Dermot Donnelly-Hermosillo, PhD

Alberto's research supported an analysis of student-instructor interactions in a guided-inquiry laboratory. He is pursuing medicine after his bachelor's degree.

Morgan's research investigated power dynamics within group settings. She published her work in the Journal of Chemical Education.

Iliana's work focused on the factors impacting the teaching of Physical Science in elementary schools. She presented her work at AERA and SACNAS.

Phillip's work focused on factors impacting the teaching of Physical Science in elementary schools. He presented his work at AERA and SACNAS.

Alvir's research investigated preservice teachers' conceptual development and ownership in Physical Science laboratories. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Esther's research focused on the impact of lecture approaches on preservice teachers' conceptual development and the impact of laboratory on experimental practices.

Tess's research focused on the impact of zoo-aligned Introductory Chemistry curriculum for conceptual learning, and zoo and conservation perspectives.  She had a paper accepted to the Integrative and Comparative Biology Journal.  She now works at the Wonderful Company.

Mingyang studied the impact of a project-based learning unit on high school students' understanding of solution chemistry concepts.  He had a paper accepted in the Journal of Science Education and Technology.

Jie's work investigated the conceptual development of pre-service elementary teachers and instructor perspectives on assessment for a guided-inquiry laboratory approach.  She is now teaching in southern California.

Jordyn's work focused on the impact of a zoo-context laboratory structure on students' conceptual learning and engagement in an Introductory Chemistry course. She presented her research as an undergraduate at the American Chemical Society (ACS) in New Orleans and also at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference in Toronto, Canada. After her BSc, she pursued Pharmacy at the California Health Sciences University (CHSU) in Clovis.

Jennifer's research investigated preservice teachers' ownership of science concepts in guided-inquiry laboratory settings compared to a conventional laboratory approach. Jennifer presented her research at the AERA conference in Toronto, Canada.  She also co-authored a paper in the Journal of Science Education and Technology. She teaches at Edison High School in Fresno.

Sara's research studied the impact of a guided-inquiry laboratory versus a conventional laboratory approach on pre-service elementary teachers' Physical Science conceptual development. Sara presented her research at the AERA conference in Toronto, Canada. She teaches at Edison High School in Fresno.

Ryan's work focused on the development of pre-service K-8 teachers' understanding of the nature of science. She presented her research at the Western Regional Noyce Conference.  She now teaches at Clovis Community College.

Anthony's research focused on the lecture-based approaches in teaching Physical Science content to pre-service K-8 teachers and their impact on conceptual development. He presented his research at the AERA conference in New York.  He is now a lecturer in the Chemistry Department at CSU Bakersfield.