William Donovan, Ph.D.
Title: Associate Professor
Dept/Program: Chemistry
Office: KNCL 403a
Phone: (330) 972-6064
Email: wdonova@uakron.edu
Research
- Inquiry methods in college and high school lab and lecture courses
- Authentic research modules in first- and second-year courses
- Mathematics preparedness for freshman chemistry
- Student placement in developmental and bridge-up math courses
- Uses of response systems ("clickers") in large chemistry lecture classrooms
- Professional development of teachers at the K-12 level through NEOCEx
Publications
- Donovan, W.J., Wheland, E.R., Smith, G.A., Bilia, A. Green action through education: A model for fostering positive attitudes about STEM by bringing the scientists to the students, not the other way around. In Service Learning and Environmental Chemistry: Relevant Connections; Mio, et al.; ACS Symposium Series; Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014. pp. 24-66. doi: 10.1021/bk-2014-1177.ch003
- Wheland, E.R., Donovan, W.J., Dukes, J.T., Qammar, H.K., Smith, G.A., Williams, B.L. Green Action Through Education: A Model for Fostering Positive Attitudes About STEM. Journal of College Science Teaching (2013) 42(3), 46-51.
- Donovan, W.J., Media in chemistry education. In Making Chemistry Relevant: Strategies for Including All Students in a Learner-Sensitive Classroom Environment. Basu-Dutt, S. (ed.) Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley and Sons, 2010, pp. 227-250.
- Donovan, W.J. & Wheland, E.R. Mathematics and Chemistry: Does a College-Level Mathematics Prerequisite Affect Success in Freshman Chemistry? School Science and Mathematics (2009) 109(7), 369-380.
- Donovan, W.J. & Wheland, E.R. Placement Tools in Developmental and Bridge-Up Mathematics Courses. Journal of Developmental Education (2008) 32(2), 2-11.
Education
PhD. Purdue University, 2001
Education
- B.S., 1996, University of Delaware
- Ph.D., 2001, Purdue University
- Visiting Assistant Professor, 2001-2002, East Carolina University