Mike Stieff - mstieff@uic.edu
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Learning Sciences

B.S., Chemistry, Dickinson College
M.S., Chemistry, Northwestern University
Ph.D., Learning Sciences, Northwestern University

Curriculum vitae

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Dr. Stieff holds a Ph.D. in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University. He is also ABD in chemistry and has taught both general chemistry for high school and organic chemistry for the City Colleges of Chicago. His research addresses three specific goals: (i) identification of the task-specific use of visuo-spatial strategies in scientific problem solving, (ii) characterization of the interaction of visuo-spatial ability and scientific expertise, and (iii) the development of visualization software for teaching high school and college chemistry.

He emolys mixed methods designs that involve psychometrics, qualitative clinical interviews, laboratory-based psychological experiments and design research in science classrooms. He currently directs two research projects at the University of Maryland-College Park to explore new theoretical frameworks regarding the role of visualization and diagrammatic reasoning at multiple levels of chemistry and the design of computer-based learning environments for teaching secondary chemistry.

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