Chemistry education research · University of Iowa
Harshman Research Group
We seek to better the landscape of chemistry education by conducting highly robust research using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
We are also passionate about R, a statistical coding language that many of the group’s members find extremely helpful along the way.
What we study
Our research
01
Doctoral education in chemistry
What knowledge and skills do chemistry PhD students gain in their programs, and what will they need in their careers? We look for gaps in preparation, and we study how faculty see the goals of doctoral education.
02
Teaching practice in STEM classrooms
We study what instructors do in class with the COPUS observation protocol, and how instructors’ teaching beliefs connect to their teaching practice.
03
Quantitative methods and R
We advocate for robust statistics and R in chemistry education research, help others learn R, and help build CHIRAL, a central library of research instruments.
The group
Who we are
Dr. Jordan Harshman
Principal investigator
Cheng-Wen (Nuby) He
Postdoctoral scholar
Pallavi Nayyar
Postdoctoral scholar
Joy Moses
PhD student
Erhunmwense Ann Obayuwana
PhD candidate
Zoe (Zahra) Pirkoohi
PhD candidate
Recent work
Recent publications
Faculty beliefs about the goals of doctoral education in chemistry: Results from a national survey
Students’ perceptions of staple elements of the doctoral program: Research, courses, exams, and seminars
Navigating academic careers: Personal and institutional experiences of women faculty
