Jennifer Blue
Department of
Physics
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-1380
bluejm@muohio.edu
Education
|
University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
Science
Education PhD, 1997 |
Thesis: Sex Differences
in Learning and Evaluations in an Introductory University Physics Course
Advisor: Dr.
Patricia Heller
|
University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
Physics
M.S., 1994 |
|
Haverford
College, Haverford, PA |
Physics
B.S., 1991 |
|
2005-present |
Assistant
Professor of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, OH |
|
2002-2005 |
Visiting
Assistant Professor of Physics, Miami University, Oxford, OH |
|
2001-2002 |
Assistant
Professor of Physics, University of Maine at Farmington |
|
1997-2001 |
Instructor
of Science and Math, Saint Mary's School, Raleigh, NC |
|
1998 |
Instructor
of Math, Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC |
|
1995-1997 |
Assistant to the President of Duke
University, Durham NC |
|
1993-1995 |
Mentor
Teaching Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
|
1991-1993 |
Teaching
Assistant, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
Jennifer Blue, S. Burcin Bayram, & S. Douglas
Marcum (accepted; forthcoming) Creating, implementing, and sustaining an advanced
optical spectroscopy laboratory course. American
Journal of Physics. (Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue (accepted; forthcoming) Southwest
Ohio Science Institutes: A Partnership Model for Professional Development. Ohio Journal of Teacher Education. (Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue & Joshua Jacob (2009) Student
Perceptions of an Introductory Laboratory Course. Proceedings of
the 2009 Physics Education Research Conference, pages 101-104.
Charles Henderson, Mel Sabella, & Chandralekha
Singh, Eds. Melville,
NY: American Institute of Physics. (Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue, Beverley A.P. Taylor, Jan
Yarrison-Rice, and Herbert Jaeger (2009). Assessing Scientific Research Skills.
In Designing Effective Assessment:
Principles and Profiles of Good Practice, pages 91-95. Banta, T.W.,
Jones, E. A., and Black, K. E., Editors. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
(Peer-Reviewed)
Debra Gann & Jennifer Blue (2009)
Converging Paths: Girls, Science, and Teachers. In The Art and Science of Partnership, pages 135-159. Poetter, Thomas S.
& Eagle, Jean F., Editors. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
(Invited)
Jennifer Blue & Debra Gann (2008) When Do Girls
Lose Interest in Math and Science? Science
Scope 32(2), 44-47. (Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue & Stephen Kanim (2008, Spring) A
Ph.D. in Physics Education Research. American
Physical Society Forum on Education Newsletter, 10-12. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue, Beverley A.P. Taylor, and Jan
Yarrison-Rice (2008) Full-Cycle Assessment of Critical Thinking in an Ethics
and Science Course. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning 2(1), 24 pages. Online at http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/ijsotl/issue_v2n1.htm(Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue &
Jane Butler Kahle (2005). The Evidence Base for Sciences: Classroom Assessment
in Science Education. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Education, https://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ode/ims/rrt/research/Topic_Science.aspAuthors
not identified online. (Invited and Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue & Jane Butler Kahle (2005). The Evidence Base for Sciences:
Physical Sciences. Columbus, OH: Ohio Department of Education, https://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ode/ims/rrt/research/Topic_Science.asp Authors not identified online. (Invited and Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue and Patricia Heller (2003) Using Matched
Samples to Look for Sex Differences. Proceedings of the 2003 Physics
Education Research Conference, pages 45-48. K. Cummings, J. Marx, & S.
Franklin, Eds. Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics. (Peer-Reviewed)
Additional
Publications
Jennifer Blue, Pamela Marks, & Jane Butler Kahle
(2006). Evaluation of NEOCEx Year 2.Oxford, OH: Miami University, Ohio's
Evaluation & Assessment Center for Mathematics and Science Education.
Mary Kay Kelly, Jane Butler Kahle, Amy E.
Cassedy, Jennifer Blue, & Pamela Marks(2005). Kamehameha Report - Year 1.
Oxford, OH: Miami University, Ohio's Evaluation& Assessment Center for
Mathematics and Science Education. Written for the principal investigators of
the Kamehameha Physics First Project.
Jennifer Blue, Bonita Porter, Jerry Sarquis, and
Joyce Fernandes (2009) Recruiting Students into STEM Disciplines by Developing
and Outreach Program for High Schools. Presented at the Lilly Conference on
College Teaching, Oxford, OH. (Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue (2008) Southwest Ohio Science
Institutes. Presented to the Department of Physics at Ball State University,
Muncie, IN. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue (2008) Studying the Students:
Investigations into a Physics Laboratory Course. Presented to the Department of
Astronomy at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue
(2008)
When Do Girls Lose Interest in Math and Science? Presented at the National
Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Baltimore, MD.
(Invited)
Workshop:
Jennifer Blue, Kathleen Harper & David Abbott
(2008) TA Training. Four-hour workshop presented at the National Meeting of the
American Association of Physics Teachers, Baltimore, MD. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue (2007) Assessment of Critical Thinking
in Formal Laboratory Reports. Presented at the North Carolina State University
Assessment Institute, Cary, North Carolina. (Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue & Debra Gann (2006) Girls' Interest
in Science and Mathematics. Presented at the Lilly Conference, Oxford, OH.
(Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue, sarah-marie belcastro, and Liese Van
Zee (2006) Women in Science. Panel at the Haverford College Reunion, Haverford,
PA. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue, Beverley A.P. Taylor, and Jan
Yarrison-Rice (2006) Full-Cycle Assessment of Critical Thinking in a General
Education Seminar. Presented at the North Carolina State University Assessment
Institute, Cary, North Carolina. We repeated this presentation for an
Assessment Luncheon at Miami University. (Peer-reviewed for acceptance at the
NCSU Institute, and invited at Miami University)
Jennifer Blue and Donald B. Young (2006) Teaching
Practices and Attitudes: Using Multiple Sources of Data to Understand Teachers'
Instructional Strategies. Presented at the national meeting of the National
Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), San Francisco.
(Peer-Reviewed)
Jennifer Blue (2006) The Gender Gap in Physics: Some
Research Results. Presented at the National Meeting of the American Association
of Physics Teachers, Anchorage. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue (2004) Relationships between Force
Concept Inventory and High School Activities Presented to the Northern Kentucky
University Department of Physics and Geology. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue (2004) Student Conceptions about Forces
and Newton's Second Law. Presented to The Ohio State University Physics
Education Research Group. (Invited)
Jennifer Blue and Laura McCullough. (1997) Gender-Fair
Instruction: What Is It And How Are We Doing? Presented at the National Meeting
of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Phoenix. (Invited)
Additional
Presentations at National Conferences
Hicks,
Adam & Jennifer Blue (2009) Resilience
of Astronomy Misconceptions, Presented at the Physics Education Research
Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Jennifer Blue & Joshua Jacob (2009) Student
Perceptions of an Introductory Laboratory Course. Presented at the Physics Education
Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Jennifer Blue (2009) Evidence of Critical
Thinking in Undergraduate Laboratory Reports. Presented at the National Meeting
of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Ann Arbor, MI.
Jennifer Blue & Mark Fisher (2009) Adapting a
Photoelectric Effect Lab for the First-Year Laboratory. Presented at the
National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Chicago, IL.
Jennifer Blue (2008) Southwest Ohio Science
Institutes: A Partnership Model for Professional Development. Presented at the
Physics Education Research Conference, University of Alberta, Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada.
Mark Rothmayer, Jennifer Blue, & Leonard Mark
(2008) Cognitive Work Analysis: Whole-to-Part and Concrete-to-Abstract.
Presented at the National Meeting of the American Association of Physics
Teachers, Baltimore, MD.
Jennifer Blue (2007) Adapting a Rubric for Formal
Laboratory Reports. Presented at the Foundations and Frontiers of Physics
Education Research Conference, Bar Harbor, ME.
Jennifer Blue, Beverley A.P. Taylor & Jan M.
Yarrison-Rice (2007) Full-Cycle Assessment of Critical Thinking. Presented at
the National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Seattle.
Jennifer Blue (2006) One Laboratory Course Serving Two
Populations: Student Perceptions of Their Understanding Of Physics. Presented
at the Physics Education Research Conference, Syracuse, NY.
Joshua
Jacob & Jennifer Blue (2006) Reform of Introductory Laboratories: Baseline
Data. Presented at the National Meeting of the American Association of Physics
Teachers, Anchorage, AK. Abstract published: Jacob, J.W. & J. Blue. (2005).
Reform of Introductory Laboratories: Baseline Data. The Announcer 35(4),
69.
Jennifer Blue (2005) What is working in our
introductory labs? Presented at the Physics Education Research Conference, Salt
Lake City, UT.
Jennifer Blue (2005) High School Activities and
Achievement on the Force Concept Inventory. Presented at the National Meeting
of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Albuquerque. Abstract
Published: Blue, J. (2004). High School Activities and Achievement on the Force
Concept Inventory. The Announcer 34(4).
Jennifer Blue (2004) Relationships Between FCI Score
and High School Activities. Presented at the National Meeting of the American
Association of Physics Teachers, Miami Beach. Abstract Published: Blue, J.
(2003) Relationships Between FCI Score and High School Activities. The
Announcer 33(4).
Jennifer Blue (2003) Using Matched Samples to Look for
Sex Differences. Presented as part of a Targeted Poster Session at the Physics
Education Research Conference, Madison, WI.
Jennifer Blue (2003) Relationships Between Sports
Experience, Sex, and FCI Score. Presented at the National Meeting of the
American Association of Physics Teachers, Austin. Abstract Published: Blue, J.
(2002) Relationships Between Sports Experience, Sex, and FCI Score. The
Announcer 32(4).
Jennifer Blue (2002). Evaluating Information on the
Web with Introductory Physics Students. Presented at the National Meeting of
the American Association of Physics Teachers, Philadelphia. Abstract Published:
Blue, J. (2001) Evaluating Information on the Web with Introductory Physics
Students. The Announcer 31(4).
Jennifer Blue (2001). Teaching a One-Semester High School
Course in Modern Physics. Presented at the National Meeting of the American
Association of Physics Teachers, San Diego. Abstract Published: Blue, J. (2000)
Teaching a One-Semester High School Course in Modern Physics. The Announcer
30(4).
Jennifer Blue (1998) Achievement of a Matched Sample
of Men and Women in an Introductory Physics Course. Presented at the National
Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, New Orleans, LA.
Abstract Published: Blue, J. (1997) Achievement of a Matched Sample of Men and
Women in an Introductory Physics Course. The Announcer 27(4), 77.
Jennifer Blue & Patricia Heller (1996)
Investigating Gender-Fair Instruction in Introductory Calculus-Based Physics Presented
at the National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers,
College Park, MD. Abstract published: Blue, J. & P. Heller (1996)
Investigating Gender-Fair Instruction in Introductory Calculus-Based Physics The
Announcer 26(2), 83.
Jennifer Blue: Teaching Skills Presented at the
National Meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Orlando, FL.
Abstract published: Blue, J. & P. Heller (1994). The Physics Teaching
Assistant Experience, Part III: Teaching Skills. The Announcer 24(4), 92.
Jennifer Blue & Patricia Heller (1994) Gender,
Physics Background, and Conceptual Questions. Presented at the National Meeting
of the American Association of Physics Teachers, San Diego, CA. Abstract
Published: Blue, J.& Heller, P. (1993) Gender, Physics Background, and
Conceptual Questions. The Announcer 23(4),80.
Additional
Presentations at Regional Conferences
Adam
Hicks & Jennifer Blue (2008) Defining and Understanding
Misconceptions of Fifth Grade Academic Content Standards. Presented at the Fall
Meeting of the Ohio Section of the American Physical Society / Southern Ohio
Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Wright State
University, Dayton, OH.
Jennifer Blue (2007) Southwest Ohio Science
Institutes: A Partnership Model for Teachers' Professional Development.
Presented at the Fall Meeting of the Ohio Section of the American Physical
Society / Southern Ohio Section of the American Association of Physics
Teachers, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Mark Rothmayer, Jennifer Blue, & Leonard Mark
(2007) Cognitive Work Analysis: Preliminary Data for a Model of Problem
Solving Strategies. Presented at the Fall Meeting of the Ohio Section of
the American Physical Society / Southern Ohio Section of the American
Association of Physics Teachers, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
Mark Rothmayer & Jennifer Blue (2007) Cognitive
Work Analysis: A New Tool for Analyzing Students'
Thinking in Physics. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Southern Ohio
Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, The Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH.
Jennifer Blue (2005) Student Perceptions of an
Introductory Laboratory Course: Baseline Data. Presented at the Fall Meeting of
the Southern Ohio Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers,
College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH.
sarah-marie
belcastro & Jennifer Blue (2004) Feminists Critiquing Science: From
Representation Issues to Philosophy. Presented at A Regional Symposium on
Women, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH.
External
Funding
Ohio
Science Institutes, Grades 3-6, $626,593 funded by the Ohio Department of
Education for July 2008 - June 2009 (with Terry McCollum, Miami University
Department of Teacher Education, and John Rowe, Cincinnati Public Schools).
Southwest
Ohio Physics and Inquiry Professional Development, $23,148 funded by the Ohio
Department of Education for March - June 2008 (with Terry McCollum, Miami
University Department of Teacher Education, and John Rowe, Cincinnati Public
Schools).
Ohio
Science Institutes, Grades 3-6,$683,059 funded by the Ohio Department of
Education in for July 2007- June 2008 (with Terry McCollum, Miami University
Department of Teacher Education, and Kevin Stinson, Cincinnati Public Schools).
Ohio Science Institutes, Grades 3-6, $483,008 funded by the Ohio Department of Education for February 2006 - June 2007 (with Terry McCollum, Miami University Department of Teacher Education, and Kevin Stinson, Cincinnati Public Schools).
Teaching
Theses
supervised at Miami University:
Mary
Mills, Physics MS expected 2011 (advisor)
Mary
O'Donnell, Chemistry Ph.D. expected 2010 (committee member)
Adam
Hicks, Physics MS 2009 (advisor)
Adam
Maple, Physics BA 2008 (advisor)
Joshua
Jacob, Physics BA 2006 (advisor)
Debbie
French, Teacher Education M.Ed. 2004 (committee member)
Courses taught
at Miami University:
College
Physics (a two-semester sequence of algebra-based physics)
The
Physical World (a two-semester sequence of calculus-based physics)
Physics
Laboratory (co-requisite with the first semester of physics)
Energy
and Environment (for non-scientists)
Physics
by Inquiry (for pre-service teachers)
Topics
in Physics: Physics Education (for advanced undergraduates and graduate
students)
Courses taught at
the University of Maine at Farmington
Foundations
of Physics (with lab)
Elementary
Physics (with lab)
Physics
for the Life Sciences (with lab)
Courses taught
at Saint Mary's School
Conceptual
Physics
Advanced
Placement Physics
Modern
Physics
Astronomy
Honors
Algebra III / Trigonometry
Course taught at
Durham Technical Community College
Math
Basic Skills
(addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, and
fractions)
Service
to Miami University
|
2007-present |
Talawanda
Science Week. Coordinated the participation of the Department of Physics in
this activity. More than 50 teachers and 1000 children participate each year. |
|
2006-present |
Member
of the Women's Studies Steering Committee, Miami University |
|
2004-present |
Consultant for Ohio's Evaluation and Assessment Center, Miami University |
|
2004-present |
Faculty
Affiliate Specializing in Physics and Physics Education for Ohio's Evaluation
and Assessment Center, Miami University |
|
2003-present |
Member of the Dorsey Hall Advisory Council
[formerly the Women in Science Disciplines, Engineering and Mathematics
(WISDEM) Advisory Council], Miami University |
|
October
2006 |
Participated
in the Symposium on Diversity in the Sciences: Mentoring and Retaining
Underrepresented Students at the University of Washington, Seattle. Attended
with Michael Stevenson at the request of the Office of the Provost. |
Service
to the Profession
|
2009-2010 |
President
of the Southern Ohio Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers |
|
2006-2009 |
Coordinate
the Ask a Scientist program for iDiscovery. Ohio teachers and their
students ask science questions, and professors at Miami University, Xavier
University, and the University of Cincinnati answer them. |
|
2006-2008 |
Project
AHEAD. Taught children from the Dayton public schools who came to Miami for a
summer science camp. |
|
2008 |
Invited
to review CCLI Phase I proposals for the National Science Foundation |
|
2006-2009 |
American
Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Committee on Laboratories |
|
2003-2006 |
American
Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Committee on Women |
|
Reviewer |
For
the Journal of Research in Science Teaching For
Science Education For
the American Journal of Physics For Physical Review Special Topics:
Physics Education Research For
the Proceedings of the Physics Education Research Conference For Brooks Cole / Cenage publishing company For John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Professional
Memberships
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) 1993-present
AAPT Physics Education Research Topical Group 2006-present
Southern Ohio Section of the AAPT 2002-present
American Physical Society (APS) 2002-present
Ohio Section of the APS 2002-present
National Science Teachers' Association 2004-present
National Association for Research in Science Teaching 2005-present