News
Congratulations, Dr. Zhou!
Huge congratulations are in order for our newest PhD holder, Dr. John Zhou!
​
John did an amazing job sharing his incredible research about students' engagement with science practices and epistemologies during his defense. We're incredibly proud of everything he accomplished while in the group, and can't wait to see all the things he does next!
​
​
.jpeg)
Gordon Research Seminar and Conference 2025
Congratulations to Mary Tess, John, Leah, and Haiyan for presenting their work at the Gordon Research Seminar and Conference! Mary Tess presented her work on collaborative sensemaking, John presented his work on utilizing peer review to help students manage uncertainty, Leah presented her work on students' understanding of science practices, and Haiyan presented his work on how students reason about atomic absorption and emission!
​
Congratulations to Mary Tess for being elected as a co-chair for the Gordon Research Seminar in 2027!
​
We were able to connect with several Moon group alumni as well (pictured: Stephanie Berg, Archer Harrold, and Morgan Balabanoff)!
ACS Meeting-in-Miniature 2025
Congratulations to Haiyan, Matt, Mary Tess, and Sophie for presenting their work at the 57th annual ACS DFW Meeting-in-Miniature!
​
Haiyan shared his work on student's understanding of atomic spectra, Sophie shared her work on studying student affect in group discourse, and Mary Tess shared her work on student's engagement with peer feedback.
​
Matt received first place for his talk about studying epistemic messaging using a novel method! Congratulations on an amazing achievement!
Congratulations to Matt for Receiving the R.B. Escue Scholarship!
Congratulations to Matt on receiving the R.B. Escue Chemistry Education Research Scholarship from the University of North Texas! This scholarship is awarded to an outstanding graduate student who shows a strong emphasis in their teaching practices.
​
Great work, Matt!
Congratulations Haiyan and Mary Tess on Their 3rd Year Talks!
Congratulations to Haiyan and Mary Tess for giving great third year talks at the University of North Texas! Haiyan got to share his work on student's understanding of atomic spectra, and Mary Tess shared her work on how student's interact with peer feedback. Mary Tess also won first place in her group!
​
Fantastic work, Haiyan and Mary Tess!
Congratulations John on a great research talk!
Congratulations John for giving a great research talk to the OCB seminar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln! John shared a little bit about his work studying chemistry student's epistemic criteria and peer review engagement.
​
Excellent work, John!
Welcome Sophie to the group!
We are excited to welcome a new graduate student into our group, Sophie Ntipouna! Sophie comes to us from Louisiana State University and will be investigating student affect in group discourse.
Welcome, Sophie! We're so excited to have you!
Congratulations Leah on Becoming a PhD Candidate!
Congratulations are in order to Leah for passing both her candidacy exams! She completed a research update where she got to share all her impactful work with her committee, as well as an original project proposal.
​
Great work, Leah! We're proud of you!