Physics Education Research (PER) and Education: Beyond the Classroom

Presentations

• The rise of anti-intellectualism and suggestions to combat it

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2025, 9:00 AM – Nov. 15, 2025, 9:14 AM

  Presenters

  • Peter Hu

    • Penn State Harrisburg

  Authors

  • Peter Hu

    • Penn State Harrisburg

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• Becoming The EleMentor: a Journey in Science through Showmanship

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2025, 9:14 AM – Nov. 15, 2025, 9:28 AM

  Presenters

  • Arthur K. Pallone

    • Penn State Harrisburg

  Authors

  • Arthur K. Pallone

    • Penn State Harrisburg

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• The Culture around Systemic Change Survey (CSCS): Assessing how physicists work to enact systemic change in their programs

  ORAL · Invited

  Nov. 15, 2025, 9:28 AM – Nov. 15, 2025, 10:10 AM

  Publication: D. Sachmpazidi, M. Verostek, C. Turpen, and J. Petrella. (under review). Psychometric evaluation of the culture around systemic change survey: A tool for assessing facets of departmental culture in physics.
  
  D. Sachmpazidi and C. Turpen (2025, under review). Measuring what matters: A human-centered design approach to survey development around departmental culture in physics. Conference proceedings of the 2025 Physics Education Research Conference, Washington, DC. Aug. 6-7, 2025.
  
  M. Verostek, D. Sachmpazidi, J. Petrella, and C. Turpen (2025, under review). Assessing the culture around systemic change in physics programs: A pilot study from 33 programs in the United States. Conference proceedings of the 2025 Physics Education Research Conference, Washington, DC. Aug. 6-7, 2025.

  Presenters

  • Chandra Turpen

    • University of Maryland College Park

  Authors

  • Chandra Turpen

    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Diana Sachmpazidi

    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Mike Verostek

    • University of Rochester

  • Jayna Petrella

    • University of Maryland - College Park

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• Enacting Departmental Change: Revising the Physics Qualifying Exam through Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement

  ORAL · Invited

  Nov. 15, 2025, 10:10 AM – Nov. 15, 2025, 10:50 AM

  Presenters

  • Eric William Hudson

    • Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Eric William Hudson

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Louis Leblond

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Julian Mintz

    • Penn State University

  • J. Tyler Lowman

    • The Pennsylvania State University

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