Research and Scholarly Work
“There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” - Victor Hugo
Research Interests
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Historical development of Chemistry education
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STEM education and retention
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Gender in STEM
Current Projects
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Retention of Rural STEM students
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History of Teaching Chemisttry
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Understanding Metal Dependence in Mordencage
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Perception of Pedagogy during COVID-19
Research Students
Conner Preston and Eva-Marie Rudler, History of Valence
Bernand Cruz Torrez, Student perspectives on semester long creative project
Grace Juwon Lee, Historical perspective on Slater's Rules
Selected Grants
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Principle Investigator, The RADSS Program (Rural and Diverse Student Scholars), NSF S-STEM #1564989
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Co-PI, Supporting, Mentoring and Retaining New STEM Secondary Educators Through Major Transitions from Recruitment to Highly Effective Teacher, NOYCE Scholars Program, NSF #2050638
Most recent publication
Sample Poster Presentations
History of Teaching Chemistry
Presented by Kiran Zaidi at the 10th Annual College of Science Undergraduate Research Colloquium via gather.town on April 2, 2021