Jennifer Lewis

Jennifer Lewis received her B.S. in Chemistry in 1992 from North Dakota State University. She went on to receive her PhD in physical chemistry from the Pennsylvania State University in 1998. While pursuing her graduate research on supercritical fluids, she participated in a curricular reform project aimed at improving retention in General Chemistry and sat in on one too many courses (some would say) in the College of Education. From 1998 to 2000, she was a post-doctoral associate at Beloit College, then the headquarters of the NSF-sponsored ChemLinks Systemic Change Initiative, where she taught with ChemConnections modules and participated in dissemination efforts, leading workshops on student-centered active learning. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Secondary Education at the University of South Florida. Her research has focused on the evaluation of the effectiveness of reform practices and the dissemination of those practices, and she has been an evaluator for several different NSF-sponsored projects in addition to implementing and investigating curricular reforms at her own institution. She is quite active in the ACS Division of Chemical Education, serving as the Chair of the New Members Committee, Alternate Councilor, and as a member of the Program Committee.

Selected Publications

Scott E. Lewis and Jennifer E. Lewis "Effectiveness of a Workshop to Encourage Action: Evaluation from a Post-Workshop Survey" Journal of Chemical Education; February 2006, Vol. 83 No. 2, p. 299

Troy D. Sadler, Teresa M. Eckart, Jennifer E. Lewis, and Katherine M. Whitley "It's a Gas! An Exploration of the Physical Nature of Gases" Science Scope; November/December 2005, p. 10

Jennifer E. Lewis "Should I Do It and If So, How? Reflections on Choosing and Using a Quasi-Experimental Method" Annals of Research on Engineering Education; October 2005, Vol. 1 No 2. http://www.areeonline.org/?id=3828

Scott E. Lewis and Jennifer E. Lewis "The Same or Not the Same: Equivalence as an Issue in Educational Research" Journal of Chemical Education; September 2005, Vol. 82 No. 9, p. 1408

Scott E. Lewis and Jennifer E. Lewis "Departing from Lectures: An Evaluation of a Peer-Led Guided Inquiry Alternative" Journal of Chemical Education; January 2005, Vol. 82 No. 1, p. 135

Jennifer Lewis University of South Florida Department of Chemistry, CHE 205 4202 East Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620-5250

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