curriculum vitae (pdf) - Lamar at Colorado State University

Seth Anthony
Ph.D. candidate, chemistry education and physical chemistry
phone: 919-619-3584 Campus Box 1872
fax: 970-491-1801 Colorado State University
email: seth.anthony@colostate.edu Fort Collins, CO 80523
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry, September 2011 (anticipated)
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Draft Dissertation Title:
“Part I: Constructing High-Quality Models of Chemical Systems:
The Roles of Student Reflection, Metacognition and Feedback.
Part II: Molecular Dyanmics Studies of Solvation in Supercritical
CO2-Cosolvent Systems”
Research Advisors:
Dawn Rickey, Chemistry Education and Branka Ladanyi, Physical Chemistry
B.A., Chemistry, summa cum laude, December 2004
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Teaching Experience
Teaching Positions Held:
as Graduate Teaching Assistant, Colorado State University:
Methods of Chemistry Laboratory Instruction/Lead TA (CHEM 751) – Fall 2010, Spring 2011
Co-developed and led a year-long professional development program for first-year graduate teaching
assistants in guided-inquiry chemistry labs; provided professional development support to new instructors.
General Chemistry I, Laboratory (CHEM 112) – Fall 2006 (honors), Fall 2007 (majors),
Fall 2008 (2 sections), Fall 2009, Summer 2011
Taught multiple weekly sections of a guided-inquiry general chemistry lab; graded student lab reports;
developed laboratory practical exam questions; piloted new experiments and supervised group projects.
Majors General Chemistry I, Recitation (CHEM 192) – Fall 2007
Led weekly recitation sessions; developed recitation worksheets and quizzes; graded course exams.
Physical Chemistry I (CHEM 474) – Fall 2006
Developed inquiry-based group activities for in-class use; graded homework assignments and exams.
Guest/Substitute Lecturer:
Majors General Chemistry I (CHEM 117, 4 lectures, Fall 2007)
Chemical Kinetics (CHEM 579; 2 lectures, Fall 2009)
Methods of Chemistry Laboratory Instruction
(CHEM 751; 3 lectures, Fall 2008, Fall 2009)
General Chemistry II (CHEM 113, 2 lectures, Spring 2011)

Teaching Positions (continued):
Elementary and Middle Grades Tutor, Brainfuse, Inc., March – October 2004
Used online distance-learning whiteboard system to provide individualized mathematics and reading tutoring
to elementary and middle school students; prepared individual progress reports following tutoring sessions.
as Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University:
General Chemistry (CH 101) and Organic Chemistry (CH 221) - Fall 1999; Spring 2000
Graded recitation activities and exams; assisted instructor in developing items for course exams.
WebAssign Programmer – Fall 1999; Spring 2000
Developed and programmed general chemistry items for online homework system with Java and HTML.
Workshops for In-Service and Pre-Service Teachers:
1. Dawn Rickey and Seth Anthony, “A MORE Activity – What happens when chemical
compounds are added to water?” Center for Learning and Teaching in the West Summer
Institute, Fort Collins, CO, June 2006.
2. Dawn Rickey, Seth Anthony, Barbara Reisner, and Lydia Tien. “Introduction to the MORE
Thinking Frame: Prompt student reflection in your laboratory.” 19 th Biennial Conference on
Chemical Education, West Lafayette, IN, August 2006.
3. Dawn Rickey, Melonie Teichert, Barbara Reisner, Lydia Tien, Seth Anthony, and Colin Blair.
“Introduction to the MORE Thinking Frame: Prompt student reflection in your laboratory.”
20 th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, IN, July 2008.
Laboratory Activities Developed:
1. Seth Anthony, Laura Wally, and Dawn Rickey. “Learning to Construct and Refine Models
Using the Model-Observe-Reflect-Explain (MORE) Thinking Frame” (used 2007-present,
Colorado State University)
2. Adam C. Mattox, Barbara Reisner, Seth Anthony, Nancy J. Boldt, and Dawn Rickey, “What
happens when substances are added to water?” (primary developer of week 3 activities in
multi-week module; used 2007-present, Colorado State University)
3. Seth Anthony and Dawn Rickey. “Learning to Construct and Refine Models Using the
Model-Observe-Reflect-Explain (MORE) Thinking Frame – Week 2” (used 2009-present,
Colorado State University)
Research Experience
Research Positions Held:
Graduate Researcher, June 2005 – present, Colorado State University
Research Foci: chemistry education – metacognition, self-assessment, and feedback in
the context of a guided-inquiry laboratory curriculum; structure of knowledge and
conceptual change. Advisor: Dr. Dawn Rickey.
physical chemistry – molecular dynamics of liquid systems. Advisor: Dr. Branka Ladanyi.
Undergraduate Researcher, December 2000 – July 2001, North Carolina State University
(including summer NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program)
Research Focus: inorganic chemistry – synthesis of ruthenium-based organometallic
complexes for olefin polymerization. Advisor: Dr. Brent Gunnoe.
Undergraduate Researcher, September 1998 – May 1999, North Carolina State University
Research Focus: physical organic chemistry – analysis of spin density calculations for
radical-substituted metalloporphyrins. Advisor: Dr. Kay Sandberg.
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Publications:
1. Teichert, M. A., Tien, L. T., Anthony, S., & Rickey, D. (2008) Effects of context on
students’ molecular-level ideas. International Journal of Science Education, 30, 1095-1114.
Publications in Preparation:
1. Anthony, S., Wally, L., & Rickey, D. Using modeling and critiquing activities to enhance
student engagement in scientific thinking processes in the general chemistry laboratory.
2. Anthony, S., & Ladanyi, B. Structure and dynamics of ethanol aggregates in supercritical
carbon dioxide-ethanol mixtures.
Invited Seminars: (*- primary presenter)
1. Seth Anthony*. “Constructing high-quality models of chemical systems: the roles of student
metacognition and instructor feedback.” Department of Psychology, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO, December 2010.
2. Dawn Rickey, Seth Anthony, and Colin Blair. “Investigations of factors associated with
student success at applying scientific models.” Physics Education Research Group,
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, December 2010. (co-presenter)
Presentations at Professional Meetings: (*- primary presenter)
1. Seth Anthony*, Laura Wally, and Dawn Rickey. “Effectiveness of modeling and critiquing
activities for improving students’ construction of evidence-based explanations in the general
chemistry laboratory.” 21 st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Denton, TX,
August 2010.
2. Seth Anthony* and Dawn Rickey. “Interrelationships of feedback, metacognition, and
performance in students’ written models of chemical systems within the Model-Observe-
Reflect-Explain (MORE) Thinking Frame” 21 st Biennial Conference on Chemical
Education, Denton, TX, August 2010.
3. Seth Anthony*, Lydia T. Tien, Melonie A. Teichert, and Dawn Rickey. “Effects of students’
explicit macroscopic-molecular connections on revision of their molecular-level models.”
20 th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, IN, July 2008.
4. Seth Anthony* and Branka Ladanyi. “Aggregation in supercritical CO2/EtOH mixtures.”
20 th Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Denver, CO,
August 2007.
5. Seth Anthony*, Lydia T. Tien, Melonie A. Teichert, and Dawn Rickey. “Effects of
instructional conditions on persistence of students’ molecular level ideas about aqueous
solutions.” 19 th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, West Lafayette, IN, July 2006.
6. Melonie A. Teichert, Lydia T. Tien, Seth Anthony and Dawn Rickey. “Students’ molecularlevel
ideas and the importance of context.” 231 st National Meeting of the American
Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, March 2006.
Poster Presentations at Professional Meetings: (*- primary presenter)
1. Seth Anthony*, Laura Wally, Dawn Rickey. “The roles of tailored feedback and introductory
activities in improving student metacognition within MORE laboratory instruction.”
Gordon Research Conference: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Waterville, ME,
June 2009.
2. Seth Anthony*, Dawn Rickey. “Investigations towards understanding and improving student
metacognition within MORE laboratory instruction.” Chemistry Education Research
Graduate Student Conference, Oxford, OH, June 2009.
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Poster Presentations at Professional Meetings: (continued)
3. Seth Anthony*, Nancy Boldt, and Dawn Rickey. “An expanded Model-Observe-Reflect-
Explain (MORE) laboratory module addressing aqueous precipitation reactions.” 20 th
Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Bloomington, IN, July 2008.
4. Seth Anthony*, Nancy Boldt, and Dawn Rickey. “Effects of context within an expanded
Model-Observe-Reflect-Explain (MORE) laboratory module addressing aqueous solutions
and precipitation reactions.” University of Maine Center for Science and Mathematics
Education Research National Conference, Orono, ME, June 2008.
5. Seth Anthony*, Laura Wally, Barbara Reisner, Melonie Teichert, Lydia Tien, and Dawn
Rickey. “Effects of refined introductory activities and targeted model feedback on students’
metacognition during MORE laboratory instruction.” Gordon Research Conference:
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Lewiston, ME, June 2007.
University and Professional Service
University Service and Leadership: (all terms are academic years)
as graduate student at Colorado State University:
Graduate Student Council, 2006-present
Vice-President, 2007-2008; President, 2008-2010
Rebuilt membership to double-digit active participation; created departmental representative
structure; collaborated on improvements to student health insurance policies; organized first statewide
graduate student legislative lobbying day; launched regular series of graduate student social events.
University Committee on Teaching and Learning
Graduate Student Representative, 2006-2007, 2008-2010
University Committee on Scholarship, Research, and Graduate Education
Graduate Student Representative, 2007-2008
University Committee on Strategic and Financial Planning
Graduate Student Representative, 2010-2011
Larimer County Extension Advisory Committee, 2008-2011
Graduate Student Member, Judicial Panels (pre-admissions hearing, Fall 2009;
academic misconduct appeal, Spring 2010; dismissal appeal, Spring 2011)
as undergraduate student at North Carolina State University:
Campus Arts Council, 1999-2001; Co-Chair, 2000-2001
Launched student art purchase program and semi-annual arts festival;
successfully lobbied for student fee increase to support renovation of arts facilities.
University Student Centers Board of Directors, Member, 2000-2001
University Council on Undergraduate Education,
Undergraduate Student Representative, 2000-2001
Professional and Other Memberships and Activities:
American Chemical Society, Member, 2007-present
ACS Division of Chemical Education Strategic Planning Goal 1 Task Force, 2007-2008
Task force to develop “global communication plan and social network infrastructure.”
Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Special Awards Judge, 2008
American Educational Research Association, Member, 2009-present
National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Member, 2011-present
North Carolina Governor’s School Alumni Association Board, 2008-2010
Represented alumni of summer program for talented high school students.
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Other Awards and Honors:
as graduate student at Colorado State University:
Graduate Teaching Certificate,
The Institute for Learning and Teaching at Colorado State University, 2010
Center for Science and Mathematics Education Research
National Conference Travel Grant, 2008
Gordon Research Conference Chair’s Fund Grant, 2007
Hach Scientific Foundation Ph.D. Scholarship, 2005
Proctor & Gamble Chemistry Graduate Fellowship, 2005
as undergraduate student at North Carolina State University:
Phi Beta Kappa (academic honorary), 2001
Phi Kappa Phi (academic honorary), 2000
Phi Lambda Upsilon (chemistry honorary), 2000
Phi Eta Sigma (freshman honorary), 2000
CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Award, 1999
Park Scholarship, 1999
North Carolina State University’s most prestigious full undergraduate scholarship.
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