About Dr. Donnelly-Hermosillo, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemical Education
California State University, Fresno
2015 - Present
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Student Inquiry
How students can be supported to take ownership of their learning, how students can recognize the scientific process in action, and how complex power relations influence classroom and concept interactions.
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, Berkeley - Prof. Marcia Linn Research Group
2012 - 2015
Postdoctoral Researcher
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand - Collaborated with Dr. Suzanne Boniface and Dr. Anne Hume (University of Waikato)
2011 - 2012
PhD and BSc
University of Limerick, Ireland - Supervised by Dr. John O'Reilly and Dr. Oliver McGarr
2004 - 2012
Educational Technology
Technology has the potential to offer new approaches to learning science that were previously impossible. However, such approaches are not without potential constraints and therefore merit careful investigation.
Learning Sciences
A focus on the nuanced ways in which we consider how people learn, how we assess that learning in a valid and reliable manner, and how we draw generalizable conclusions across several studies continue to lead to valuable insights.