Research

The faculty of the Mallinson Institute for Science Education at Western Michigan University cover a wide range of research topics. Faculty members are listed below under each of their primary and secondary research interests.

Content Specific Teaching and Learning Research

Biology

• Primary: Cobern, Rudge, Pleasants

Chemistry

• Primary: Kowalske
• Secondary: Cobern, Pleasants

Earth science

• Primary: Petcovic

Physics

• Primary: Henderson, Adams

Interdisciplinary research 

College science teaching

• Primary: Henderson, Petcovic, Pleasants
• Secondary: Kowalske, Rudge

K-12 science teacher education

• Primary: Fetters
• Secondary: Petcovic, Rudge

K-12 curriculum and instruction

• Primary: Fetters
• Secondary: Cobern

History and philosophy of science and science education

(including the nature of science and cultural studies)

• Primary: Cobern, Rudge, Adams
• Secondary: Kowalske, Pleasants

Evaluation and assessment

• Primary: Williams
• Secondary: Cobern, Fetters

Diffusion and dissemination of education innovations

• Primary: Henderson

Women and underrepresented minorities in STEM

• Primary: Kowalske
• Secondary: Petcovic