EMILY BORDA
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Education

Department of Chemistry Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9150 Office: CB 242 Tel: (360) 650-3135 Fax: (360) 650-2826 emily.borda@wwu.edu

Education
B.S. Gonzaga University, 1998.
M.Ed. University of Washington, 2004.
Ph.D. University of Washington, 2004.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, North Cascades and Olympics Science Partnership, WWU, 2004-2005.

Research Interests
I am interested in studying students’ epistemological ideas about science (what scientific knowledge is and how it is generated and used). I would like to study how these ideas change over time and which factors in a student’s undergraduate education play a role in these changes. More specifically I am interested in studying whether and how different types of chemistry instruction, laboratory and independent research experiences affect changes in students’ epistemological beliefs. Through this research, I hope to learn more about how to give students tools to critically analyze and interpret scientific information.

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