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: Grunert Kowalske
• Secondary: Cobern, Pleasants

Earth science

• Primary: Petcovic, Stoltman

Physics

• Primary: Henderson, Schuster, Adams

Interdisciplinary research 

College science teaching

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

K-12 science teacher education

• Primary: Fetters, Stoltman
• Secondary: Petcovic, Rudge

K-12 curriculum and instruction

• Primary: Fetters, Stoltman
• Secondary: Cobern, Schuster

History and philosophy of science and science education

(including the nature of science and cultural studies)

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

Evaluation and assessment

• Primary: Schuster, Williams
• Secondary: Cobern, Fetters

Diffusion and dissemination of education innovations

• Primary: Henderson

Women and underrepresented minorities in STEM

• Primary: Grunert Kowalske
• Secondary: Petcovic