Other Publications
Selected Conference Proceedings and Other Publications
2023
Henderson, C., & Callahan, K. (2023). Creating new knowledge about change by combining research-based knowledge with the wisdom of practice. Blog Post, Accelerating Systemic Change Network. https://ascnhighered.org/ASCN/posts/262536.html
Henderson, C. & Finkelstein, N. (2023). DBER as a mid-scale infrastructure in education. Blog Post, AAAS Open Forum on Broadening Participation in STEM. https://members.aaas.org/ofbp/viewdocument/dber-as-a-mid-scale-infrastructure
2022
Li, Y., Kimball, J., Ulseth, R., Bates, R., Borrego, M., Nite, S., Martin, J., Henderson, C., Cole, R., Ruder, S., Lantz, J., Kajfez, R., Dringenberg, E., Delaine, D. & Froyd, C. (2022). In memory of Jeffrey E. Froyd: a collection of tributes. International journal of STEM education, 9(1), 1-6.
Henderson, C., & Thoennessen, M. (2022). Research on Advancing Equity Is Critical for Physics. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 18(1), 010001.
2020
Henderson, C., & White, K. (2019). The Change Dashboard: A Planning Tool for Successful Change [White paper]. Retrieved from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network, https://ascnhighered.org/ASCN/publications.html.
Barthelemy, R., Mohamed, M., Knaub, A. and Henderson, C. (2020). Graduate programs in physics education research: A USA based survey. In S. Wolf, M. B. Bennett, and B. W. Frank (Eds.) Proceedings of the 2020 Physics Education Research Conference, Virtual Conference, July 22-23, 2020. doi:10.1119/perc.2020.pr.Barthelemy.
Sachmpazidi, Ntiana, & Henderson, C. (2020). Experiences of departmental supports by physics graduate students: results from 20 research-intensive institutions. In Y. Cao, S. Wolf, & M. Bennett (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2019 Physics Education Research Conference. College Park, MD: AAPT. http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/perc.2019.pr.Sachmpazidi
2019
Henderson, C., & White, K. (2019). The Change Dashboard: A Planning Tool for Successful Change [White paper]. Retrieved from the Accelerating Systemic Change Network, https://ascnhighered.org/ASCN/change_dashboard/index.html.
Henderson, C. (2019). The Infrastructure for and Impact of Physics Education Research on Postsecondary Physics Instruction in the United States, Physics and Engineering, 29 (5), 22-26. [Chinese language version: Henderson, C. (2019). The Infrastructure for and Impact of Physics Education Research on Postsecondary Physics Instruction in the United States, Physics, 48 (9), 610-611.
Lau, A., Dancy, M., Henderson, C., & Rundquist, A. (2019). An Analysis of Community Formation in Faculty Online Learning Communities. In A. Traxler, Y. Cao, & S. Wolf (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2018 Physics Education Research Conference. Washington, DC: AAPT. http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/perc.2018.pr.Lau
2018
Dolan, E. L., Elliott, S. L., Henderson, C., Curran-Everett, D., John, K. S., & Ortiz, P. A. (2018). Evaluating discipline-based education research for promotion and tenure. Innovative Higher Education, 43(1), 31-39.
Dancy, M., Lau, A., Corbo, J., Henderson, C., & Rundquist, A. (2018). Participants' perceptions of the Faculty Online Learning Community (FOLC) experience. In L. Ding, A. Traxler, and Y. Cao (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2017 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 100–103). Cincinnati, Ohio: AAPT. doi:10.1119/perc.2017.pr.020
Knaub, A., Saldanha, J., Coffman, C., & Henderson, C., (2018). Do learning communities encourage potential STEM majors? In L. Ding, A. Traxler, and Y. Cao (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2017 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 224–227). Cincinnati, Ohio: AAPT. doi:10.1119/perc.2017.pr.051
Lau, A., Dancy, M., Corbo, J., Henderson, C., & Rundquist, A. (2018). An Analysis of Community Formation in Faculty Online Learning Communities. In L. Ding, A. Traxler, and Y. Cao (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2017 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 232–235). Cincinnati, Ohio: AAPT. doi:10.1119/perc.2017.pr.053
Olmstead, A., Henderson, C., & Beach, A. (2018). An Analysis of Community Formation in Faculty Online Learning Communities. In L. Ding, A. Traxler, and Y. Cao (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2017 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 284–287). Cincinnati, Ohio: AAPT. doi:10.1119/perc.2017.pr.066
2017
Walter, E. M., Beach, A. L., Williams, C. T., Henderson, C., & Madrigal, I. C. (2017). Exploring Organizational Climate for Teaching in Postsecondary Settings: The Development and Validation of the Survey of Climate for Instructional Improvement. In proceedings of the 2017 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Antonio, TX. http://www.aera.net/Publications/Online-Paper-Repository/AERA-Online-Paper-Repository/Owner/989855
Matthew, V., Froyd, J., Khatri, R., Katona, T., Sanders, R., Bachman, B., Cole, R., Lovitt, J., Geist, M., Henderson, C., Friedrichsen, D., & Weilerstein, P. (2017, June). Institutionalizing Campus Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programming by Optimizing a Faculty Grantmaking Process: A Case Study. Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.
Nguyen, K. A., & DeMonbrun, R. M., & Borrego, M. J., & Prince, M. J., & Husman, J., & Finelli, C. J., & Shekhar, P., & Henderson, C., & Waters, C. (2017, June). The Variation of Nontraditional Teaching Methods Across 17 Undergraduate Engineering Classrooms. Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. https://peer.asee.org/29021
Henderson, C., Connolly, M., Dolan, E. L., Finkelstein, N., Franklin, S., Malcom, S., Rasmussen, C., Redd, K., & St. John, K. (2017). Towards the STEM DBER Alliance: Why We Need a Discipline-Based STEM Education Research Community. Journal of Engineering Education, 106(3), 349–355. http://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20168
Henderson, C., Connolly, M., Dolan, E. L., Finkelstein, N., Franklin, S., Malcom, S., Rasmussen, C., Redd, K., & St. John, K. (2017). Towards the STEM DBER Alliance: why we need a discipline-based STEM education research community. International Journal of STEM Education, 4(1), 14. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-017-0076-1
Henderson, C., Connolly, M., Dolan, E. L., Finkelstein, N., Franklin, S., Malcom, S., Rasmussen, C., Redd, K., & St. John, K. (2017). Towards the STEM DBER Alliance: Why we Need a Discipline-Based STEM Education Research Community. International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 3(2), 247–254. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40753-017-0056-3
Henderson, C., Connolly, M., Dolan, E. L., Finkelstein, N., Franklin, S., Malcom, S., Rasmussen, C., Redd, K., & St. John, K. (2017). Towards the STEM DBER Alliance: Why We Need a Discipline-Based STEM Education Research Community. Journal of Geoscience Education Education, 65, 215–218. http://www.nagt-jge.org/doi/pdf/10.5408/1089-9995-65.3.215
2016
Henderson, C., Marshman, E., Sayer, R., Singh, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2016). Graduate teaching assistants use different criteria when grading introductory physics vs. quantum mechanics problems. In D. Jones, L. Ding, and A. Traxler (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2016 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 140–143). Sacramento, CA: AAPT. doi:10.1119/perc.2016.pr.030
Knaub, A., Koester, B., Henderson, C., & McKay, T. (2016). Supporting faculty and staff to make better use of learning analytics data. In D. Jones, L. Ding, and A. Traxler (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2016 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 188–191). Sacramento, CA: AAPT. doi:10.1119/perc.2016.pr.042
Yerushalmi, E., Sayre, R., Marshman, E., Henderson, C., & Singh, C. (2016). Physics graduate teaching assistants' beliefs about a grading rubric: Lessons learned. In D. Jones, L. Ding, and A. Traxler (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2016 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 408–411). Sacramento, CA: AAPT. doi:10.1119/perc.2016.pr.097
2015
Khatri, R., Henderson, C., Cole, R., Froyd, J., Friedrichsen, D., & Stanford, C. (2015). Characteristics of well-propagated undergraduate STEM teaching innovations. In A. D. Churukian, D. L. Jones, & L. Ding (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2015 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 167–170). College Park, Maryland: AAPT.
Rundquist, A., Corbo, J. C., Chasteen, S., Martinuk, M. “Sandy,” Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. H. (2015). Faculty Online Learning Communities to support physics teaching. In A. D. Churukian, D. L. Jones, & L. Ding (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2015 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 279–282). College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers. Barthelemy, R., McCormick, M., & Henderson, C. (2015). Understanding Women's Gendered Experiences in Physics and Astronomy Through Microaggressions. In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & D. L. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 35–38). College Park, MD: AAPT.
Foote, K., Neumeyer, X., Henderson, C., Dancy M., & Beichner, R. (2015). SCALE-UP Implementation and Intra-Institutional Dissemination: A Case Study of Two Institutions. In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & D. L. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 83–86). College Park, MD: AAPT.
Henderson, C., Marshman, E., Maries, A., Yerushalmi, E., & Singh, C. (2015). Instructional Goals and Grading Practices of Graduate Students after One Semester of Teaching Experience. In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & D. L. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 111–114). College Park, MD: AAPT.
Khatri, R., Henderson, C., Cole, R., & Froyd, J. (2015). Learning About Educational Change Strategies: A Study of the Successful Propagation of Peer Instruction. In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & D. L. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 131–134). College Park, MD: AAPT.
Yerushalmi, E., Marshman, E., Maries, A., Henderson, C., & Singh, C. (2015). Grading Practices and Considerations of Graduate Students at the Beginning of their Teaching Assignment. In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & D. L. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 287–290). College Park, MD: AAPT.
2014
Walter, E., Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Williams, C. (2014). Describing Instructional Practice and Climate: Two New Instruments. Paper presented at the Transforming Institutions: 21st Century Undergraduate STEM Education Conference, October 24, 2014, Indianapolis, IN.
Postsecondary Instructional Practices Survey (PIPS)
Henderson, C. (2014). The Aikido of Assessment: Redirect Rather than Fight. APS News, 23(9), 8.
Neumeyer, X., Foote, K. T., Beichner, R., Dancy, M. H., & Henderson C. (2014). Examining the Diffusion of Research-Based Instructional Strategies Using Social Network Analysis: A Case Study of SCALE-UP. Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference.
Quardokus, K., & Henderson, C. (2014). Using Department-Level Social Networks to Inform Instructional Change Initiatives, Proceedings of the NARST 2014 Annual Meeting, April 1, 2014, Pittsburg, PA.
Dancy, M. H., Henderson, C., & Smith, J. H. (2014). Understanding Educational Transformation : Findings from a Survey of Past Participants of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop. In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & D. L. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2013 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 113–116). Portland, OR: AIP Press. doi:10.1119/perc.2013.pr.016.
Khatri, R., Henderson, C., Cole, R., & Froyd, J. (2014). Over One Hundred Million Simulations Delivered : A Case Study of the PhET Interactive Simulations. In P. V. Engelhardt, A. D. Churukian, & D. L. Jones (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2013 Physics Education Research Conference (pp. 205–208). Portland, OR: AIP Press. doi:10.1119/perc.2013.pr.039.
2013
Khatri, R., Henderson, C., Cole, R., & Froyd, J. (2013). Successful Propagation of Educational Innovations: Viewpoints from Principal Investigators and Program Directors , Proceedings of the 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1513, p. 218-221.
Henderson, C. & Quardokus, K. (2013). Department-Level Change Initiatives: Using Social Network Analysis to Understand the Hidden Structure of Academic Departments, Proceedings of the 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1513, p. 170-173.
Barthelemey, R., Grunert, M., & Henderson, C. (2013). The Graduate Research Field Choice of Women in Academic Physics and Astronomy: A Pilot Study, Proceedings of the 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1513, p. 66-69.
2012
Henderson, C., Cole, R., Froyd, J., & Khatri, R. (2012). Five Claims about Effective Propagation, A White Paper prepared for January 30-31, 2012 meetings with NSF TUES Program Directors.
Henderson, C. (2012). Editorial: Physical Review in Physics Education Research 2.0. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 8 (2), 1–2. doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.8.020001
Henderson, C., & Beichner, R. (2012). Physical Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research: A brief history and future directions. American Physical Society Forum on Education Newsletter, Fall 2012, 4–6.
Henderson, C. (2012). Evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop, A white paper prepared for the Workshop on the Role of Scientific Societies in STEM Faculty Workshops, Washington, DC, May 3, 2012. [Download Conference Report]
Henderson, C., Barthelemy, R., Finkelstein, N., & Mestre, J. (2012) Physics Education Research Funding Census, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference.
Turpen, C., Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2012). Faculty Perspectives about Instructor and Institutional Assessments of Teaching Effectiveness, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference.
Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2012). Experiences of New Faculty Implementing Research-Based Instructional Strategies, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference.
Yerushalmi, E., Henderson, C., Mamudi, W., Singh, C., & Lin, S-Y (2012). The Group Administered Interactive Questionnaire: An Alternative to Individual Interviews, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference.
Lin, S-Y., Singh, C., Mamudi, W., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2012) TA-Designed vs. Research-Oriented Problem Solutions, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference.
Lee, M., Dancy, M., Henderson, C., & Brewe, E. (2012) Success and Constraints in the Enactment of a Reform, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference.
2011
Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2011). Increasing the Impact and Diffusion of STEM Education Innovations, A White Paper commissioned for the Characterizing the Impact and Diffusion of Engineering Education Innovations Forum, New Orleans, LA, Feb 7-8, 2011.
Borrego, M., Cutler, S., Froyd, J., Prince, M., & Henderson, C. (2011). Faculty Use of Research Based Instructional Strategies. Proceedings of the 2011 American Association of Engineering Education Conference (Fremantle, Western Australia).
2010
Henderson, C., Dancy, M., & Niewiadomska-Bugaj, M. (2010) Variables that Correlate with Faculty Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference (Portland, OR), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1289, p. 169-172.
Dancy, M., Turpen, C., & Henderson, C., (2010) Why Do Faculty Try Research Based Instructional Strategies?, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference (Portland, OR), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1289, p. 117-120.
Turpen, C., Dancy, M., & Henderson, C., (2010) Faculty Perspectives on Using Peer Instruction: A National Study, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference (Portland, OR), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1289, p. 325-328.
Petcovic, H., Fynewever, H., Henderson, C., Mutambuki, J., & Barney, J. (2010) Faculty Grading of Quantitative Problems: Are Values Consistent with Practice? Proceedings of the NARST 2010 annual meeting (Philadelphia, PA).
2009
Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2009) The Impact of Physics Education Research on the Teaching of Introductory Quantitative Physics. Proceedings of the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference (Ann Arbor, MI), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1179, p. 165-168.
Dancy, M, & Henderson, C. (2009) Pedagogical Practices of Physics Faculty in the USA. Proceedings of the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference (Ann Arbor, MI), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1179, p. 121-124.
Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2009) (Article Summary) Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Divergent Expectations as Barriers to the Diffusion of Innovations. Annals of Research on Engineering Education, 4 (2). [.pdf version]
Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2009) Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Partners in Reform. American Physical Society Forum on Education Newsletter, Spring 2009, 13-14.
2008
Dancy, M. & Henderson, C. (2008, October) Barriers and Promises in STEM Reform, Commissioned Paper for National Academies of Science Workshop on Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education, Washington, DC, Oct 13-14, 2008.
Henderson, C., Beach, A., Finkelstein, N., & Larson, R. S., (2008, June). Preliminary Categorization of Literature on Promoting Change in Undergraduate STEM. Paper presented at the Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM symposium, Augusta, MI.
Beach, A. L., Henderson, C., Larson, R. S., & Finkelstein, N. (2008) Facilitating Change in Undergraduate Science Instruction: Synthesis of Change Strategies across Disciplines. Research paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL, November 5-8, 2008.
Henderson, C.,Beach, A. Finkelstein, N., Larson R. S. (2008) Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM: Initial Results from an Interdisciplinary Literature Review, Proceedings of the 2008 Physics Education Research Conference (Edmonton, Canada), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1064, p. 131-134.
2007
Henderson, C. (2007). Promoting Instructional Change in New Faculty: An Evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop, Proceedings of the 2007 Physics Education Research Conference (Greensboro, NC).
Dancy, M., Brewe, E., & Henderson, C. (2007). Modeling Success: Building Community for Reform, Proceedings of the 2007 Physics Education Research Conference (Greensboro, NC).
Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Famiano, M. (2007). Diffusion of Educational Innovations via Co-Teaching, Proceedings of the 2006 Physics Education Research Conference (Syracuse, NY).
2006
Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2006). Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Divergent Expectations as Barriers to the Diffusion of Innovations. Proceedings of the 2005 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Salt Lake City, UT).
Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2006). New Directions for Physics Education Research: A Broad Perspective Analysis. Proceedings of the 2005 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Salt Lake City, UT).
2005
Henderson, C., Stelzer, T., Hsu, L., & Meredith, D. (2005). Maximizing the Benefits of Physics Education Research: Building Productive Relationships and Promoting Institutional Change. American Physical Society Forum on Education Newsletter, Fall 2005, 11-14.
Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2005). Teaching, Learning and Physics Education Research: Views of Mainstream Physics Professors. Proceedings of the 2004 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Sacramento, CA).
Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2005). Beyond the Individual Instructor: Systemic Constraints in the Implementation of Research-Informed Practices. Proceedings of the 2004 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Sacramento, CA).
Czuk, C. and Henderson, C. (2005). Strategies for the Development of Student Problem SolvingSkills in the High School Physics Classroom [White paper].
2003
Henderson, C. (2003, August). Easier Said Than Done: A Case Study of Instructional Change Under the Best of Circumstances, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of the AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Madison, WI).
Henderson, C., Yerushalmi, E., Heller, K., Heller, P., & Kuo, V. (2003, August). Multi-layered concept maps for the analysis of complex interview data, Roundtable Discussion, Presented at the AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Madison, WI).
2002
Henderson, C., Heller, K., Heller, P., Kuo, V., & Yerushalmi, E. (2002, August). Students Learning Problem Solving in Introductory Physics: Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructor’s Beliefs, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Boise, ID).
Kuo, V., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2002, August). Teaching Students Problem Solving in Introductory Physics: Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructor’s Beliefs, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Boise, ID).
2001
Henderson, C., Heller, K., Heller, P., Kuo, V., & Yerushalmi, E. (2001, July). Instructors’ Ideas about Problem Solving – Setting Goals, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Rochester, NY).
Heller, P., Heller, K., Henderson, C., Kuo, V., & Yerushalmi, E. (2001, July). Instructors’ Beliefs and Values about Learning Problem Solving, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Rochester, NY).
Kuo, V., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2001, July). Instructors’ Ideas about Problem Solving – Grading, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Rochester, NY).
2000
Yerushalmi, E., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Kuo, V. (2000, August). Why Solve Problems? – Interviewing College Faculty About The Learning And Teaching Of Problem Solving, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000 International Conference (Barcelona, Spain).