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Dr. Teresa J Bixby
NSF ADVANCE Faculty Fellow
Professor of Chemistry
Director of University Assessment

Dr. Bixby is a Professor of Chemistry and has been teaching at Lewis University since 2012. She leads the assessment efforts for the Department of Chemistry and has served on College and University assessment committees. In 2020 she started half-time as the University Assessment Coordinator. She serves Iota Sigma Pi, the National Honor Society for Women in Chemistry, as the Membership Affairs Coordinator for the Chicagoland Chapter, AuI. 

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Dr. Bixby is an NSF ASCEND Faculty Fellow (Advancing STEM Careers by Empowering Network Development, https://wou.edu/ascend/2019/). The goal of this $1 million grant is to create peer mentoring networks of mid-career STEM women faculty and administrator allies across institutions and regions. Faculty and administrators work together to address the institutional and systemic barriers that prevent women at the mid-career level from being promoted to full professor or obtaining positions in academic administration.

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Research Interests: An ultrafast laser spectroscopist by training, she now works in chemical education research, and with analytical methods for environmental chemistry applications. 

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Current Courses: Instrumental Analysis

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Research Interests

Improving Retention and STEM Identity

Mixed methods are used to assess mindset, STEM identity, community and belonging,  and the efficacy of CURE curricula. 

Construction of Analytical Instruments Using 3D-Printed Parts

3D printing has opened low-cost avenues for the construction of analytical instruments. From scaffolded instruction in Instrumental Analysis to the construction of an RAE ellipsometer for research use, 3D printing makes these projects accessible to undergraduates.

Process Skills ("Soft Skills")

The development and use of measurement tools with the NSF-IUSE ELIPSS Project allows for targeted and timely feedback to students to improve their skills.

Education

2009 - 2012 Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of California, Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Berkeley, CA

Fluorescence Intermittency of Single Nanocrystals in Semiconductive Polymer Hosts

PI - Dr. Steve Leone

2003 - 2009 M.S., Ph.D. Chemistry

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

Ultrafast Pump-Probe Studies of Chlorine Dioxide and Nitrosyl Chloride in Solution

PI - Dr. Phil Reid

1999 - 2003 B.S. Physics and Chemistry

Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove, PA

Selected Recent Papers and Presentations

  • “Recruiting and Retaining Racially/Ethnically, Linguistically, and Gender-diverse STEM Teacher Educators Who are Prepared to Teach Students in Culturally Relevant Ways,” Southall, A.B., Bixby, T.J., Colak, H., Huvaere, D., Patel, C., and Robinson, T.Y., Annual Midwest Robert Noyce Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 20-22, 2023

 

  • “Targeting Persistence: Case studies reveal strengths and challenges in developing mindset and STEM identity,” Werner, A.J.^, and Bixby, T.J., American Chemical Society Joint Midwest-Great Lakes Regional Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 18 – 20, 2023

 

  • “Analysis of CURE survey data during online instruction,” Kubacki, M.^, and Bixby, T.J., American Chemical Society Joint Midwest-Great Lakes Regional Meeting, St. Louis, MO, October 18 – 20, 2023

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  • “Building Community, Belonging, and STEM Identity in Chemistry and Physics Undergraduates,” Bixby, T.J., National Conference to Advance POGIL Practice, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, June 26 – 28, 2023

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  • “Assessment of the Short-Term Outcomes of a Semester-Long CURE in General Chemistry Lab”, Bixby, T.J., Miliauskas, M., J. Chem. Educ., 99, 3849-3857 (2022)

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  • “Researchable questions in an at-home general chemistry lab during COVID,” Bixby, T.J., Tiltges, M.*, American Chemical Society Fall National Meeting, Chicago, IL, Aug 21-25, 2022

 

  • “Integration of 3D-Printed Optomechanics Kits into an Advanced Instrumental Analysis Course,” Mantia, M.^, Bixby, T.J., Biennial Conference for Chemical Education, Purdue University, West-Lafayette, IN, July 31 – Aug 4, 2022

 

  • “Using Student Teaching Evaluations to Assess the Efficacy of a Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship in Preparing Candidates for Culturally-Responsive Practices”, Bixby, T. J. and Landando, L., J. Educ. Equity, 18, 2, (2022)

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  • “Optical Measurements on a Budget: A 3D-Printed Ellipsometer,” Mantia, M.^, Bixby, T.J., American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI, July 8-13, 2022

 

  • “Optical Measurements on a Budget: A 3D-Printed Ellipsometer”, Mantia, M., Bixby, T.J., Am. J. Phys., 90, 6 (2022) Feature Article

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  • “Assessment of CUREs in General Chemistry Lab”, Bixby, T.J., Assessment Institute, Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis, IN, Oct 25, 2021

 

  • “Student Feedback and Equitable Assessment Strategies”, Bixby, T.J. & Hansen-Lewis, T. Round Table session, National Conference for the Advancement of POGIL Practice, June 28-30, 2021

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  • “Triangulation of Student Outcomes from a CURE in General Chemistry Lab.” Bixby, T.J., National Conference for the Advancement of POGIL Practice, June 28-30, 2021

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  • "Perspectives on course-based undergraduate research experiences." Miliauskas, M.^, Bixby, T. Poster Presentation, ACS Spring National Meeting, Apr 21, 2021

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  • "Optical measurements on a budget: A 3D printed ellipsometer." Mantia, M.^, Bixby, T. ACS Spring National Meeting, Apr 14, 2021

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  • "Triangulation of student outcomes from a CURE." Bixby, T. ACS Spring National Meeting, Apr 9, 2021​

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  • "Promoting Growth Mindsets in Students; Feedback-Focused Rubrics to Develop Skills", Bixby, T. and Stanford, C. Discussion Session, AAC&U Transforming STEM Higher Education, Chicago, IL, Nov 7-9, 2019

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  • "Towards a CURE in General Chemistry Lab"

    • ​Invited Speaker for the Chemistry Department at Ball State University, Muncie, IN, October 10, 2019​

    • ​Poster Presentation, Gordon Research Conference for Chemical Education Research and Practice, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, June 16-21, 2019

    • Poster Presentation, POGIL National Meeting, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, June 1-4, 2019

    • Short Seminar, 2019 ACS Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Lisle, IL, May 1-4, 2019

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  • "Instrument Building, Characterization, and Use in Advanced Instrumental Analysis", Short Seminar, Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, July 29 - Aug 2, 2018

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  • "Enhancing Learning by Assessing Process Skills in STEM Courses", Poster Presentation, POGIL Northwest Regional Meeting, Portland, OR, July 25-27, 2017

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  • "Developing and Assessing Problem-Solving Skills in General Chemistry", Poster Presentation, National Conference for Advanced POGIL Practitioners, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, June 26-28, 2017

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  • "Service Learning in Analytical Chemistry", Poster Presentation, ENGAGE Service Learning Fair, Lewis University, Jan 25, 2017

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  • "Enhancing Learning by Improving Process Skills in STEM", Short Seminar, ACCA Pedagogy Symposium, November 5, 2016

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  • "Developing and Assessing Problem-Solving Skills in General Chemistry", Poster Presentation, Gordon Research Conference for Chemical Education Research & Practice, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, June 21-25, 2015

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