Biochemistry Education From Theory to Practice ACS Symposium Series

This volume brings together resources from the networks and communities that contribute to biochemistry education. Projects, authors, and practitioners from the American Chemical Society (ACS), American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), and the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) are included to facilitate cross-talk among these communities. Authors offer diverse perspectives on pedagogy, and chapters focus on topics such as the development of visual literacy, pedagogies and practices, and implementation.

Thomas J. Bussey a biochemist and chemical education researcher. His research focuses on students' visual literacy of abstract and emergent science depicted by external representations-e.g., pictures, animations, and simulations-and measured through qualitative analysis of students' perceptions and quantitative analysis of students visual behaviors. Dynamic biochemical systems constitute a unique focus in his work. Thom earned a B.S. with honors in biochemistry and music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a M.Ed. in secondary science with an emphasis in technology and his Ph.D. in chemistry with a research focus in chemical education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is currently an assistant teaching professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego where he teaches courses in biochemistry, general chemistry, and science education. Kimberly Linenberger Cortes is a biochemistry education investigating how to best teach and learn biochemistry for the last 12 years publishing multiple articles and presenting her work at numerous conferences. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation. Cortes earned a B.S.Ed. in chemistry from the University of Central Missouri and a Ph.D. in chemistry (chemistry education) from Miami University. She is currently Associate Professor of Chemistry Education at Kennesaw State University. There, Cortes currently teaches general chemistry and a one semester biochemistry survey course. She also works with biology and chemistry educators across secondary and post-secondary degree programs to integrate biological and chemical concepts in their instruction. Also, he has given presentations about implementing active learning instruction at BCCE and the Ohio Project Kaleidoscope conferences. Rodney received a B.S. in chemistry at Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a Ph.D. in chemistry (biochemistry) from the University of Cincinnati. He is currently Associate