EMILY BORDA
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Education

Department of Chemistry Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9150 Office: CB242 Lab: CB230 Tel: (360) 650-3135 Fax: (360) 650-2826 emily.borda@wwu.edu

Course Materials Curriculum Vitae

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, Western Washington University, 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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