Merryn L. Cole Curriculum Vitae: June 2017 Assistant Professor, Science Education University of Nevada Las Vegas merryn.cole@unlv.edu ACADEMIC DEGREES 2017 PhD Education Sciences (STEM Education), University of Kentucky Advisor: Dr. Jennifer Wilhelm Dissertation: Spatial Reasoning and Understanding the Particulate Nature of Matter: A Middle School Perspective 2007 Teaching Licensure grades 6-12 Science, Chemistry, Earth/Space Science, University of Wisconsin Whitewater, 2005 MS Chemistry, University of Iowa 2003 BS Chemistry, University of Wisconsin Platteville 2003 BS General Science, University of Wisconsin Platteville PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2017 Present University of Nevada Las Vegas Assistant Professor 2012 2017 University of Kentucky Graduate Assistant 2010 2012 Eastern Kentucky University Chemistry Instructor 2007 2008 West Vigo High School, Earth/Space, Chemistry Teacher West Terre Haute, IN 2003 2005 University of Iowa Teaching and Research Assistant PUBLICATIONS Wilhelm, J., Toland, M., & Cole, M. (2017). Evaluating middle school students spatial-scientific performance within Earth/space astronomy in terms of gender and race/ethnicity. Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health (JESEH). 3(1), 40-51. Lamar, M., Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2016). A mixed methods comparison of teachers lunar modeling lesson implementation and student learning outcomes. The Journal of Educational Research, 1-16. Cole, M., Wilhelm, J., & Yang, H. (2015). Student moon observations and spatial scientific reasoning. International Journal of Science Education, 37(11), 1815-1833. Jackson, C., Wilhelm, J., Lamar, M., & Cole, M. (2015). Gender and Racial Differences: Development of Sixth Grade Students Geometric Spatial Visualization within an Earth/Space Unit. School Science and Mathematics, 115(7), 330-343. Wilhelm, J., Cameron, S., Cole, M., Pardee, R. (2015). Using Professional Noticing to Address Middle Level Students Alternative Conceptions of Lunar Phases. Science Scope, 39(1), 32-44.
M Cole 2 Lien, N. R., Timmons, M. A., Belkin, G. J., Holst, J. R., Janzen, M. L., Kanthasamy, R., Lin, W., Mubayi, A., Perring, M. I., Rupert, L., Saha, A., Schoenfeldt, N. J., Sokolov, A. N., & Telford, J. R. (2005). Effects of counter-ion size on solid state structures of M 2+ (Nitrilotriacetate) complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 358(4), 1284-1288. BOOK PUBLICATIONS Wilhelm, J., Wilhelm, R., & Cole, M. (Under Contract, January, 2017) Creating Project-Based STEM Environments: The REAL Way. Springer. REFEREED BOOK CHAPTERS Wilhelm, J. & Cole, M. (2016). How middle level inservice mathematics and science teachers visualize motion, space, and scale. In Wood, M. B., Turner, E. E., CIVIL, M., & Eli., J. A. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, (p. 446). Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona. Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2016). Developing mathematics teacher leaders through a partnership enhancement project. In Wood, M. B., Turner, E. E., CIVIL, M., & Eli., J. A. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 38th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, (p. 419). Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona. Wilhelm, J., Cole, M., Pardee, R., and Cameron, S. (2015). Mathematical classroom discourse in three middle level science classrooms. In Bartell, T. G., Bieda, K. N., Putnam, R. T., Bradfield, K., & Dominguez, H. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, (p. 11.62). East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University: PME. Wilhelm, J., Jackson, C., & Cole, M. (2014). STEM Education in Formal and Informal Environments: The REAL Way. In Liljedahl, P., Nicol, C., Oesterle, S., & Allan, D. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 38 th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education and the 36 th Conference of the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 6, p. 412). Vancouver, Canada: PME. Cole, M., Wilhelm, J., Jackson, C., and Yang, H. (2013). Exploring the relationships between student moon observations and spatial-scientific reasoning. In Martinez, M. & Castro Superfine, A (Eds.). Proceedings of the 35th annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (p. 217). Chicago, IL: University of Illinois at Chicago. REFEREED PAPER PRESENTATIONS Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2017). Middle School Teachers' Spatial Ability and Understanding of Chemistry. To be presented at the annual meeting of the School Science and Mathematics Association, SSMA Lexington, KY (November 2-4, 2017). Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2017). Evaluating middle school students spatial-scientific
M Cole 3 performance within Earth/space astronomy. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, AERA San Antonio, TX (April 27 May 1, 2017). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2017). Linking Middle School Students Chemistry Content Knowledge and Spatial Reasoning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, NARST San Antonio, TX (April 22-25, 2017) Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2016). Partnership enhancement projects: Creating teacher leaders in science education. Presentation at the area conference of National Science Teachers Association, NSTA Columbus, OH (December 1-3, 2016). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2016). Spanning astronomical and atomic spaces: Creating mathematics and science project-based environments in the classroom. Presentation at the area conference of National Science Teachers Association, NSTA Columbus, OH (December 1-3, 2016). Wilhelm, J. & Cole, M. (2016). How middle level inservice mathematics and science teachers visualize motion, space, and scale. Presentation at the Thirty - Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME NA. Tucson, AZ (November 3-6, 2016). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2016). Developing mathematics teacher leaders through a partnership enhancement project. Presentation at the Thirty - Eighth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. PME NA, Tucson, AZ (November 3-6, 2016). Cole, M., Wilhelm, J., Guido, B., & Yates, H. (2016) Middle school students spatial reasoning and understanding of matter. Presentation at the annual convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association, SSMA Phoenix, AZ (October 20-22, 2016). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2016) Middle school teachers alternative conceptions of chemistry concepts. Presentation at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, BCCE Greeley, CO (July 31 August 4, 2016). Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2016). In-service teachers alternative conceptions of lunar-related concepts. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, AERA Washington, DC (April 8-12, 2016). Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2016). Teachers conceptions and spatial sense about the Earth, Moon, Sun system. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, NARST Baltimore, MD (April 14-17, 2016). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2016). Using moon journals to show inservice teachers spatial reasoning of lunar phases. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, NARST Baltimore, MD (April 14-17, 2016). Cole, M., Wilhelm, J., Aurelius, V., & Moorhead, L. (2015). Designing mathematics and science project-based environments: spanning astronomical and atomic spaces (SAAS). Presentation at the area conference of National Science Teachers Association, NSTA Philadelphia, PA (November 12-14, 2015). Aurelius, V., Moorhead, L., Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2015). Two middle school teachers
M Cole 4 experiences in adapting and implementing an integrated mathematics science curriculum. Presentation at the area conference of National Science Teachers Association, NSTA Philadelphia, PA (November 12-14, 2015). Wilhelm, J., Cole, M., Pardee, R., and Cameron, S. (2015). Mathematical classroom discourse in three middle level science classrooms. Presentation at the Thirty - seventh Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME NA - East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University (November 5-8, 2015). Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2015). Spanning astronomical and atomic spaces in middle school classrooms through project-based instruction. Presentation at the annual convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association, SSMA Oklahoma City, OK (October 29-31, 2015). Cole, M., Wilhelm, J., & Zeidler, K. (2015). Teachers understanding and implementation of project-based instruction in high school science classrooms. Presentation at the annual convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association, SSMA Oklahoma City, OK (October 29-31, 2015). Lamar, M., Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2015). How well does an observation protocol predict student achievement? Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, AERA - Chicago, IL (April 16-20, 2015). Lamar, M., Wilhelm, J., & Cole, M. (2015). Comparing teachers implementation of a lunar modeling lesson using a modified P-SOP instrument. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, NARST - Chicago, IL (April 11-14, 2015). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2014). Active participation through partnership enhancement projects: science and mathematics education reform. Presentation at the annual convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association, SSMA Jacksonville, FL (November 6-8, 2014). Wilhelm, J., Lamar, M., & Cole, M. (2014) Correlating teachers implementation of a moon phase lesson to student learning outcomes. Presentation at the annual convention of the School Science and Mathematics Association, SSMA Jacksonville, FL (November 6-8, 2014). Cole, M, & Wilhelm, J., Toma, E. (2014). Partnership enhancement model for P-16 mathematics and science education. Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, AERA Philadelphia, PA (April 3-7, 2014). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2014). Examining two school districts' approaches to STEM professional development: A qualitative study. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, NARST Pittsburgh, PA (March 30-April 2, 2014). Wilhelm, J., Toland, M., Jackson, C., Cole, M., & Wilhelm, R. (2014). How instruction, gender, and race affect students' spatial-scientific learning. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, NARST Pittsburgh, PA (March 30-April 2, 2014). Cole, M., Wilhelm, J., Jackson, C., and Yang, H. (2013). Exploring the relationships between student moon observations and spatial-scientific reasoning. Presentation at the Thirtyfifth Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the
M Cole 5 Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME-NA Chicago, IL, (November 14-17, 2013). Wilhelm, J., Jackson, C., Toland, M. D., Cole, M., & Wilhelm, R. (2013). Evaluating middle school students' spatial-scientific performance in Earth-space science. Presentation at the 222nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society, AAS - Indianapolis, IN (June 2-6, 2013). Cole, M., Wilhelm, J., Jackson, C., and Yang, H. (2013). Exploring the relationships between student moon observations and spatial-scientific reasoning. Presentation at the 222nd meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Indianapolis, Indiana (June 2-6, 2013). NON-REFEREED PAPER PRESENTATIONS Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2016). Middle school students spatial reasoning and understanding of the particulate nature of matter. Presentation at the Second Annual UK Postdoctoral Symposium, Lexington, KY (June 3, 2016). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2015). Linking students spatial-scientific reasoning and moon journaling. Presentation at the First Annual UK Postdoctoral Symposium, Lexington, KY (June 12, 2015). Cole, M., & Wilhelm, J. (2014). Formal and informal STEM education: the REAL way. Presentation at the National Council of NASA Space Grant Directors Meeting, Washington, DC. (February 2014). Cole, M, Wilhelm, J., Jackson, C., Wilhelm, R. (2013). Informal STEM education: The REAL way. Presentation at the Kentucky EPSCoR Annual Conference, Louisville, KY (October 17, 2013). Janzen, M. (2003). The combination of rhenium with the bisdithiolene-pterin ligand of the molybdopterin class of enzymes. Poster presentation at the Fourth Annual University of Wisconsin System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, Eau Claire, WI (April 29, 2003). AWARDS & HONORS 2016 Alpha Chi Sigma, Professional in the Chemical Sciences, Citation for Dedicated Service 2015 American Educational Research Association Science Teaching and Learning Special Interest Group Outstanding Doctoral Student Travel Grant Award 2015 University of Kentucky Department of STEM Education Outstanding STEM Graduate Student Award 2015 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Student Vice President (2016-2017) 2015 Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society) 2010 Alpha Chi Sigma, Professional in the Chemical Sciences, Citation for Dedicated Service 2008 National Science Teachers Association New Teacher s Academy Fellow 2004 Alpha Chi Sigma Scholarship in the Chemical Sciences, University of Iowa 2003 UW Platteville Foundation Excellence in Leadership Award 2000 Published in The National Dean s List
M Cole 6 1999 Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honorary) 1999 Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman Honorary) 1999 Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship, University of Wisconsin Platteville TEACHING EXPERIENCE Eastern Kentucky University General Chemistry Laboratory, Chemistry for Health Sciences Lecture and Lab West Vigo High School Earth and Space Science, Integrated Chemistry Physics Mauston High School Chemistry, Physical Science Student Teaching Assistant Varsity Softball Coach Fort Atkinson Middle School 8 th grade Earth Science Field Placement Whitewater Middle School 8 th grade Science Field Placement University of Iowa Introductory and General Chemistry discussion and laboratory sections teaching assistant PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Reviewer, Journal of Chemical Education (2016 Present) Reviewer, National Association for Research in Science Teaching conference (2015, 2016) Reviewer, American Educational Research Association conference (2015-2017) Reviewer, Electronic Journal of Science Education (2015 - Present) 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures Mentor (2015 2017) Reviewer, School Science and Mathematics Convention Proceedings (2015) Reviewer, National Conference on Undergraduate Research (2014) Co-chair and developer of the Biennial Alpha Chi Sigma Professional Poster Session (2008 - Present) Terre Haute Children s Museum Science Standards Committee (2009) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association (AERA) National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) School Science and Mathematics Association (SSMA) National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) American Chemical Society (ACS) Chemical Education Division of the American Chemical Society North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) Alpha Chi Sigma, Professional in the Chemical Sciences