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Publications

Journal Articles/Book Chapters

Submitted	Henderson, C., Dancy, M., & Niewiadomska-Bugaj, M. (submitted) The Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Introductory Physics: Where do Faculty Leave the Innovation-Decision Process?, Submitted June 2010.
Accepted	Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (accepted) Four Categories of Change Strategies for Transforming Undergraduate Instructio, submitted September 2009 to Transitions, Transformations and Transgressions in Learning and Education, edited by Päivi Tynjälä, Marja‐Leena Stenström & Marjatta Saarnivaara. Henderson, C., Fynewever, H., Petcovic, H., & Bierema, A. (accepted). Identifying the impact of national ATE centers on their host institutions: An exploratory study. Community College Review.
2012	Petcovic, H., Fynewever, H., Henderson, C., Mutambuki, J., & Barney, J. (2012) Faculty Grading of Quantitative Problems: A Mismatch between Values and Practice, Research in Science Education.
2011	Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2011) Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM Instructional Practices: An Analytic Review of the Literature, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 48 (8), 952-984. (email me for a copy of the article)
2010	Ursin, J., Aittola, H., Henderson, C., & Välimaa, J. (2010) Is Education Getting Lost in University Mergers?, Tertiary Education and Management, 16 (4), 327-340. (email me for a copy of the article) Dancy, M. & Henderson, C. (2010) Pedagogical Practices and Instructional Change of Physics Faculty, American Journal of Physics, Physics, 78 (10), 1056-1063. Yerushalmi, E., Cohen, E., Heller, K., Heller, P. & Henderson, C. (2010). Instructors' reasons for choosing problem features in a calculus-based introductory physics course, Physical Review Special Topics, - Physics Education Research 6 (2), 020108. Henderson, C., Finkelstein, N. & Beach A. (2010). Beyond Dissemination in College science teaching: An Introduction to Four Core Change Strategies, Journal of College Science Teaching, 39 (5), 18-25. Barry, S., Burdette, J., Egnatuk, T., McConney, L., & Henderson, C. (2010). Sound Jumper: Now Can See the Light and Hear it Too, MSTA Journal, 55 (1), 96-101.
2009	Henderson, C. & Dancy, M. (2009) The Impact of Physics Education Research on the Teaching of Introductory Quantitative Physics in the United States, Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research, 5 (2), 020107. (Auxiliary Appendix to accompany article.) Henderson, C.& Harper, K. A. (2009). Quiz corrections: Improving learning by encouraging students to reflect on their mistakes. The Physics Teacher, 47 (9), 581-586. (Supplement - detailed description of quiz correction assignment.) Henderson, C., Beach, A., and Famiano, M. (2009). Promoting Instructional Change via Co-Teaching. American Journal of Physics (Physics Education Research Section), 77 (3), 274-283.
2008	Froyd, J., Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Finkelstein, N. (2008). Improving Educational Change Agents’ Efficacy in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Education. In H. Hartman (ed.), Integrating the Sciences and Society: Challenges, Practices, and Potentials, Bingley, UK: JAI Press, pp. 227-256. 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. Fynewever, H., Henderson, C., Barry, S., Erwin, S., Hanson, S., Lindow, M., Huber, M., & Mirakovits, K. (2008) Honing Teachers’ Behind The Scenes Work: Pragmatic Ideas From Best Practices, MSTA Journal, 53 (2), 2-7.
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

Ongoing	Physics Education Research Section Editor, American Journal of Physics Henderson, C. & Beichner, R. (2009). Publishing PER Articles in AJP and PRST-PER. American Journal of Physics, 77 (7), 581-582.
2009	Getting Started in Physics Education Research, Reviews in Physics Education Research Volume 2, Edited by C. Henderson and K. Harper. Proceedings of the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference (July 29-30, Ann Arbor, MI), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1179, Edited by M. Sabella, C. Henderson, & C. Singh (2009).
2008	Proceedings of the 2008 Physics Education Research Conference (July 23-24, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1064, Edited by C. Henderson, M. Sabella, & L. Hsu (2008).
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).

Books

2009

Henderson, C. (2009) Faculty Conceptions of the Teaching and Learning of Problem Solving: An Examination of Six Research University Physics Faculty, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing: Köln, Germany. ISBN: 978-3838313900 [Note: this is a somewhat edited version of my dissertation that was solicited by the publisher.]

Selected Conference Proceedings and Other Publications

2012	Henderson, C., Cole, R., Froyd, J., & Khatri, R. (2012). Five Claims about Effective Propagation, A White Paper prepared for January 30-31, 2012 meetings with NSF TUES Program Directors.
2011	Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2011). Increasing the Impact and Diffusion of STEM Education Innovations, A White Paper commissioned for the Characterizing the Impact and Diffusion of Engineering Education Innovations Forum, New Orleans, LA, Feb 7-8, 2011. Henderson, C., Barthelemy, R., Finkelstein, N., & Mestre, J. (2011) Physics Education Research Funding Census, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference. Turpen, C., Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2011). Faculty Perspectives about Instructor and Institutional Assessments of Teaching Effectiveness, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference. Dancy, M., & Henderson, C. (2011). Experiences of New Faculty Implementing Research-Based Instructional Strategies, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference. Yerushalmi, E., Henderson, C., Mamudi, W., Singh, C., & Lin, S-Y (2011). The Group Administered Interactive Questionnaire: An Alternative to Individual Interviews, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference. Lin, S-Y., Singh, C., Mamudi, W., Henderson, C., & Yerushalmi, E. (2011) TA-Designed vs. Research-Oriented Problem Solutions, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference. Lee, M., Dancy, M., Henderson, C., & Brewe, E. (2011) Success and Constraints in the Enactment of a Reform, Proceedings of the 2011 Physics Education Research Conference. Borrego, M., Cutler, S., Froyd, J., Prince, M., & Henderson, C. (2011). Faculty Use of Research Based Instructional Strategies. Proceedings of the 2011 American Association of Engineering Education Conference (Fremantle, Western Australia).
2010	Henderson, C., Dancy, M., & Niewiadomska-Bugaj, M. (2010) Variables that Correlate with Faculty Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference (Portland, OR), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1289, p. 169-172. Dancy, M., Turpen, C., & Henderson, C., (2010) Why Do Faculty Try Research Based Instructional Strategies?, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference (Portland, OR), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1289, p. 117-120. Turpen, C., Dancy, M., & Henderson, C., (2010) Faculty Perspectives on Using Peer Instruction: A National Study, Proceedings of the 2010 Physics Education Research Conference (Portland, OR), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1289, p. 325-328. Petcovic, H., Fynewever, H., Henderson, C., Mutambuki, J., & Barney, J. (2010) Faculty Grading of Quantitative Problems: Are Values Consistent with Practice? Proceedings of the NARST 2010 annual meeting (Philadelphia, PA).
2009	Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2009) The Impact of Physics Education Research on the Teaching of Introductory Quantitative Physics. Proceedings of the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference (Ann Arbor, MI), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1179, p. 165-168. Dancy, M, & Henderson, C. (2009) Pedagogical Practices of Physics Faculty in the USA. Proceedings of the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference (Ann Arbor, MI), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1179, p. 121-124. Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2009) (Article Summary) Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Divergent Expectations as Barriers to the Diffusion of Innovations. Annals of Research on Engineering Education, 4 (2). [.pdf version] Henderson, C., & Dancy, M. (2009) Physics Faculty and Educational Researchers: Partners in Reform. American Physical Society Forum on Education Newsletter, Spring 2009, 13-14.
2008	Dancy, M. & Henderson, C. (2008, October) Barriers and Promises in STEM Reform, Commissioned Paper for National Academies of Science Workshop on Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education, Washington, DC, Oct 13-14, 2008. Henderson, C., Beach, A., Finkelstein, N., & Larson, R. S., (2008, June). Preliminary Categorization of Literature on Promoting Change in Undergraduate STEM. Paper presented at the Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM symposium, Augusta, MI. Beach, A. L., Henderson, C., Larson, R. S., & Finkelstein, N. (2008) Facilitating Change in Undergraduate Science Instruction: Synthesis of Change Strategies across Disciplines. Research paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL, November 5-8, 2008. Henderson, C.,Beach, A. Finkelstein, N., Larson R. S. (2008) Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM: Initial Results from an Interdisciplinary Literature Review, Proceedings of the 2008 Physics Education Research Conference (Edmonton, Canada), AIP Conference Proceedings Volume 1064, p. 131-134.
2007	Henderson, C. (2007). Promoting Instructional Change in New Faculty: An Evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop, Proceedings of the 2007 Physics Education Research Conference (Greensboro, NC). Dancy, M., Brewe, E., & Henderson, C. (2007). Modeling Success: Building Community for Reform, Proceedings of the 2007 Physics Education Research Conference (Greensboro, NC). 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). Czuk, C. and Henderson, C. (2005). Strategies for the Development of Student Problem SolvingSkills in the High School Physics Classroom [White paper].
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

2011	Henderson, C., Dancy, M., Turpen, C. “Increasing the Impact of PER: Recommendations from Typical Faculty”, contributed talk/poster, American Association of Physics Teachers 2011 Summer Meeting, Omaha, NE, August 2, 2011.
	Turpen, C., Henderson, C., Dancy, M. “Is This Good Teaching? Assessment Challenges for Both Faculty and Institutions”, contributed talk/poster, American Association of Physics Teachers 2011 Summer Meeting, Omaha, NE, August 1, 2011.
	Barthelemy, R., Henderson, C., Finkelstein, N., & Mestre, J. Physics Education Research Funding Census, contributed poster, 2011 Physics Education Research Conference, Omaha, NE, August 3, 2011.
	Henderson, C., Dancy, M., and Turpen, C., 2011,The Influence of PER on Undergraduate Physics Instruction in the United States, Invited talk, National Academies of Science Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation, March 18, 2011.
	Henderson, C., Dancy, M., and Turpen, C., 2011, Understanding Instructor Practices and Attitudes Towards the Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Introductory Physics, poster presentation, NSF-TUES PI Meeting, Washington, DC, January 27, 2011.
2010	Henderson, C., Fynewever, H., Petcovic, H. & Bierema, A. The Impact of ATE Centers on Their Home Institutions, ATE PI Meeting, Washington, DC, October 28, 2010.
	Henderson, C., Dancy, M., & Niewiadomska-Bugaj, M. Variables that Correlate with Faculty Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies, contributed poster, 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, Portland, OR, July 21, 2010.
	Dancy, M., Turpen, C., & Henderson, C., Why do Faculty Try Research-based Strategies?, contributed poster, 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, Portland, OR, July 21, 2010.
	Turpen, C., Dancy, M., & Henderson, C., Faculty Perspectives on Using Peer Instruction: A National Study, contributed poster, 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, Portland, OR, July 21, 2010.
	Henderson, C., Fynewever, H., Petcovic, H., Ritchie, L., & Kryger, A. Improving Technical Education: Opportunities for Physics Education Researchers, contributed poster, AAPT 2010 Summer Meeting, Portland, OR, July 20, 2010.
	Beach, A., Henderson, C., “Practice Knowledge Versus Literature-Based Knowledge of STEM Education Change Agents: Results of a National Delphi Process”, Contributed Talk, American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, April 30, 2010. Beach, A., Henderson, C., Finkelstein, N., Lin, Y. “Improving Undergraduate Science Instruction: Results of Multidisciplinary Synthesis of the Literature”, Contributed Talk, American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, April 30, 2010.
	Petcovic, H., Fynewever, H., Henderson, C., Mutambuki, J., & Barney, J. Faculty Grading of Quantitative Problems: Are Values Consistent with Practice?, Contributed Poster, National Association for Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March 23, 2010.
	Dancy, M., Henderson, C., & Turpen, C. Beyond Dissemination: Sustained Reform in STEM, invited presentation, Dissemination of CCLI Educational Innovations Study Group workshop, Washington, DC, February 18, 2010.
	Dancy, M., Henderson, C., & Turpen, C. Faculty Experience with and Perceptions of Research-Based Instructional Strategies: Preliminary Interview Findings, contributed talk, 2010 APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Washington, DC, February 17, 2010.
2009	Henderson, C. Promoting Instructional Change in New Faculty, invited talk, AAPT 2009 Summer Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, July 28, 2009.
	Henderson, C. & Dancy, M. The Impact of Physics Education Research on the Teaching of Introductory Quantitative Physics, contributed poster, 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, July 29, 2009.
	Dancy, M. & Henderson, C.Pedagogical Practices of Physics Faculty in the USA, contributed poster, 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, July 29, 2009.
	Henderson, C. & Dancy, M. Physics Instructors’ Knowledge About and Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies: Preliminary Results from a Web Survey, contributed poster, AAPT 2009 Summer Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, July 27, 2009.
	Lin, Y., Henderson, C., Finkelstein, N., & Beach, A. Examining Change Strategies in University STEM Education, contributed poster, 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, July 29, 2009.
	Henderson, C. & Harper, K. “Quiz Corrections: Improving Learning by Encouraging Students to Reflect on Their Mistakes”, invited poster, 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, July 30, 2009.
	Dancy, M. H. & Henderson, C., Preliminary Results From A Survey Of Physics Faculty On Use Of Research-Based Instructional Strategies, Contributed Poster, PTEC Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 13, 2009.
	Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM: The Need to Problematize and Improve Our Approaches to Change, invited workshop, PTEC Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Mar 13, 2009.
	Henderson, C., Beach, A., Finkelstein, N. & Larson, R. S. An Overview of the Four Core Categories of Change Strategies for Reforming STEM Instruction, invited talk, AAPT/AAAS Winter Meeting, Chicago, IL, Feb 14, 2009. Other talks in the session: Disseminating Curriculum and Pedagogy: Peer Instruction, Eric Mazur, Harvard University Developing Reflective Teachers: Faculty Learning Communities, Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University and Milton Cox, Miami University of Ohio Developing Policy for Reforming Engineering Education: the ABET Criteria, William Kelly, ASEE Developing Shared Vision: Distributed Leadership, Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh
	Beach, A., Henderson, C., & Finkelstein, N. Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM Instruction: Synthesis of Change Strategies across Disciplines, poster presentation, NSF-REESE PI Meeting, Washington, DC, Feb 18-19, 2009.
2008	Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Dancy, M. Facilitating Change in Undergraduate Science Instruction: Making Progress by Improving Communication between Administrators, Educational Researchers, and Faculty Developers, contributed session, Association of American Colleges and Universities Engaging Science, Advancing Learning Conference, Providence, RI, Nov 7, 2008.
2008	Dancy, M. & Henderson, C. Barriers and Promises in STEM Reform Part 1: Examining the Development and Dissemination Change Model, invited talk, National Academies of Science Workshop on Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education, Washington, DC, Oct 14, 2008. Henderson, C. & Dancy, M. Barriers and Promises in STEM Reform Part 2: The Study and Improvement of STEM Change Strategies, invited talk, National Academies of Science Workshop on Linking Evidence and Promising Practices in STEM Undergraduate Education, Washington, DC, Oct 14, 2008. Beach, A., & Henderson, C. Identifying Connections within the Literature on STEM Instructional Change Using an Historiographic Approach, contributed poster, Association for the Study of Higher Education annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL, Nov 5-8, 2008. Henderson, C., Yerushalmi, E., Cohen, E., Kuo, V., Heller, K., & Heller, P. Reflective Problem Solving Skills are Essential for Learning, But it is Not My Job to Teach Them, invited poster, Poster Session TP-C, 2008 Physics Education Research Conference, Edmonton, Canada, July 24, 2008. Cohen, E., Yerushalmi, E., Henderson, C., Heller, K., & Heller, P. I Like These Problems But I Can’t Use Them on My Test: How Instructors Lower the Bar for Student Performance, contributed poster, AAPT 2008 Summer Meeting, Edmonton, Canada, July 22, 2008. Henderson, C., Beach, A., Finkelstein, N., & Larson, R. S. “Preliminary Categorization of Literature on Promoting Change in Undergraduate STEM”, invited presented, Facilitating Change in Undergraduate STEM symposium, Augusta, MI, June 17, 2008. (slides from presentation, associated paper) Henderson, C. Barriers to Instructional Change, invited presentation, Action Research and Professional Development in Math, Science and Technology Education Conference, Lissgarden, Sweden, April 3, 2008.
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., "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]

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