B. S. 1981, University of Puerto Rico M. S., 1983, Georgetown University Ph. D., 1999, Drexel University

Chemical Education

A unique program offered in chemistry at North Carolina State University targets the design and development of resources for chemistry instruction. A solid background in chemistry is essential in the development of materials to be used in chemistry courses. This group seeks inquisitive, creative, and highly motivated students interested in obtaining a strong background in chemistry to be used toward the design and development of chemical applications to educational purposes.

"On the use of analogy to connect core physical chemical concepts to those at the nanoscale", Marc Muniz and Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo, Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014, 15, 807-823. DOI: 10.1039/c4rp00097h "Investigating Quantum Mechanical Tunneling at the Nanoscale via Analogy: Development and Assessment of a Teaching Tool for Upper-Division Chemistry", Marc Muniz and Maria Oliver-Hoyo, Journal of Chemical Education, 2014, 91(10), 1546-1556. DOI: 10.1021/ed400761q "The Development of a Visual-Perceptual Chemistry Specific (VPCS) Assessment Tool", Maria Oliver-Hoyo and Caroline Sloan, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014, 51(8), 963-981. "Physical Models That Provide Guidance in Visualization Deconstruction in an Inorganic Context", Holly K. Schiltz, Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo, Journal of Chemical Education, 2012, 89(7), 873-877. "Metodologias activas para el aprendizaje de la Fisica: un caso de hidrostatica para su introduccion en la practica docente", Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo, Francisco Alconchel, Gabriel Pinto, Revista Española de Física, Real Sociedad Española de Física, 2012, 26(1), Enero-Marzo, 1-6. "New Tools for Examining Undergraduate Students' STEM Stereotypes: Implications for Women and Other Underrepresented Groups", New Directions for Institutional Research, 2011, 152 (Winter), 87-98. "An Acoustic analogy: Tuning Forks and Surface Plasmon Resonance of Metallic Nanostructures", Marc N. Muniz, Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo*, Journal of Nano Education, 2011, 3, 45-50. "Lessons Learned From The Implementation And Assessment Of Student-Centered Methodologies", Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo, Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2011, 1(1), 2-11, ISSN 2013-6474 "Capturing Stereotypes: Developing a scale to explore U.S. college students’ images of science and scientists", Mary Wyer, Jennifer Schneider, Sylvia Nassar-McMillan, and Maria Oliver-Hoyo, Science, International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 2010, 3(2), 381-415. "Using Focus Groups in Preliminary Instrument Development: Expected and Unexpected Lessons Learned", Sylvia C. Nassar McMillan, Mary Wyer, Maria Oliver-Hoyo, Amy Ryder-Burge, The Qualitative Report, 2010, 15(6), 1621-1634. "Multi-sensory Chemical Equilibrium Investigation as a Learning Lab Experience", Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo*,and Deborah Bromfield Lee, The Chemical Educator, 2010, 15, 1-5 "The chemistry of self-heating products: An activity for classroom engagement", Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo*, G. Pinto, J. Llorens-Molina, J. of Chemical Education, 2009, 86 (11), 1277-1280. "Enjoy a Hot Drink Thanks to Chemistry!", G. Pinto, Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo*, J. Llorens-Molina, J. of Chemical Education, 2009, 86 (11), 1280A-1280B.

"An Esterification Kinetics Experiment that Relies on the Sense of Smell", Deborah C. Bromfield-Lee and Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo*, Journal of Chemical Education, 2009, 86, (1), 82-84.