Charlie Cox Academic Professional Assistant Director of General Chemistry Office: 042 Chem Annex, College of Computing Phone: 404 - 385 - 3258 (voice) Fax: 404-894-7452 E-mail Charlie Cox Recent CV Teaching Philosophy

B.S.(Chemistry) and minor in Mathematics, North Carolina State University, 2001; Ph.D. (Chemistry) and minor in Statistics, Clemson University, 2006; Teaching Postdoctoral Experience: University of New Hampshire, 2006 - 2007

 

Background

Charlie graduated with a Ph.D. in chemical education under the advisement of Dr. Melanie Cooper at Clemson University. His graduate research was centered on the use of interventions for improving students' problem solving abilities. This research involved development and implementation of these methods which included cooperative learning, Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), and concept mapping. The effectiveness of such interventions was assessed using a software package known as IMMEX (for Interactive Multimedia Exercises) which was developed by Dr. Ron Stevens at UCLA. This research also included the role of gender with regard to the response to the given interventions. Charlie briefly coordinated the organic laboratories at Clemson University during the summer of 2006, then worked at the University of New Hampshire where he taught the two semester large enrollment sections of general chemistry and the short term sequence of organic chemistry. In addition, he mentored undergraduate students in research projects involving the development of case-based problems, development of assessment software, and the analysis of assessments using calibrated-peer review.

Scholarship

Charlie currently serves as an academic professional for general chemistry. His role includes develop of pedagogical methods for improving the general chemistry curriculum. His specific interests include incorporation of a variation of cooperative learning and inquiry into the lecture, laboratory, and recitation component of 1310 (the first course in general chemistry) which will eventually be incorporated within the following course in inorganic chemistry.

Additional interests include the development of advanced software assessment packages that provide students with a built-in tutoring system, immediate feedback, and provide instructors with an ability gauge based upon item response theory that allows them to monitor their students' progression. The final component of the research involves the analysis of the problem solving skills and the effects of interventions for minority groups. This includes different ethnicities and sexualities.

Recent Publications

"Derivatization of Fullerenes: An Organic Laboratory," Cox, Jr., C. T.; Cooper, M. M., J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 99.

"Assessing Student Understanding with Technology: The Use of IMMEX Problems in the Science Classroom," Cox, Jr., C. T.; Jordan, J.; Cooper, M. M., Stevens, R., The Sci. Teach., June 2006.

"Developing a Framework for Integrating Prior Problem Solving and Knowledge Sharing Histories of a Group to Predict Future Group Performance," Stevens, R,; Soller, A.; Giordani, A.; Generosa, L.; Cooper, M. M., Cox, C., Proceedings of Collaborate Com 2005: The First International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, December 2005.

"Synthesis and Electrochemical and Photorefractive Properties of new Trinitrofluorenone-C60 Photosensitizers," Ortiz, J.; Fernandex-Lazaro, F.; Sastre-Santos, A.; Quintana, J.; Villvilla, J.; Boj, P.; Diaz-Garcia, A; Rivera, J.; Stepleton, S.; Cox, Jr., C. T.; Echegoyen, L., Chem. Mater., 2004, 16, 5021.

"Retrocyclcopropanation Reactions of Fullerenes: Complete Product Analysis," Herranz, M.; Cox, Jr., C. T.; Echegoyen, L. J., Org. Chem., 2003, 68, 5009.