Dawn Del Carlo, Ph. D Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0423 Office: 281 McCollum Science Hall Voice: (319) 273-3296 Fax: (319) 273-7127 E-mail: Dawn.Delcarlo@uni.edu Web site: http://www.cns.uni.edu/~delcarlo/ Area Chemical Education Degrees B.A., 1995, Augustana College M.S., 1998, Purdue University Ph.D., 2001, Purdue University Research Interests There are two basic areas of research I am involved in: 1. My primary interest is in how students at all levels approach data acquisition in their chemistry laboratory classes. More specifically, how do students approach an experiment, what are their views toward that experiment, and how do their views affect their approach and data analysis. These issues can be directly related to students perceptions of academic dishonesty in the classroom laboratory. 2. Closely related to the first topic, is my second interest in how students' perceptions of laboratory work (both in the classroom and in the research lab) are influenced by the social interactions that occur in the laboratory setting. This includes interactions among group members, professors, and mentors leading to a "community of learners". Selected Publications 1. Del Carlo, D. (in press). Symbolic Interactionism. Chapter in Research in Chemical Education by Bodner, G.M. & Orgill, M.K.(Eds). Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. 2. Del Carlo, D., Bodner G.M., (accepted, June 2006). Dishonesty in the Classroom Laboratory: A Synthesis of Causes and Prevention. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (in press). 3. Mazarro, D., Del Carlo, D., Page S. (2006). High School Students' Perceptions of Copying in the Classroom Laboratory. The Journal of Chemical Education, 83(9), 1362-1367. 4. Del Carlo, D. I., & Bodner, G. (2004). Students' perceptions of academic dishonesty in the chemistry classroom laboratory. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(1), 47-64. 5. Del Carlo, D. I. (2003). Getting a job in academia: Tips from a recent candidate. In D. Bunce & C. Muzzi (Eds.), Survival Handbook for the New Chemistry Instructor (pp. 163-175). Princeton, NJ: Prentice Hall. 6. Bodner G., Oakes, W., Lowrey K., Del Carlo, D., White, S, & Samarapungavan, A. (2000). The Freshman Engineering Experience: The Student Voice. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 3653. Edit your personal information