Chemistry Education Research (CER) — A growing discipline in Canada!
Chemistry Education Research (CER) is a type of Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) that studies students' learning, challenges, barriers, interventions, and supports. When this type of research informs practice, the effect on student learning and success if pronounced. There is a growing number of Chemistry Education Researchers in Canada, including opportunities for graduate and post graduate studies! Check out the map and details below.
Chemistry Education Research in Canada. Alison Flynn's poster from the Canadian Society for Chemistry conference in Halifax, 2016. Please contact her with additions or suggestions.
You can also read more at the following sites:
Discipline-Based Education Research: http://www.nap.edu/catalog/13362/discipline-based-education-research-understanding-and-improving-learning-in-undergraduate
Theoretical Frameworks in Chemistry/Science Education Research, Edited by George M. Bodner and MaryKay Orgill
Stacey Lowery Bretz's research group: http://chemistry.miamioh.edu/bretzsl/cer/
Peter Mahaffy's group: https://www.kingsu.ca/about-us/staff-directory/contact_id/3591
Alison Flynn's research group: FlynnResearchGroup.com
Join, learn about, and share CER news: https://cer.chemedx.org/content/cer-mail-list
CER Principal investigators in Canada
Ambrose University : Liza Abraham
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Guelph University : Dan Thomas
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McMaster University : Pippa Lock
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Mount Royal University : Brett McCollum
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Okanagan College : Carl Doige
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Queen's University : Amanda Bongers
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Ryerson University : Sharonna Greenberg
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UBC Okanagan : Stephen McNeil
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University of Ottawa : Alison Flynn
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Universite de Saint-Boniface : François Gauvin
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University of Toronto : David Stone
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University of Toronto : John De Backere
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Wilfrid Laurier University : Stephen MacNeil
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Athabasca University : Dietmar Kennepohl
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The King's University : Peter Mahaffy
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Memorial University of Newfoundland : Geoff Rayner-Canham
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Mount Saint Vincent University : Katherine Darvesh
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Ryerson University : Noel George
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Simon Fraser University : John P. Canal
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University of Alberta : Glen Loppnow
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University of British Columbia : Jackie Stewart
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University of British Columbia : Robin Stoodley
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University of Ottawa : Kathy-Sarah Focsaneanu
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University of Toronto : Andrew Dicks
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University of Toronto : Greg Evans
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University of Vancouver Island : Jessie Key
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