Research on Graduate Education and Institutional Change

Presentations

• Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM: A multidisciplinary, multimethod metasynthesis mapping a decade of growth

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 11:30 AM – March 18, 2025, 11:42 AM

  Presenters

  • Charles Roy Henderson

    Western Michigan University

  Authors

  • Charles Roy Henderson

    Western Michigan University

  • Emily Bolger

    Michigan State University

  • Taylor Boyd

    Western Michigan University

  • Ying Wang

    U.S. Education, FHI 360, FHI 360

  • Andrea Beach

    Western Michigan University

  • Danny Caballero

    Michigan State University

  • Noah D Finkelstein

    University of Colorado, Boulder, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Rachel Renbarger

    FHI 360

  • Scott Simkins

    North Carolina A&T State University

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• Supporting faculty course transformation through the Teaching Excellence Network.

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 11:42 AM – March 18, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Christopher A Hass

    Rutgers New Brunswick

  Authors

  • Christopher A Hass

    Rutgers New Brunswick

  • Phil Brown

    Rutgers New Brunswick

  • Mary Emenike

    Rutgers New Brunswick

  • Stacey Blackwell

    Rutgers New Brunswick

  • Corey Ptak

    Columbia University

  • Charles Ruggieri

    Rutgers New Brunswick

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• Change Agents' Experiences Reforming Physics Candidacy Requirements

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 11:54 AM – March 18, 2025, 12:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Daniel P Sharkey

    The Ohio State University

  Authors

  • Daniel P Sharkey

    The Ohio State University

  • Rachel J Henderson

    Michigan State University

  • James T Laverty

    Kansas State University

  • Bill A Bridges

    Kansas State University

  • Jacquelyn J Chini

    The Ohio State University

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• Faculty and Student Perspectives on Qualifying Exams: Conflicts and Opportunities for Progress

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:06 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Eric William Burkholder

    Auburn University

  Authors

  • Eric William Burkholder

    Auburn University

  • Shiva Basir

    Auburn University

  • Michael Efrem Robbins

    Auburn University

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• Investigating the Requirements of a Physics Ph.D.

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:18 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Bill A Bridges

    Kansas State University

  Authors

  • Bill A Bridges

    Kansas State University

  • Daniel P Sharkey

    The Ohio State University

  • Rachel J Henderson

    Michigan State University

  • Jacquelyn J Chini

    The Ohio State University

  • James T Laverty

    Kansas State University

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• Needs, potential solutions and challenges for making US STEM doctoral training to align with student career paths

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:30 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:42 PM

  Publication: 1. PhD training: exposing obstacles to reform
  Himanshu Jain, Nathan Urban, Gary S. Calabrese
  Nature, 615 (2023) 216. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00682-1
  
  2. Redesigning US STEM Doctoral Education to Create a National Workforce of Technical Leaders
  Himanshu Jain, Volkmar Dierolf, Anand Jagota, Zilong Pan, Nathan Urban
  ASEE Annual Meeting Proc. (2023) Paper ID #37003, pp 1-20. https://peer.asee.org/44062
  
  3. Faculty Perspectives on Their Role in the Training of STEM Doctoral Students
  Zilong Pan, Anand Jagota, Volkmar Dierolf, Himanshu Jain
  2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June. ASEE Conferences, 2024. https://peer.asee.org/47458 Internet. 26 Aug 2024. 24 pages. DOI:10.18260/1-2--47458
  
  4. Change of plans - it's time to rethink the research-focused PhD
  Himanshu Jain, Nathan Urban, Gary Calabrese
  ASEE Prism – Insights, Vol 33 (4), p. 13, Summer issue (2024).

  Presenters

  • Himanshu Jain

    Lehigh University

  Authors

  • Himanshu Jain

    Lehigh University

  • Volkmar G Dierolf

    Lehigh University

  • Anand Jagota

    Lehigh University

  • Zilong Pan

    Lehigh University

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• Modifying an Experience Sampling Method Form to Explore Well-Being within Graduate Students

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:42 PM – March 18, 2025, 12:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Julia F Willison

    Ohio State University

  Authors

  • Julia F Willison

    Ohio State University

  • Carissa Myers

    Michigan State University

  • Jacquelyn J Chini

    The Ohio State University

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• Professional identities and personal values of women and LGBTQ+ PhD physicists: a sector comparison

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 12:54 PM – March 18, 2025, 1:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Camila Amaral

    University of Utah

  Authors

  • Camila Amaral

    University of Utah

  • Madison Swirtz

    University of Utah

  • Chase Wootton Hatcher

    University of Utah

  • Charles Roy Henderson

    Western Michigan University

  • Lily Donis

    University of Utah

  • Adrienne Traxler

    University of Copenhagen

  • Ramon S Barthelemy

    University of Utah

  • Justin Gutzwa

    Michigan State University

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• Social networks and career paths of BIPOC PhD physicists

  ORAL

  March 18, 2025, 1:06 PM – March 18, 2025, 1:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Lisabeth M Santana

    University of Utah

  Authors

  • Lisabeth M Santana

    University of Utah

  • Ramon S Barthelemy

    University of Utah

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