Faculty
| Annie Chase | Lecturer of Physics |
| Cassandra Paul | Associate Professor of Physics Associate Professor of Science Education |
| Gina Quan | Assistant Professor of Physics |
Students Currently Active in Research
| Zairac Smith | Graduate Student of Physics |
| Chase Valiente | Graduate Student of Physics |
| Brian Lam | Graduate Student of Science Education |
| James Lucas | Graduate Student of Science Education |
| Iani Penev | Graduate Student of Science Education |
| Marie Pink | Graduate Student of Science Education |
| Paul Weidler | Graduate Student of Science Education |
| Austin Betancourt | Undergraduate Student of Biology |
| Aeowynn Coakley | Undergraduate Student of Biology |
| Coleene Morton | Undergraduate Student of Kinesiology |
Culminating Master’s Projects and Theses:
| Aaron Deich |
MS Physics Summer 2018
Project title: Why No One Reads Physics Textbooks For Fun: A Literary Comparison To Books We Love Adviser: Benedikt Harrer |
| Oana Schmiedeskamp |
MA Science Education Spring 2018
Project title: Using RIOT as a Tool for Professional Development within a K-12 Professional Learning Community |
| Loni Fuller |
MA Science Education Spring 2018
Project title: “YOU’RE A STRAIGHT-A STUDENT? SO YOU’RE NOT MEXICAN THEN”: GENDERED AND RACIALIZED NARRATIVES THAT EXCLUDE WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR FROM THE “DISCOURSE” OF PHYSICS |
| Tanveer Dhillon |
MA Science Education Summer 2017
Project title: Written Feedback: Is it worth the time? |
| Deborah Sater |
MA Science Education Summer 2017
Project title: How High School Students access and utilize feedback to develop better skills and content knowledge while writing argument based problem solutions. |
| Annie Chase | MS Physics Fall 2017
Project title: Development of self-regulatory models and measurement of student self-regulation in physics courses using different grader assessment feedback methods |
| Eric Hickok | MS Physics Fall 2015
Project title: Teaching practices of graduate teaching assistants |
| Andrew Reid | MS Physics Spring 2015
Project title: Examining the impact of assessment format on student problem solving behavior |
| Kate Nichols | MA Science Education Spring 2013
Project title: Gamified Activities in a High School Physics Classroom: An analysis of their impact on student learning, engagement, and attitudes toward Physics |
Previous SJSU PER Members
| Kaala Cheney | Undergraduate – Kinesiology |
| Kevin Hartman | Undergraduate – Aerospace Engineering |
| Nigel Pasman | Undergraduate – Physics |
| Katrina Roseler | Postdoctoral Scholar |
SJSU Physics Education Research Group 