On behalf of CSIE|UM, I would like to invite you to attend Dr. Jeff Raker’s seminar Affect in Postsecondary Chemistry Education which will focus his work measuring student affect and evaluating its impact on learning in organic chemistry courses.  Dr. Raker runs a chemistry education research group at the University of South Florida focusing on learning in upper-level courses, specifically organic chemistry, and characterizing chemistry education practices through survey work.

He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from his work with Dr. Marcy Towns at Purdue University and then did a post-doc at Iowa State University for until 2013.  Since then he has been an assistant professor in chemistry at the University South Florida.

The seminar will be Friday, October 13th from 12-1 pm followed by an open session for questions from 1-2 in Chem 1706.  Lunch will be provided.

If you are interested in attending the seminar, please RSVP at this link by the end of next Wednesday, Oct 11.

Thanks and we hope to see you there,

Solaire Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Ph. D.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemistry
Sweetland Center for Writing