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Publications

Journal Articles

Submitted	Henderson, C., Beach, A., and Famiano, M. (submitted) Promoting Instructional Change via Co-Teaching. Submitted August 2006 to American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Section).
Accepted
2008	Henderson, C. (2008) Promoting Instructional Change in New Faculty: An Evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop, American Journal of Physics, 76 (2), 179-187. Henderson, C. and Dancy, M. (2008) Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Divergent Expectations as Barriers to the Diffusion of Innovations, American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Section), 76 (1), 79-91.
2007	Yerushalmi, E., Henderson, C., Heller, K., & Heller, P., Kuo, V. (2007). Physics Faculty Beliefs and Values about the Teaching and Learning of Problem Solving Part I: Mapping the Common Core, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (2), 020109. Henderson, C., Yerushalmi, E., Heller, K., & Heller, P., Kuo, V. (2007). Physics Faculty Beliefs and Values about the Teaching and Learning of Problem Solving Part II: Procedures for Measurement and Analysis, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (2), 020110. Henderson, C. and Dancy, M. (2007) Barriers to the Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies: The Influence of Both Individual and Situational Characteristics. Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (2), 020102. Beach, A., Henderson, C., and Famiano, M. (2007) Co-Teaching as a Faculty Development Model, To Improve the Academy, 26, 199-216. Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2007) Framework For Articulating Instructional Practices and Conceptions, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 3 (1), 010103.
2006	Henderson, C. & Rosenthal, A. (2006) Reading Questions: Encouraging Students to Read the Text Before Coming to Class, Journal of College Science Teaching, 35 (7), 46-50. Rosenthal, A. & Henderson, C. (2006). Teaching about Circuits at the Introductory Level: An Emphasis on Potential Difference, American Journal of Physics, 74 (4), 324-328.
2005	Henderson, C. (2005). The challenges of instructional change under the best of circumstances: A case study of one college physics instructor. American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Section), 73 (8), 778-786.
2004	Henderson, C., Yerushalmi, E., Kuo, V., Heller, P., & Heller, K. (2004). Grading Student Problem Solutions: The Challenge of Sending a Consistent Message, American Journal of Physics, 72, 164-169.
2002	Henderson, C. (2002). Common Concerns About the Force Concept Inventory, The Physics Teacher, 40, 542-547.
1998	Henderson, C. (1998). Measuring the Forces Required for Circular Motion, The Physics Teacher, 36, 118-121. [Reprinted in Mamola, C. (Ed.) (1998), Apparatus for Teaching Physics. College Park, MD: American Association of Physics Teachers

Service as Editor

2007	Proceedings of the 2007 Physics Education Research Conference (August 1-2, Greenville, NC), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 951, Edited by L. Hsu, C. Henderson, & L. McCullough (2007).

Selected Conference Proceedings and Other Publications

2007	Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Famiano, M. (2007) Diffusion of Educational Innovations via Co-Teaching, Proceedings of the 2006 Physics Education Research Conference (Syracuse, NY).
2006	Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2006). Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Divergent Expectations as Barriers to the Diffusion of Innovations. Proceedings of the 2005 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Salt Lake City, UT). Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2006). New Directions for Physics Education Research: A Broad Perspective Analysis. Proceedings of the 2005 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Salt Lake City, UT).
2005	Henderson, C., Stelzer, T., Hsu, L., & Meredith, D. (2005). Maximizing the Benefits of Physics Education Research: Building Productive Relationships and Promoting Institutional Change. American Physical Society Forum on Education Newsletter, Fall 2005, 11-14. Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2005). Teaching, Learning and Physics Education Research: Views of Mainstream Physics Professors. Proceedings of the 2004 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Sacramento, CA). Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2005). Beyond the Individual Instructor: Systemic Constraints in the Implementation of Research-Informed Practices. Proceedings of the 2004 AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Sacramento, CA).
2003	Henderson, C. (2003, August). Easier Said Than Done: A Case Study of Instructional Change Under the Best of Circumstances, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of the AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Madison, WI). Henderson, C., Yerushalmi, E., Heller, K., Heller, P., & Kuo, V. (2003, August). Multi-layered concept maps for the analysis of complex interview data, Roundtable Discussion, Presented at the AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Madison, WI).
2002	Henderson, C., Heller, K., Heller, P., Kuo, V., & Yerushalmi, E. (2002, August). Students Learning Problem Solving in Introductory Physics: Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructor’s Beliefs, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Boise, ID). Kuo, V., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2002, August). Teaching Students Problem Solving in Introductory Physics: Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructor’s Beliefs, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Boise, ID).
2001	Henderson, C., Heller, K., Heller, P., Kuo, V., & Yerushalmi, E. (2001, July). Instructors’ Ideas about Problem Solving – Setting Goals, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Rochester, NY). Heller, P., Heller, K., Henderson, C., Kuo, V., & Yerushalmi, E. (2001, July). Instructors’ Beliefs and Values about Learning Problem Solving, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Rochester, NY). Kuo, V., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2001, July). Instructors’ Ideas about Problem Solving – Grading, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of AAPT Physics Education Research Conference (Rochester, NY).
2000	Yerushalmi, E., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Kuo, V. (2000, August). Why Solve Problems? – Interviewing College Faculty About The Learning And Teaching Of Problem Solving, Proceedings (Peer Reviewed) of Physics Teacher Education Beyond 2000 International Conference (Barcelona, Spain).

Selected Talks/Posters (first author unless noted)

2007	Ambrose, B., & Henderson, C. How Can Physics Education Research Help Me Teach More Effectively?, invited talk, NSTA Physics Strand Day, Detroit, MI, October 18, 2007. Resources for High School Physics Teachers Handout. Henderson, C. Evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop, contributed talk, AAPT 2007 Summer Meeting, Greensboro, NC, July 30, 2007. Henderson, C. From research to practice: Why hasn’t educational research had more of an influence on teachers and what can we do about it? invited workshop, PTEC 2007 Conference, Boulder, CO, March 3, 2007. Henderson, C., Dancy, M., Beach, A. Promoting Instructional Change: Beyond an Emphasis Curriculum, contributed talk, AAPT 2007 Winter Meeting, Seattle, WA, January 9, 2007.
2006	Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. Build it and they will come”, and other myths about science education reform, invited talk, 19th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, West Lafayette, IN, August 2, 2006. Yerushalmi, E., Henderson, C., Heller, K., & Heller, P. “Faculty cognitive conflict about instruction: Opportunities for improving dissemination efforts”, Invited Poster, Targeted Poster Session TP-D: Bridging the gap between instructors and curriculum developers: Facilitating successful communication and promoting customization, 2006 Physics Education Research Conference, Syracuse, NY, July 27, 2006. Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Famiano, M. Creating Lasting Reform: Diffusion of Educational Innovations via Co-Teaching, contributed talk, AAPT 2006 summer meeting, Syracuse, NY, July 24, 2006. Dancy, M. &Henderson, C. A Post-Positivist Perspective on Physics Education, contributed talk, AAPT 2006 summer meeting, Syracuse, NY, July 24, 2006.
2005	Henderson, C., & Stelzer, T., "The Gap Between PER and Mainstream Faculty: The PER Perspective", Poster presented at the Foundations and Frontiers in Physics Education Research Conference, Bar Harbor, Maine, August 16, 2005. Henderson, C., & Dancy, M., "Synchronization Difficulties Between Traditional Faculty and Education Researchers ", Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, August 9, 2005. Dancy, M., & Henderson, C., "A Framework for Categorizing Beliefs and Practice", Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, January 11, 2005. [294 KB, .pdf format] Handout: Draft Framework [113 KB, .pdf format] Henderson, C., & Dancy, M., "A When One Instructor's Interactive Classroom Activity Is Another's Lecture: Communication Difficulties Between Faculty and Education Researchers", Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, January 11, 2005. [961 KB, .pdf format] Kuo, V., Henderson, C., Heller, K., Heller, P., & Yerushalmi, E. “ Physics Problem Solving and Metacognition: Different Descriptions by Different Instructors”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, January 11, 2005.
2004	Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. “Beyond Instructor Beliefs: Additional Barriers to the Adoption of Student-Centered Instruction in Physics”, Contributed Talk, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Bloomington, IN, October 23, 2004. [721 KB, .pdf format] Dancy, M., & Henderson, C., “Teaching, Learning and PER: Views from Mainstream Faculty”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Sacramento, CA, August 3, 2004. [226 KB, .pdf format] Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. “Beyond the Individual Instructor: Systemic Constraints in the Implementation of Research-Informed Practices”, Invited Poster, Targeted Poster Session TP-B: Methodologies of Problem Solving Research, Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento, CA, August 5, 2004. [92 KB, .pdf format] Henderson, C., & Foster, T. “Problem-solving Transfer between Mathematics and Physics”, Invited Poster, Targeted Poster Session TP-D: Methodologies of Problem Solving Research, Physics Education Research Conference, Sacramento, CA, August 5, 2004. [166 KB, .pdf format] "Placing Constraints on Student Solutions as a Way to Develop Principle-Based Problem Solving", Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Miami, FL, January 27, 2004. [785 KB, .pdf format] Kuo, V., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. “Metacognition in Physics Problem Solving -- Instructors' Views”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Miami, FL, January 28, 2004. [451 KB, .pdf format]
2003	“Using Semi-Structured Interviews and Multi-Layered Concept Maps to Generate an Initial Model of Physics Faculty Beliefs about Problem Solving”, Invited Poster, Targeted Poster Session xF: Methodologies of Problem Solving Research, Physics Education Research Conference, Madison, WI, August 7, 2003. [250 KB, .pdf format] "Easier Said Than Done: A Case Study of Instructional Change", Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Madison, WI, August 5, 2003. [675 KB, .pdf format] "Physics Faculty Aren’t Blank Slates Either – An Example of the Mismatch Between Physics Faculty Conceptions and Research-Based Instructional Strategies", Physics Education Seminar, The Ohio State University, May 5, 2003. [1,087 KB, .pdf format] “What Does It Mean to Solve a Physics Problem? – Instructor’s Beliefs”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Austin, TX, January 14, 2003. [161 KB, .pdf format] Kuo, V., Heller, K., Heller, P., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. “Solving a Physics Problem – An Expansion of Instructors’ Beliefs”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Austin, TX, January 14, 2003.[161 KB, .pdf format]
2002	“How Students Learn Problem Solving – A Model of Instructors’ Beliefs”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 6, 2002. [487 KB, .pdf format] “Instructors’ Beliefs About Teaching Using Example Problem Solutions”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, January 22, 2002. [416 KB, .pdf format]
2001	“Instructors’ Ideas about Problem Solving – Setting Goals”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Rochester, NY, July 24, 2001. “Computer-Based Problem Solving Laboratories for Introductory Physics”, Workshop Co-Leader with Ken Heller, Pat Heller, & Vince Kuo: (1) American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 7, 2001; (2) Lab-Centered Instruction Conference, Grand Rapids, MN, June 7, 2001; (3) American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Rochester, NY, July 22, 2001 “Making the Grade”, Contributed Talk, Minnesota Area Association of Physics Teachers Spring Meeting, April 28, 2001. “Don’t be Fooled: Physics Trickery”, Adult Education Class, Science Museum of Minnesota, April 1, 1998, October 27, 1998, April 1, 1999, April 5, 2000, April 5, 2001.
2000	“Why Solve Problems? – Part 2: Different Views from Different Practices?”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, Guelph, Canada, August 2, 2000. [.75 KB, .pdf format] “Common Concerns about the FCI”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meeting, Kissimmee, FL, January 19, 2000. [132 KB, .pdf format]
1999	“Physics Challenges”, Adult Education Presentation as part of Grand Opening Celebration, Science Museum of Minnesota, Dec 12 and 19, 1999. “Where Do Students ‘Go Wrong’ When Solving Newton’s Second Law Problems”, Contributed Talk, American Association of Physics Teachers Summer Meeting, San Antonio, TX, August 6, 1999. [204 KB, .pdf format] “Where Do Students Go Wrong When Solving Physics Problems”, Contributed Talk, Minnesota Area Association of Physics Teachers Spring Meeting, April 24, 1999.
1998	“Alternative Conceptions in Physics”, Physics Colloquy, Macalester College, March 12, 1998. “Pipe Organ Sound”, Adult Education Class, Science Museum of Minnesota, March 10, 1998.
1997	“What’s in a Sound?”, Adult Education Class, Science Museum of Minnesota, November 13, 1997. “The Physics of Toys”, Saturday Workshop For Families, Bakken Museum, May 17, 1997.
1996	“Electricity and Magnetism”, Saturday Workshop For Families, Bakken Museum, September 21, 1996.

Dissertation

Henderson, C. (2002). Faculty Conceptions About the Teaching and Learning of Problem Solving in Introductory Calculus-Based Physics. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of Minnestoa, Twin Cities. [Download Here]