Wendy Adams
Assistant Professor
Ross 0232C -- (970) 351 2419
wendy.adams@unco.edu
Wendy K. Adams, Assistant Professor and National Education Coordinator for the Acoustical Society of America
B.A. in Physics, University of Northern Colorado (1994)
M.S. in Physics (AMO), University of Colorado, Boulder (1996)
Ph.D. in Physics (Education Research), University of Colorado, Boulder (2007)
Research interests include: Acoustics educational materials, low stakes assessment and evaluation, student perceptions of science, student problem solving, interactive computer simulations and integration of education research results into courses and curricula.
Dr. Adams taught at UNC for seven years (1996 - 2003) and recently returned in 2010.
In between her experience included co-Director of the PhET Interactive Simulations Project, Director of Research for the University of Colorado Science Education Initiative and consulting with the Carl Wieman - Science Education Initiative at the University of British Columbia.

