Underwood, Sonia
- Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry , College of Arts, Sciences & Education
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Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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2021Investigating the impact of three-dimensional learning interventions on student understanding of structure-property relationshipsFull Text via DOI: 10.1039/d0rp00216j Web of Science: 000637493300003
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2020Students' use of chemistry core ideas to explain the structure and stability ofDNA. BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION.Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21391 Web of Science: 000568073700001
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2020Characterizing college science instruction: The Three-Dimensional Learning Observation Protocol. PLOS ONE. 15.Full Text via DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234640 Web of Science: 000542957200021
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2019Reasoning about Reactions in Organic Chemistry: Starting It in General Chemistry. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 96:213-226.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00784 Web of Science: 000478008600004
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2019Predictions and constructing explanations: an investigation into introductory chemistry students' understanding of structure-property relationships. CHEMISTRY EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 20:316-328.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/c8rp00195b Web of Science: 000482260100024
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2018Evaluating the extent of a large-scale transformation in gateway science courses. SCIENCE ADVANCES. 4.Full Text via DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aau0554 Web of Science: 000449221200052
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2018Developing an Analytical Framework to Characterize Student Reasoning about Complex Processes. CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 17.Full Text via DOI: 10.1187/cbe.17-10-0225 Web of Science: 000443850200012
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2018Connecting Structure-Property and Structure-Function Relationships across the Disciplines of Chemistry and Biology: Exploring Student Perceptions. CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 17.Full Text via DOI: 10.1187/cbe.18-01-0004 Web of Science: 000437038800023
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2018Adapting Assessment Tasks To Support Three-Dimensional Learning. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 95:207-217.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00645 Web of Science: 000426012300005
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2018Energy Connections and Misconnections across Chemistry and Biology. CBE-LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 17.Full Text via DOI: 10.1187/cbe.17-08-0169 Web of Science: 000429925100009
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2017Core Ideas and Topics: Building Up or Drilling Down?. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 94:541-548.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00900 Web of Science: 000401787400002
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2016Investigating Students' Reasoning about Acid-Base Reactions. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 93:1703-1712.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00417 Web of Science: 000385903100004
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2016When do students recognize relationships between molecular structure and properties? A longitudinal comparison of the impact of traditional and transformed curricula. CHEMISTRY EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. 17:365-380.Full Text via DOI: 10.1039/C5RP00217F Web of Science: 000373511500011
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Editorial Material
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2017Comment on "Analyzing the Role of Science Practices in ACS Exam Items". JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 673-674.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00170 Web of Science: 000404092400002
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Meeting Abstract
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2019Assessing students' ability to create interdisciplinary connections: entropy to osmosis. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000478860503709
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2019Challenges and lessons learned during the initial propagation of a curriculum. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000478860503780
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2019Characterizing instruction in undergraduate science courses: The three-dimensional learning observational protocol. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000478860503768
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2019Investigating the impact of three-dimensional learning on student understanding. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000478860503708
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2018Development of assessments for student understanding of core chemistry ideas in introductory biology. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000435537703324
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2018Improving student understanding of intermolecular forces with transformed curricula materials. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000435537703933
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2018Investigating how undergraduate general chemistry students interpret and explain everyday phenomena. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000435537704027
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2018Investigating the impact of an alternative general chemistry curriculum among diverse classroom environments. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000435537705201
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2018Investigating the impact of using transformed curriculum materials on structure-property relationships in a traditional general chemistry course. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000435537705198
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2017Considering the relationship between structure, properties, and function: How students connect these ideas across their introductory chemistry and biology courses. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000430568503796
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2017Developing assessments to characterize student reasoning about interdisciplinary phenomena. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000430568505694
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2017Making predictions and constructing explanations: An investigation into introductory chemistry students' understanding of structure-property relationships. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.Web of Science: 000430568505693
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Proceedings Paper
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2016Developing an empirically grounded framework to assess interdisciplinarity of student explanations of everyday phenomena. 2013 PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE. 220-223.Full Text via DOI: 10.1119/perc.2016.pr.050 Web of Science: 000393035800053
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Review
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2020Using Memes in the Classroom as a Final Exam Review Activity. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 1381-1386.Full Text via DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00068 Web of Science: 000535226300022
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Research
principal investigator on
- Collaborative Research: Extending the Coherent Gateway to STEM Teaching and Learning awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2022
- Collaborative Research: Creating assessments for student understanding of core chemistry ideas in introductory biology awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2019
Teaching
teaching activities
- CHM1045-U08: General Chemistry I Fall Term 2019
- CHM1046-U06: General Chemistry II Spring Term 2019
- CHM4910-U26: Undergraduate Research in Chemistry Fall Term 2019
Contact
full name
- Sonia Underwood
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4919-2758 (confirmed)
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publication subject areas
- Chemistry
- Education & Educational Research
- Science & Technology - Other Topics