon Thompson, and Thai Wright. Learn more about our project in this Inside Higher Ed article.

2020

12-18-20: CONGRATULATIONS to Catherine on a successful oral M.S. defense today. Whoot whoot!!!!

12-10-20: Ellen gave a talk in the Science Education Department at the Harvard-Smithsonian Institute for Astrophysics titled, Moving from Description to Explanation: Remote Professional Development on Molecular Visualization for High School Chemistry Teachers. Great to see everyone from my mini-sabbatical!

10-14-20: Jack Eichler (UC Riverside) & EY are psyched to share three more activities on the PhET site! Coulomb's Law, Molecular Shape, and Molecular Dipoles.

10-29-20: Article published about Get the Facts Out in Solutions, newsletter of the American Association of Chemistry Teachers. Authors: Willy Hunter, Kevin Diaz, Ellen Yezierski, Etta Gravely, Jennifer Nielson, and Terri Chambers. Yay!

10-19-20: New research published! Congrats to former YRG undergraduate researcher, Brianna Minshall, on our latest work in CERP.

10-14-20: Jack Eichler (UC Riverside), Brianna Minshall, and EY are psyched to share our bond break/make activity on the PhET site!

10-14-20: Dr. Y. joined Jean Lee, and Get the Facts Out PI Wendy Adams to give a seminar through AAAS, Teaching: The Best Kept Secret.

8-27-20: Hear Dr. Y. discuss teaching, learning, and COVID on the Stats + Stories podcast. 

8-17-20: Big Congrats to Kat on this ACS Talk: What if access isn't the limiting factor? Thoughtful considerations of research and professional development goals in participant selection. Presentation at Fall 2020 ACS Virtual Meeting. Authors: Kat and Ellen

7-11-20: Congrats to the VisChem Team and our teacher participants who successfully completed the first VisChem Institute!

6-12-20:

Congratulations to Dr. Pratt who just accepted an Assistant Professor position at the absolutely gorgeous Maine Maritime Academy for 2020-21!! Whoo Hooo Professor Pratt -- Way to go!!!

6-11-20:

Justin Pratt & Ellen joined colleagues all over the world and presented at Methods in Chemistry Education Research (MICER20) on published research highlighting remote CER methods. Did we break the Twitter yet?

6-1-20: Welcome to the YRG, Dr. Matthew Wu, our new Postdoctoral Research Fellow! We are so excited to have you in the YRG and on the VisChem Team!

5-5-20:

Whoot whoot to undergrads Mason, Woojin, Aaron, Evan, Grace, and Emilia who completed their spring 2020 research during a  global pandemic!!

3-11-20: Congratulations to Dr. Adam G. L. Schafer, our newest Chemistry Ph.D.!!!!! He successfully defended today, and I couldn't be more proud of his work!!

1-21-20: The Yezierski Research Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Funda Savasci-Acikalin, Visiting Fulbright Scholar, from Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa!!

1-14-20: Adam, Catherine, and Ellen facilitated a session on Neuromyths at CIQS Day with Dr. Sellers. Whoo hoo!

2019

12-19-19: VisChem site launches with an invitation for the first VisChem Institute. HS Chem Teachers -- apply by Feb 28! 

12-17-19: Hooray for this CERP paper featuring Adam's dissertation research!

12-10-19: Adam completed his dissertation prospectus meeting with his committee. Time to Go!Fight!Win! for a March defense. Yay Adam!

12-5-19: Ellen's interactive webinar on making people's thinking visible (CHED-CERC Webinar Series) showcased the YRG.

11-7-19: Welcome to KatieMarie Magnone, our newest doctoral student in the YRG!!!!

11-1-19: Congrats to Adam Schafer and Catherine Amoateng -- great posters at Miaimi's Graduate Research Forum!!

10-24-19: Check out The Chronicle's article featuring Bretz and Yezierski and our engaging teaching approaches!

9-27-19: Great article on Stacey Lowery Bretz's Graduate Student and Postdoc Conference here last summer. Go Stace!

9-25-19:  Postdoctoral Fellow position in the YRG is open and ad is posted. Join our team now for 2020!!!

9-11-19: Adam Schafer has accepted a Postdoctoral Researcher appointment in Ryan Stowe's lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison starting in summer 2019. Congrats Adam! Now let's continue to rock that Ph.D...

9-4-19: News from Miami on NSF DRK-12 Award

8-27-19:  Hooray for Adam Schafer who presented dissertation findings at the San Diego National ACS Meeting. Way to go Adam!

8-24-19:  Congratulations to Stacey Lowery Bretz, my esteemed colleague and dear friend, who won the 2020ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching & Learning of Chemistry. I am so honored to share the Miami CER program with you!!!

8-2-19: Catherine Amoateng successfully completed her first year conference, marking the first milestone in the Ph.D. program. Congratulations!

7-9-2019: Editorial published from the Get Facts Out Chemistry PI and Change Agents (Terri Chambers, Etta Gravely, Willie Hunter, Jennifer Nielson & Ellen Yezierski) in the Journal of Chemical Education. Let's bust those myths about secondary chemistry teaching!!

6-24-19: Paper published! Check out this new research in the Journal of Chemical Education lead by former YRG undergrad Natalia Kellamis on applying the NGSS to TIMU lessons. Congrats Natalia!

6-20-19: Proud to have served as the Vice Chair of the 2019 CERP GRC and thankful to Vicente Talanquer -- Chair extraordinaire!

6-18-19: Adam killed it at the poster session at the 2019 CERP GRC at Bates College!

5-24-19: New NSF Award makes more high school chemistry teacher PD, research on teacher learning, and human resource development in CER possible in over the next 5 years!

5-17-19:  Congratulations to 2017 REU student Caitlin Loeffler who will be teaching 9th grade physical science at Technical High School in St. Cloud, MN next year. GO Caitlin!!

5-10-19: Paper published! Understanding Thermodynamic Control in Covalent Self-Assembly: A Mixed Synthetic−Computational Experiment for the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory by Schafer, Yezierski & Hartley is new experiment from Adam's cognate project. Thanks to the Hartley Group for a fabulous collaboration!

4-30-19: Ellen gave a seminar at the Upper Ohio River ACS Local Section Awards at Marietta College. It was great to get to know students and faculty from Marietta and Ohio U!!

4-26-19: 

Congratulations to Meghan Mulligan, who will be starting a position as a Chemistry & Microbiology Teacher at Carroll High School in Dayton in the fall. Way to go, Meghan!!

4-24-19: YRG Undergrads Vicky Borland, Mason Schmidt, Michael Seballos, Ali Terrell, and Krista Wilson ROCKED the 25th Annual Miami Undergraduate Research Forum. Thanks to mentor Adam Schafer. Way to represent!!!

4-18-19: Check out this new POGIL resource, especially Ch. 9 about POGIL in the large classroom by Sally Shaffer Hunnicutt, Suzanne M. Ruder, Katie E. Amaral, Ellen J. Yezierski, and Christopher F. Bauer. I love this author team!

4-12-19: Hooray for former YRG postdoc Dr. Stephanie Philipp, who will be starting a new position as Assistant Professor of Middle Grades/Science Education at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Go!Fight! Win! Stephanie!!!!

4-3-19: 

Congratulations to Adam Schafer and Vicky Borland on outstanding posters delivered at the ACS National Meeting in Orlando, FL!

4-3-19: 

Ellen and Justin Pratt presented the CERP methods paper from 2018 in the New and Noteworthy CER symposium at ACS Orlando. Thanks to organizers, evaluators, and audience members for your enthusiasm for this work!

4-3-19: 

Congratulations to Adam Schafer and Vicky Borland on outstanding posters delivered at the ACS National Meeting in Orlando, FL!

4-1-19: EASTER EGG!!! Datasets

3-25-19: 

Congratulations to graduating senior, Vicky Borland, who accepted a position as an Information Scientist at CAS (a division of ACS) in Columbus, Ohio. The group wishes you all the best in your new career!

3-21-19: Great seminar and visit with Dr. Ginger Shultz from the University of Michigan. Thanks so much, Ginger!

2-8-19: New Commentary published in the Journal of Chemical Education on the state of CER.

2-8-19: Ellen gave a seminar in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Florida International University. Thanks to YRG alum Justin Carmel for the lovely invitation!

2-1-19:  Congratulations to graduating senior Brianna Minshall -- soon to be a doctoral student in Miami's Neuroscience program in  Psychology in the fall! Go Brianna!

1-29-19: New research published by Justin Pratt & Ellen Yezierski on College Student Outreach Practitioner Training!

2018

12-22-18: New research published (Patrick Emery, Yezierski, & Richard Page) in BaMBEd showcasing a new inquiry activity on the thermodynamics of protein unfolding!

12-3-18: New research published (Pratt & Yezierski) about the teaching beliefs of college student outreach practitioners! 

11-7-18: 

Congratulations to Adam Schafer, who successfully presented at the Miami Graduate Research Forum. Go Adam!

11-7-18: 

Ellen  was honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. Thanks to all of my amazing students!! 

11-5-18: 

Congratulations Dr.JustinPratt who successfully defended his dissertation. We are so proud of you!

11-2-18 Ellen gave a seminar at the University of Michigan part of the Chemical Sciences at the Interface of Education program. Time with the Schultz group was fabulous!

10-29-18 Catherine  Amoateng has joined the Yezierski Research Group. Welcome Catherine!!!!

10-25-18: New research published (Pratt & Yezierski) about content knowledge of outreach practitioners. Check it out!

9-19-18: Ellen gave a seminar in the Department of Chemistry at UMass Boston. 

8-28-18: Welcome new YRG members - Krista Wilson, Michael Seballos & Ali Terrell! 

8-16-18:

Yay! NSF Award for IGE: Interdisciplinary STEM Graduate Student Learning Communities! (Team: Rose Marie Ward, Amanda Diekman, Ellen Yezierski, Stacey Lowery Bretz)

8-3-18:

Congratulations to Caitlin Leoffler (poster), Adam Schafer (2 talks), Justin Pratt (2 talks, 1 invited), Brett Becker (1 talk) , Stephanie Kimberlin (1 talk), and Kyle Jones (1 talk) for research and teaching presentations at the 25th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education!! Ellen gave 2 talks too. :-) The YRG is on F-I-R-E! 

7-20-18:  

Congratulations to Adam Schafer for passing his candidacy exam! Onward to the Ph.D...

7-16-18:  

Justin Pratt completed his dissertation prospectus (congrats!) and is working toward a Dec 2018 graduation. 

6-24-18:

Ellen gave the keynote address at the American Modeling Teachers Association annual conference in Columbus, OH.

5-22-18:  

Justin Pratt has been selected as the 2018-19 Miami Chemistry & Biochemistry Dissertation Scholar. Congratulations to a bright and productive scholar!!

5-15-18:  

Justin Pratt has won a Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Love of Learning Award! This cash prize is well deserved. Congrats Justin!

5-1-18:  

Justin Pratt has received a cash prize made possible by the 2017-18 Graduate Students' Achievement Fund and the Graduate School to recognize our 2017 ACS Publications Editors' Choice award for his first dissertation publication. Whooo hoooo! Outstanding job, Justin!!

4-25-18:  Congratulations to Vicky Borland, Dillon Frank, Brianna Minshall, Meghan Mulligan, Naomi Patten, and Nick Spurgus on their fabulous Undergraduate Research Forum poster presentations. Well done!

4-5-18: 

Ellen has received a nomination for the Associated Student Government Outstanding Professor Award (OPA) for faculty who had an exceptional impact on graduating seniors' Miami experience. 

3-30-18:  Congratulations to Justin Pratt who won the Alpha Chi Sigma 2018 Scholar Award!!!!!

3-29-18:  Ellen contributed to a women scientists panel at the "Bearded Lady Project" photo exhibition opening and Miami movie premiere.

3-19-18:  Undergraduate student posters presented at ACS NOLA by Dillon Frank, Brianna Minshall, and Nick Spurgus. Great job!

3-18-18: Graduate student posters presented at ACS NOLA by Patrick Emery, Justin Pratt, and Adam Schafer. Fabulous response from the CER community!

3-18-18: DivCHED video featuring spokesmodel LN    shown at ACS NOLA DivCHED reception. 

1-17-18: Article Published! Pratt, J. M., & Yezierski, E. J. (2018). A novel qualitative method to improve access, elicitation, and sample diversification for enhanced transferability applied to studying chemistry outreach. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/C7RP00200A

2017

12-8-17: Book chapter published: Gupta, T., Herrington, D., & Yezierski, E. (2018). Target Inquiry: A case for quality professional development. In D. Polly, M. Putnam, T. Petty, A. Good (Eds.) Innovative Practices in Teacher Preparation and Graduate-Level Teacher Education Programs (pp. 383-416). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. 

12-7-17: Ellen gave a seminar at the Chemistry Department at Virginia Commonwealth University. 

11-27-17: Congrats to YRG Alumni Drs. Jordan Harshman & Sara Nielsen on the new chapter on using R in CERpublished today in Computer-Aided Data Analysis in Chemical Education Research (CADACER): Advances and Avenues by ACS.

11-10-17: Congrats to Justin & Ellen for ACS Editors' Choice for first article on Justin's dissertation work!

11-3-17: Congrats to Adam, Justin, and Patrick on presenting posters at the 2017 Miami Graduate Student Research Forum.

10-26-17: Justin Pratt featured in the Miami Student. Great feature & pic!

10-24-17:Paper published on Justin's cognate project!

10-20-17: Pratt and Yezierski article selected for ACS Editors' Choice!!!! More to come when it's published. G!F!W! Justin!!!

10-20-17: 

Ellen gave a seminar in the Chemistry Department at the University of Iowa.

9-26-17: 

Ellen gave a seminar in the Chemistry Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

9-13-17: 

Ellen gave a seminar in the Chemistry Department at Purdue University.

8-21-17: 

Ellen gave two CER presentations with Stacey Lowery Bretz showcasing simulations used in general chemistry at the Fall 2017 ACS Meeting in Washington, DC. 

6-22-17: 

Justin Pratt presented a poster at the 2017 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research & Practice in Lewiston, ME.

6-22-17: 

Ellen Yezierski gave a talk at the 2017 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research & Practice in Lewiston, ME.

6-21-17: 

Ellen Yezierski was voted to be the Vice Chair of the 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research & Practice and the Chair of the 2021 conference. Congratulations!

5-3-17: NSF Noyce grant funded "A Community-Based & Culturally Responsive Approach to STEM Teacher Preparation, Induction & Retention" for $1.17M. PI: Bautista and Co-PIs: Wanko, Schwartz, Blue, and Yezierski are ready to rock this project!

4-26-17: Congrats to Dillon Frank, Natalia Kellamis, and Brianna Minshall on fabulous poster presentations at the Miami Undergraduate Research Forum - Way to go!!

4-7-17: Jordan Harshman has accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Auburn University. Congratulations Dr. Harshman!!

4-3-17:

Ellen Yezierski gave a talk at the 253rd National ACS Meeting in San Francisco in the ACS Award Symposium in honor of Marcy H. Towns.

4-3-17:

Congratulations Nick Spurgus for a successful poster presentation at the 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting!

4-3-17:

Congratulations Brianna Minshall for a successful poster presentation at the 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting!

4-2-17:

Ellen Yezierski gave a talk at the 253rd National ACS Meeting in San Francisco in the Applying CER to Practice symposium.

4-2-17:

Congratulations Justin Pratt for a successful poster presentation over your dissertation project at the 253rd American Chemical Society National Meeting!

3-31-17: Article published -- Congratulations Chad Husting! Using Teacher Action Research in High School Chemistry to Develop Novel Assessment Tools in Journal of Teacher Action Research. Authors: Chad Husting, Jordan Harshman, & Ellen Yezierski. 

1-20-17: Justin Carmel has accepted an Assistant Professor position at Florida International University in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the STEM Transformation Institute. Congrats Justin!!!!

1-18-17: Paper published! Harshman, J., & Yezierski, E. (2017). Assessment data-driven inquiry: A review of how to use assessment results to inform chemistry teaching. The Science Educator, 25(2), 97-107.

2016

12-8-16: Paper published on Amanda Vilardo's TIMU activity & data. Great job Amanda and Dr. Ann MacKenzie!

11-4-16: Congrats to Justin and Jorge on presenting posters at the Miami Graduate Research Forum.

11-3-16: Yezierski's work with high school chemistry teachers mentioned in the news.

10-21-16: Welcome to our newest undergraduate member, Dillon Frank and to our graduate members Patrick Emery & Adam Schafer!!! The YRG is glad you're on board. :-)

9-18-16:

Congratulations to Justin Pratt for passing his candidacy exam! Onward to the PhD...

8-26-16:

Ellen Yezierski gave a CHM 141 poster at the Purdue Modeling Conference highlighting instructional innovation at Miami.

8-26-16:

Deb Herrington & Ellen Yezierski gave a Target Inquiry poster at the Purdue Modeling Conference showcasing teacher activities.

8-21-16:

Ellen Yezierski gave a talk at the 252nd National ACS Meeting in Philadelphia in the HS Day program.

8-9-16:

Congrats to Linh-Thuy Vu, a new Chemistry Teacher at Gilroy High School in Northern California. Way to go!

8-1-16:

Congratulations Justin Pratt for successful presentations over your dissertation and cognate projects at the 2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education!

7-31-16:

Ellen Yezierski gave a successful poster presentation at the 2016 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education!

7-29-16:

Justin Pratt was awarded a District Counselor Citation for his work on the Bluegrass District Committee of the Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity!

7-28-16:

Justin Pratt presented his dissertation work at the Fifth Biennial Science and Engineering Poster Session during the 53rd Biennial Conclave of the Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity.

7-18-16:

Ellen Yezierski has been named an ACS Fellow!

7-7-16: 

Congratulations to Sara Nielsen who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation! Go Dr. Nielsen!

5-26-16:

Sara Nielsen has accepted a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Hanover College! Congratulations Sara!

5-19-16:

Congrats on your new job! Cassie Sandvick will be teaching chemistry and AP chemistry at Wayne High School!

5-14-16:

Congratulations to YRG graduates and new high school chemistry teachers, Cassandra Sandvick and Linh-Thuy Vu!

5-11-16:

Congratulations to Sam Sloane who is graduating with a BA in Chemistry on 5/14/16 and starting a job in R&D with Stepan in Chicago! Go! Fight! Win Sam!

5-11-16:

Congratulations to Ben Sandlin who will be graduating with Departmental and University Honors on 5/14/16 and starting at University of Cincinnati Law School in the fall! Go! Fight! Win Ben!

5-9-16

Article published: Beyond academic tracking and using cluster analysis and self-organizing maps to investigate secondary students' chemistry self-concept. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. Authors: Sara Nielsen and Ellen Yezierski.

4-27-16

Congratulations Brianna Minshall, Ben Sandlin, Cassie Sandvick, and Nick Spurgus on successful poster presentations at the 22nd Annual Undergraduate Research Forum at Miami University!

4-25-16

Cassandra Sandvick was accepted into the M.S. program in Chemistry Education at South Dakota State University. Congratulations Cassie!

4-15-16

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful presentation at the 2016 NARST Annual International Conference in Baltimore, MD!

4-8-16 

Article published:

Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based Lessons Using Particulate Level Models To Develop High School Students’ Understanding of Conceptual Stoichiometry, Journal of Chemistry Education. Authors: Stephanie Kimberlin and Ellen Yezierski.

3-29-16

Article published:

Tool trouble: Challenges with using self-report data to evaluate long-term chemistry teacher professional development, Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Authors: Deborah G. Herrington, Ellen J. Yezierski, and Senetta F. Bancroft.

3-17-16

Ellen Yezierski and Stacey Lowery Bretz gave a presentation at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego, CA.

3-15-16

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful presentation at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego, CA!

3-14-16

Congratulations Linh-Thuy Vu and Cassandra Sandvick on a successful poster at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego, CA!

3-13-16

Congratulations Justin Pratt and Sara Nielsen on a successful poster at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego, CA!

3-13-16

Congratulations Justin Pratt on a successful presentation at the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego, CA!

1-14-16

Article published: Characterizing high school chemistry teachers' use of assessment data via latent class analysis, Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Advance Article. Authors: Jordan Harshman and Ellen Yezierski. 

2015

11-30-15

Sara Nielsen gave a research presentation about chemistry self-concept at the Dayton Public Schools' Science Professional Learning Community meeting.

11-16-15

Article published: Citrus Quality Control: An NMR/MRI Problem-Based Experiment,  Journal of Chemical Education, ASAP. Authors: Sarah Erhart, Robert McCarrick, Gary Lorigan, and Ellen Yezierski.

11-12-15

Tommy Smith has been promoted to Clinical Research Associate at Medpace. Congrats Tom!

11-11-15

Article published: Test-Retest Reliability of the Adaptive Chemistry Assessment Survey for Teachers: Measurement Error and Alternatives to Correlation,  Journal of Chemical Education, ASAP. Authors: Jordan Harshman and Ellen Yezierski. 

10-30-15

Sara Nielsen, Justin Pratt, and Jorge Torres presented posters at the 2015 Miami University Graduate Research Forum.

9-22-15

Ellen received the Miami University Distinguished Teaching Award.

8-25-15

Article published:

Exploring the Structure and Function of the Chemistry Self-Concept Inventory with High School Chemistry Students, Journal of Chemical Education, ASAP. Authors: Sara E. Nielsen and Ellen Yezierski.

8-10-15

Congratulations to Brittany Christian Feldmann on her new job as a Science Content Coach at Acceleration Academies of Wake County!

7-29-15

Article published: Formative Assessment in High School Chemistry Teaching: Investigating the Alignment of Teachers' Goals with Their Items, Journal of Chemical Education, ASAP. Authors: Benjamin Sandlin, Jordan Harshman, and Ellen Yezierski.

7-21-15

Justin Carmel has successfully completed the dissertation requirement. Congratulations to Dr. Carmel!

7-08-15

Grant Funded: "Building Capacity for Miami University Robert Noyce Scholars," NSF DUE 1540102, PI: Nazan U. Bautista, Co-PIs: Jeffrey Wanko, Tammy Schwartz, Jennifer M. Blue, Ellen Yezierski.

7-01-15

Ellen Yezierski has been promoted to Professor of Chemistry!

6-26-15

Congratulations to Tommy Smith on his new job as a research scientist at Medpace!

6-25-15

Congratulations to Sarah Erhart on winning the 2014-2015 TA Award for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry!

6-24-15

Congratulations to Sarah Erhart, Jordan Harshman, and Sara Nielsen on their poster presentations at the 2015 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice.

6-22-15

Ellen served as a discussion leader at the 2015 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice.

5-20-15

Jordan Harshman passed his oral dissertation defense. Congratulations!

4-17-15

Congratulations to Justin Carmel on his postdoctoral research scholar appointment at Michigan State University with Dr. Melanie Cooper in the Department of Chemistry!

4-16-15

Ellen Yezierski gave a seminar in the Chemistry Department at the University of South Florida titled,  "Characterizing High School Chemistry Teachers' Data-Driven Inquiry Practices: A Chemistry-Centered Approach"

4-15-15

Congratulations to Ben Sandlin for his successful poster presentation at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Research Forum at Miami University!

4-13-15

Justin Carmel passed his oral dissertation defense. Congratulations!

4-12-15

Congratulations to Jordan Harshman for his successful presentation at the International NARST Conference in Chicago, IL.

4-12-15

Congratulations to Stephanie Philipp for her successful presentation at the International NARST Conference in Chicago, IL.

4-9-15

Congratulations to Tommy Smith who successfully defended his Master's thesis!

4-7-15

Congratulations to Sarah Erhart who is the recipient of the College of Arts and Science Graduate Student Teaching Award!

3-27-15

Congratulations to Jordan Harshman on his postdoctoral research scholar appointment at the University of Iowa with Dr. Nicole Becker in the Department of Chemistry!

3-25-15

Congratulations Sarah Erhart on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-24-15

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-24-15

Congratulations Tommy Smith on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-23-15

Congratulations Sarah Erhart on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-23-15

Congratulations Ellen Yezierski on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting at Vickie Williamson's Award Symposium in Denver, CO!

3-22-15

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-22-15

Congratulations Jordan Harshman on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-22-15

Congratulations Jordan Harshman and Justin Carmel on a successful poster presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-22-15

Congratulations Jordan Harshman and Justin Carmel on a successful presentation at the 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver, CO!

3-10-15

Congratulations to Jordan Harshman, Sara Nielsen, and Sarah Erhart for being accepted to the 2015 Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice!

3-3-15

The Yezierski Group welcomes Cassandra Sandvick, junior Chemistry Education major, as our newest member!

3-2-15

Linh-Thuy Vu has been awarded a University Summer Scholars research position for summer 2015 for the project "Evaluating a Learning Strategies Course in Chemistry: CHM 104 Outcomes." Congratulations!

2-20-15

The Miami University Board of Trustees voted to approve Ellen Yezierski's promotion to professor (effective July 1, 2015).

2-10-15

Congratulations to Jordan Harshman for successfully completing his 6 month conference!

1-14-15

Ellen Yezierski was quoted in a Hamilton Journal article regarding a recent outreach project.

1-13-15

The Yezierski group participated in Careers Involving Quantitative Skills Day.

1-10-15

Congratulations to Stephanie Philipp for a successful presentation at the ASTE Meeting in Portland, OR.

12-3-14

Congratulations to Justin Carmel for successfully completing his 6 month conference!

2014

11-23-14

Ellen Yezierski gave a successful presentation at the 34th Annual Lilly International Conference on College Teaching.

11-22-14

Sara Nielsen gave a successful presentation at the 34th Annual Lilly International Conference on College Teaching.

11-22-14

Justin Carmel gave a successful presentation at the 34th Annual Lilly International Conference on College Teaching.

11-22-14

Jordan Harshman gave a successful presentation at the 34th Annual Lilly International Conference on College Teaching.

11-22-14

Sarah Erhart gave a successful presentation at the 34th Annual Lilly International Conference on College Teaching.

10-30-14

The Yezierski Group welcomes two new graduate members, Justin Pratt and Jorge Torres. Hooray!

10-30-14

Article published - Guiding teaching with assessments: High school chemistry teachers' use of data-driven inquiry, Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Advance Article. Authors: Jordan Harshman and Ellen Yezierski.

10-22-14

The Yezierski Group welcomes Linh-Thuy Vu, junior ChemEd major, as our newest member! 

10-13-14

Jordan Harshman received a DivCHED Travel Award for the 249th ACS National Meeting in Denver, Colorado, March 22-March 26, 2015. Congratulations!

10-9-14

Article published - Targeting the Development of Content Knowledge and Scientific Reasoning: Reforming College-Level Chemistry for Nonscience Majors, Journal of Chemical Education, ASAP. Authors: Justin Carmel, Yasmin Jessa, and Ellen Yezierski.

10-3-14

Ellen Yezierski has been elected to continue to serve as a Division of Chemical Education Councilor.

9-17-14

Congratulations to Sarah Erhart who passed her PhD candidacy exam (ORP)!

8-17-14

Congratulations to Amanda Schachtel on her new job as a 7th grade science teacher!

8-14-14

Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Philipp! She is now the Director of Teacher Education at Hanover College in Hanover, IN as well as a Research Associate at University of Louisville.

8-14-14

Article published - Development of a Protocol to Evaluate the Use of Representations in Secondary Chemistry Instruction as an Advance Article in CERP. Authors: Stephanie Philipp, Destinee Johnson, and Ellen Yezierski.

8-10-14

Ellen Yezierski gave a successful presentation at the 248th American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Francisco, CA.

8-7-14

Congratulations Sarah Erhart on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-6-14

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-5-14

Congratulations Jordan Harshman on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-5-14

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-4-14

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-4-14

Congratulations Stephanie Philipp on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-3-14

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-3-14

Congratulations Tommy Smith on a successful presentation at the 23rd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education in Allendale, MI.

8-1-14

Book chapter published: Observation as a tool for investigating chemistry teaching and learning. Author: Ellen Yezierski. In D. Bunce and R. Cole (Eds.) Tools of Chemistry Education Research; ACS Symposium Series.

7-24-14

Article published - Professional Development Aligned with AP Chemistry Curriculum: Promoting Science Practices and Facilitating Enduring Concpetual Understanding on ASAP in JCE. Authors: Deborah Herrington and Ellen Yezierski.

7-1-14

Brittany Christian was awarded the ACS-Hach Post-Baccalaureate Chemistry Teacher Scholarship to support her efforts in becoming a high school chemistry teacher. Congratulations Brittany!

5-21-14

Ellen Yezierski gave a seminar at Iowa State University in their Department of Chemistry.

5-17-14

Congratulations to Amanda Schachtel and Tommy Smith on earning their Bachelor of Science in Education degrees with majors in Chemistry Education!

5-15-14

Tommy Smith has been appointed as the Graduate Assistant Director of the Howe Writing Center. Congratulations to Tommy on earning this competitive graduate assistantship for 2014-15!

5-15-14

Congratulations to Sarah Erhart for successfully completing her First Year Conference!

4-24-14

Ellen Yezierski gave two seminars at Clemson University: CT2 Faculty Scholars and Engineering and Science Education.

4-17-14

Sara Nielsen spoke about Chemistry Education Research to the Chemical Education Committee at the University of Cincinnati.

4-7-14

Sarah Erhart successfully completed her cumulative exams. Congratulations Sarah!

3-31-14

Ellen Yezierski presented a poster co-authored by Deborah Herrington, Tool Trouble: Challenges with Using Self-Report Data to Evaluate Long-Term Chemistry Teacher Professional Development, at the NARST 2014 Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.

3-31-14

Ellen Yezierski co-authored a presentation given by Deborah Herrington in the symposium organized by Hannah Sevian, Characteristics and Strategies Symposium - Reconceptualizing High School Chemistry Based on Authentic Practices, at the NARST 2014 Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA.

3-18-14

Ellen Yezierski presented a talk in the Tools of Chemistry Education Research symposium at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX.

3-17-14

Congratulations to the TIMU teachers on their poster presentations at SciMix at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-17-14

Congratulations Destinee Johnson on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-17-14

Congratulations Amanda Schactel on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-17-14

Congratulations Samantha Sloane on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-16-14

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-16-14

Congratulations Sarah Erhart on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX of research conducted with Dr. Jason Ribblett.

3-16-14

Congratulations Stephanie Philipp on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-16-14

Congratulations Tommy Smith on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-16-14

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful poster presentation at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX!

3-16-14

Congratulations Ben Sandlin and Jordan Harshman on a successful poster at the 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Dallas, TX! Congratulations Jordan for your successful presentation of the work!

3-13-14

Amanda Schachtel presented a poster at the Ohio Board of Regents Reception at Miami University. Way to go Amanda!

2-21-14

Ellen Yezierski presented a seminar in the Department of Chemistry at Hope College in Holland, MI.

2-20-14

Ellen Yezierski presented a seminar in the Department of Chemistry at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI.

2-20-14

Tommy Smith is featured on the Education Health and Society web page. Way to go, Tommy!

2-18-14

TIMU project makes the Miami news!

2-6-14

Congrats Sara! Article published: Detecting Art Forgeries: A Problem-Based Raman Spectroscopy Lab on ASAP in JCE. Authors Sara Nielsen, Jon Scaffidi, and Ellen Yezierski.

1-17-14

Ellen Yezierski presented a seminar in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

2013

11-20-13

Ellen Yezierski contributed a research talk to the CREATE Science Seminar Series at the CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University.

11-8-13

Ellen Yezierski presented a seminar in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

11-1-13

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful presentation at the 2013 Miami University Graduate Research Forum!

11-1-13

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful presentation at the 2013 Miami University Graduate Research Forum!

11-1-13

Congratulations Jordan Harshman on a successful presentation at the 2013 Miami University Graduate Research Forum!

11-1-13

The Yezierski Research Group would like to welcome its newest member, Sarah Erhart!

10-9-13

Congratulations to Sara Nielsen who passed her PhD candidacy exam (ORP)!

10-3-13

Ellen Yezierski gave the research talk, "Shifting the Equilibrium: Evaluating teacher and student learning outcomes of a novel model for chemistry teacher professional development" at the University of New Hampshire Chemistry Department Seminar in Durham, NH.

9-30-13

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful presentation at the SciX conference in Milwaukee, WI!

09-20-13

Tommy Smith successfully presented his research agenda at his First Year Conference. Congratulations Tommy!

9-11-13

Congratulations Jordan Harshman on a successful presentation at the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN!

9-10-13

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful presentation at the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN!

9-9-13

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful 

presentation at the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN!

9-8-13

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful poster presentation at the 246th American Chemical Society National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN!

8-12-13

The Yezierski Research Group would like to welcome its newest member, Dr. Stephanie Philipp!

8-9-13

Congratulations to Destinee Johnson on successfully completing her REU project culminating with an outstanding presentation in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. We will miss you!

7-31-13

The Yezierski Group completed its project evaluation for Dr. Susan Hershberger's Ohio Board of Regents ITQ sponsored project, "Scaffolding Physical Science Inquiry through Reflective Writing."

7-27-13

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful poster presentation at the 2013 CER Graduate Student Conference!

7-27-13

Congratulations Jordan Harshman on a successful poster presentation at the 2013 CER Graduate Student Conference!

7-27-13

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful poster presentation at the 2013 CER Graduate Student Conference!

7-27-13

Congratulations Tommy Smith on a successful poster presentation at the 2013 CER Graduate Student Conference!

7-13-13

Ellen Yezierski gave the plenary lecture at the Great Lakes POGIL Regional Meeting titled, "Pedagogical and logistical considerations of POGILesque activities in large classes" at Capital University in Columbus, OH.

6-12-13

Justin Carmel and Ellen Yezierski presented posters at the Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice in Newport, RI at Salve Regina University.

6-10-13

The Yezierski Group would like to welcome summer REU student Destinee Johnson!

6-7-13

Congratulations to Jordan Harshman who passed his PhD candidacy exam (ORP)!

5-15-13

Ellen Yezierski facilitated the middle and high school workshop, "Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Oh My! Particulate Level Inquiry Activities" at the University of Minnesota STEM Center in Minneapolis, MN hosted by Gill Roehrig.

5-14-13

Ellen Yezierski gave the research talk, "Target Inquiry: Transformative High School Chemistry Teacher Professional Development" at the University of Minnesota STEM Center in Minneapolis, MN hosted by Gill Roehrig.

5-8-12

Graduate student Sara Nielsen successfully completed her cumulative exams and is beginning work on her ORP! Congratulations Sara!

4-27-13

Ellen Yezierski and Alice Putti (TI Teacher from MI) facilitated the high school chemistry workshop, "Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Oh My! Particulate Level Inquiry Activities" in Sewickley, PA sponsored by the Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh.

4-18-13

Congratulations Justin Carmel and Ellen Yezierski on the publication of their paper in the Journal of College Science Teaching!

4-10-13

Congratulations Tommy Smith on a successful poster presentation at the 2013 Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum!

4-10-13

Congratulations Ben Sandlin on a successful poster presentation at the 2013 Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum!

4-7-13

Congratulations Sara Nielsen on a successful poster presentation at the 245th ACS National Meeting!

4-7-13

Congratulations Justin Carmel on a successful poster presentation at the 245th ACS National Meeting!

4-7-13

Congratulations Jordan Harshman on a successful poster presentation at the 245th ACS National Meeting!

4-4-13

Congratulations 

Tommy Smith on being admitted to the B.S./M.S. program at Miami University!

3-28-13

Congrats Jordan! Article published: Seeing chemistry through the eyes of the blind: A case study examining multiple gas law representations on ASAP in JCE. Authors Jordan Harshman, Stacey Lowery Bretz, and Ellen Yezierski.

3-5-13

Congratulations to Justin Carmel who passed his PhD candidacy exam (ORP)!

2-19-13

Congratulations to Amanda Schachtel who was awarded a USS for Summer 2013!

2-15-13

Ellen Yezierski and Deborah Herrington presented a poster at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

2-14-13

Ellen Yezierski and Deborah Herrington gave a talk at the International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.

2-8-13

Book chapter published: The Road to Scientific Literacy: How Target Inquiry Is Improving Instruction and Student Achievement in High School Chemistry, in Exemplary Science: Best Practices in Professional Development, Revised 2nd Edition by NSTA Press (2013). Authors: Ellen Yezierski and Deborah Harrington.

2-4-13

Paper published in the American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings: Self-efficacy in introductory physics in students at single-sex and coeducational colleges. Authors: Jennifer Blue, Mary Elizabeth Mills, and Ellen Yezierski.

2-4-13

Editorial published in the Journal of Chemical Education, A new chemistry education research frontier. Authors: Brittany Christian and Ellen Yezierski. Publication date: September 18, 2012.

2012

11-30-12

Ellen Yezierski gave a seminar talk in the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at the University of Northern Colorado.

11-2-12

Congratulations to graduate students Sara Nielsen, Justin Carmel, and Jordan Harshman on their successful poster presentations at the Miami University Graduate Research Forum! Great work everyone!

10-22-12

The Yezierski Research Group would like to welcome its newest members: undergraduate students Megan Krug and Ben Sandlin! Welcome Megan and Ben!

10-12-12

Graduate student Justin Carmel successfully completed his cumulative exams and is beginning work on his ORP! Congratulations Justin!

10-12-12

Paper accepted to JCST: Are We Keeping The Promise? Investigation of Students' Critical Thinking Growth Authors: Justin Carmel, and Ellen Yezierski

09-26-12

The Yezierski Research Group would like to welcome its newest member: undergraduate student Jessica Worley! Welcome Jessica!

07-30-12

Graduate students Justin Carmel, Jordan Harshman, and Sara Nielsen, and undergraduate students Amanda Schachtel and Tommy Smith presented their research projects at the 22nd Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) at The Pennsylvania State University.

06-27-12

Paper published in CERP: Development and validation of an instrument to measure student knowledge gains for chemical and physical change for grade 6-8. Authors: Brittany Christian, and Ellen Yezierski

06-08-12

Brittany Christian successfully defended her M.S. thesis, titled Improving outcomes of science museums: Blending formal and informal learning environments to evaluate a chemical and physical change exhibit. Congratulations, Brittany!!!

05-30-12

Brittany Christian's chemistry exhibit is being adopted by Hamilton County Park District for implementation at their recreational parks and nature centers.

05-14-12

Sara Nielsen presented her research agenda and cognate project at her First Year Conference.

04-27-12

Paper accepted to CERP: Development and validation of an instrument to measure student knowledge gains for chemical and physical change for grade 6-8. Authors: Brittany Christian, and Ellen Yezierski

04-20-12

A blog post by Independence Science features Jordan Harshman for his work with making accommodations in the lab for one of his students.

04-11-12

Paper published in Science Scope: A Change for Chemistry. Authors: Brittany Christian, and Ellen J. Yezierski

04-11-12

Undergraduates Amanda Schachtel and Tommy Smith presented their posters at the 18th Annual Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum.

03-25-12

Graduate students Justin Carmel, Brittany Christian, Jordan Harshman, and Sara Nielsen presented their research projects at the 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego, CA.

02-24-12

Undergraduate Tommy Smith received a 2012 Undergraduate Summer Scholars award for "Development and implementation of a diagnostic assessment to investigate students' connections between domains of stoichiometric knowledge."

01-26-12

Brittany Christian's chemistry museum exhibit entitled, Take A Closer Look At Our Natural World, will open at the Hefner Zoology Museum on Friday January 27th and will run until Friday February 25, 2012.

01-15-12

Paper published in the Journal of Chemical Education (ASAP on ACS Pubs): Target Inquiry: Helping Teachers Use a Research Experience to Transform Their Teaching Practices. Authors: Deborah G. Herrington, Karen Luxford, Ellen J. Yezierski

2011

12-15-11

Paper published in the Journal of Chemical Education (ASAP on ACS Pubs): Evidence for the Effectiveness of Inquiry-Based, Particulate-Level Instruction on Conceptions of the Particulate Nature of Matter. Authors: Chad A. Bridle and Ellen J. Yezierski

11-06-11

Welcome! Graduate students, Sara Nielsen and Jordan Harshman, joined the Yezierski research group!

11-04-11

Brittany Christian and Justin Carmel present posters at Miami University's Graduate Research Forum

10-20-11

Christian, B., & Yezierski, E. (accepted). A change for chemistry, Science Scope.

10-07-11

The Target Inquiry at Miami University (TIMU) program is launched and is now recruiting high school chemistry teachers.

08-22-11

Ellen Yezierski received a 5-year $1.35M award from NSF to implement and study Target Inquiry at Miami University (TIMU).

08-17-11

Paper published in Chemistry Education Research Practice: Improving Practice with Target Inquiry: High School Chemistry Teacher Professional Development That Works Authors: Ellen J. Yezierski and Deborah G. Herrington

06-15-11

Welcome! Jordan Harshman joins the Yezierski Group for the summer.

04-16-11

Ellen Yezierski was selected as the Western Connecticut ACS Visiting Scientist for 2011

04-13-11

Heather Bauman, Amanda Schachtel, and Tommy Smith each presented a poster at the 17th Annual Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum

03-27-11

Brittany Christian presented a poster at the 241st ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA titled, "Effects of instruction on altering students' self-efficacy and metacognition in learning science"

03-27-11

Justin Carmel presented a poster at the 241st ACS National Meeting in Anaheim, CA titled, "Evaluating the quality and dissemination of teacher-developed inquiry materials: Analysis of user feedback"

01-25-11

Improving Practice with Target Inquiry: High School Chemistry Teacher Professional Development That Works Authors: Ellen J. Yezierski and Deborah G. Herrington; To appear in July 2011 issue of Chemical Education Research and Practice

2010

12-24-10

Paper published in Chemistry Education Research and Practice: Target inquiry: changing chemistry high school teachers' classroom practices and knowledge and beliefs about inquiry instruction Authors: Deborah G. Herrington, Ellen J. Yezierski, Karen M. Luxford and Cynthia J. Luxford

11-10-10

Brittany Christian & Justin Carmel join the group. Welcome!!

11-09-10

Target Inquiry paper accepted to CERP (Authors: Herrington, Yezierski, Luxford, K., & Luxford, C.)

08-16-10

Yezierski group established at Miami University