Assistant Instructional Professor. Associate Director of the First Year Chemistry Program. B. Sc., 1972, Queen's University, Canada. M. Sc., 1974, Queen's University, Canada. Ph. D., 1981, Texas A&M University. Chemical Education. Cooperative learning. Relationship between teaching methods and student learning success. Environmental

Chemical Education

Chemical Education

"Chemistry in SL – Enhancement of Spatial Abilities and Chemistry Concept Learning using Second Life." ARVEL-SIG, TAMU SL island, 3/9/11 "Chemistry in Second Life" SLActions 2010 Research Conference in the Second Life World, Houston Local Section, 11/19/10 "Question... How do you get student buy-in to a "wonderful" (to you) teaching innovation??," 2nd annual SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) Commons Conference, University of Southern Georgia, Statesboro, GA, 3/13/09 "Can writing using Calibrated Peer Review be effective as optional assignments?" Bienniel Conference on Chemical Education, Indiana University-Bloomington, 7/29/08. "Overcoming student resistance to writing with CPRTM," by Wendy Keeney-Kennicutt, A. Baris Gunersel, and Nancy Simpson , 234th American Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, August 22, 2007. "Chemistry Open House and Science Exploration Gallery at Texas A&M University," 234th American Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, August 20, 2007. "Assessment of the effect of international TAs on student attitude and learning in a first year chemistry laboratory program," 234th American Chemical Society Meeting, Boston, August 21, 2007. "Calibrated Peer Review at TAMU," Bienniel Conference on Chemical Education, Purdue University, August 1, 2006. Presenter - TAMU Chemistry Road Show presentations: 72 shows, 12200 persons, 1995-present