Graduate Students

• Sevil Akaygun, Chemical Education, Ph.D. program.
• Carol Atwater, Chemical Education, M.S. enrout to Ph.D. program.
• Shufeng Bai, Chemistry, M.S. program.
• Kelsey Barnes, Chemistry, M.S. program.
• Corina Brown, Chemistry, M.S. program.
• Erica Costello, Chemistry, M.S. program.
• Jennifer Duis, Chemical Education, Ph.D. program.
• Matt Dutka, Chemistry, M.S. program.
• Vanessa Fishback, Chemical education, Ph.D. program.
• Jacqueline Hilsenbeck-Fajardo, Chemical education, Ph.D. program.
• James MacArthur, Chemical Education, Ph.D. program.
• Tammy Rewerts, Chemical Education, M.S. enrout to Ph.D. program.
• Wendy Schatzberg, Chemical Education, Ph.D. program.
• Jodie Wasacz, Chemical Education, M.S. enrout to Ph.D. program.
• Xiaotong Yu, Chemistry, M.S. program.

UNC Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduates - Where are they now?

Sister Nicole Kunze, Ph.D. (Class of 2006) - Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Natural Sciences, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND 58504
Dissertation title: " Students' Integration of Multiple Representations in a Titration Experiment "
E-mail:nKunze@umary.edu

Nathan Barrows, Ph.D. (Class of 2005) - Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapid, MI 49504.
Dissertation title: "Students’ Problem-Solving Strategies, Mental Models, And Representational Preferences In Organic Chemistry: Nucleophilic Alkyl Substitution And Elimination Reactions"
E-mail:Barrowsn@gvsu.edu

Resa Kelly, Ph.D. (Class of 2005) - Assistant Professor, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
Dissertation title: "Exploring How Animations Of Sodium Chloride Dissolution Affect Students’ Explanations"
E-mail:rkelly@science.sjsu.edu

Suzanne Charnick, Ph.D. (Class of 2004)- Assistant Professor
Dissertation title: "Students' Perspectives of Undergraduate Chemistry Courses"

Wendy Naughton, Ph.D. (Class of 2004) - Instructor, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, MN.
Dissertation title: "Analysis of Chemistry Textbook Content and National Science Education Standards in Terms of Air Quality-Related Learning Goals"
E-mail:wendy.naughton@minneapolis.edu

Tom Pentecost, Ph.D. (Class of 2004) - Research Associate (Chemistry Education Specialist), University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.
Dissertation title: "Analysis of First-Year College Chemistry Students Knowledge about and Usage of Text"
E-mail:Thomas.Pentecost@Colorado.edu

Laurie Langdon, Ph.D. (Class of 2004) - Research Associate (Chemistry Education Specialist),University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.
Dissertation title: "An Exploratory Study of High School Teachers' Views Regarding Aspects of the Nature of Scientific Explanation"
E-mail:Laurie.Langdon@Colorado.edu

Sean P. Madden, Ph.D. (Class of 2002) - Greeley West High School, Greeley, CO.
Dissertation title: "Qualitative Aspects of Representational Competence among College Chemistry Students: Multiple Representations and Their Role in the Understanding of Ideal Gases"
E-mail:sndmadden1@juno.com

Robert Milne, Ph.D. (Class of 2001) - Faculty, Sheridan College,Sheridan, WY.
Dissertation title: "Reflective Practice and Instructional Uses of Analogies by Secondary-School Chemistry Teachers"
E-mail:rmilne@sc.cc.wy.us

Jeff Piquette, Ph.D. (Class of 2001) - Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Program, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo, CO.
Dissertation title: "An Analysis of Strategies Used by Chemistry Instructors to Address Student Alternate Conceptions in Chemical Equilibrium"
Recipient of the 2007 campus award for excellence in advising/mentoring.
E-mail:Jeff.Piquette@colostate-pueblo.edu

Rebecca Krystyniak, Ph.D. (Class of 2001) - Associate Professor, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN.
Dissertation title: "The Effect of Participation in an Extended Inquiry Project on General Chemistry Student Laboratory Interactions, Confidence, and Process Skills"
The winner of "Saint Cloud State University Professor of the Year" award (2003) for "Outstanding teaching."
E-mail:rakrystyniak@stcloudstate.edu

Leonard Himes, Ph.D.(Class of 2001) - Self-Employed.
Dissertation title: "Exploratory Synthesis of Copper Alkoxide as Potential Precursors for Chemical Vapor Deposition of Copper"
E-mail:MinAmer@aol.com

Angela Powers, Ph.D.(Class of 2000) - Assistant Professor, Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO.
Dissertation title: "Conceptual Representations of Acids and Bases and Student Problem-Solving Ability"
E-mail:apowers8@mscd.edu

Regina Schoenfeld-Tacher, Ph.D. (Class of 2000) - Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.
Dissertation title: "Relation of Student Characteristics to Learning of Basic Biochemistry Concepts from a Multimedia Goal-based Scenario"
E-mail:reginast@colostate.edu

Janice Ems-Wilson, Ph.D. (Class of 1998) - Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL.
Dissertation title: "Inducing Solvent Polarity Rules from Animated Computer-generated Molecular Structures Using an Inquiry-based, Elaborative Interrogation Approach"

Kirk Voska, Ph.D.(Class of 1998) - Associate Professor, Rogers State University, Claremore, OK.
Dissertation title: "Identification and Analysis of Student Reasoning while Solving Chemical Equilibrium Problems"
E-mail:kvoska@rsu.edu

Peter Thomas, Ph.D. (Class of 1997) - Associate Professor, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK.
Dissertation title: "Student Conceptions of Equlibrium and Fundamental Thermodynamic Concepts in College Physical Chemistry"
E-mail:facthomasp@usao.edu

Julie Henderleiter, Ph.D.(Class of 1996) - Assistant Professor, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.
Dissertation title: "Phosphoprotein Changes During the Initial Stages of Cell Division in Zygotic Rainbow Trout"
E-mail:henderlj@gvsu.edu

Patananya Lekhavat, Ph.D.(Class of 1996) - Col. Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, Nakorn Nayok, Thailand.
Dissertation title: "The Impact of Adjunct Questions Emphasizing the Particulate Nature of Matter on Students' Understanding of Chemical Concepts Presented in Multimedia Lessons"

Ming-Tang Kuo, Ph.D.(Class of 1995) - Cha-Nan Pharmacy and Science College, Tainan, Taiwan.
Dissertation title: "Stereochemistry Problem Solving: The Role of Molecular Structure Representations and Cognitive Factors"

Precharn Dechsri, Ph.D.(Class of 1994) - Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
Dissertation title: "The Effectiveness of a Chemistry Laboratory Manual Design Incorporating Visual Information Processing Characteristics on Student Learning and Attitudes"
E-mail:Pdech@ipst.ac.th

Wilbur Bergquist, Ph.D.(Class of 1993) - Acting Deputy Group Leader and Quality Project Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
Dissertation title: "Evaluation ofProblem-Solving Proficiency in Chemistry through Hands-on Assessment Tasks: A Validity Study"
E-Mail:wbergquist@lanl.gov