Meet the Cooper Group
Dr. Melanie Cooper
Lappan-Phillips Chair of Science Education
Email: mmc@chemistry.msu.edu
Office: Chemistry 216
Office phone: 517-355-9715 x 197
B.S., 1975, Univ. of Manchester, England
M.S., 1976, Univ. of Manchester, England
Ph.D., 1978, Univ. of Manchester, England
Melanie Cooper holds a joint appointment in the departments of Chemistry, Teacher Education and the CREATE for STEM Institute. Dr. Cooper conducted postdoctoral work in organic chemistry before moving to a focus on chemistry education research. Her current research focus is the development and assessment of evidence-based curricula in order to improve the teaching and learning of chemistry within large-enrollment undergraduate chemistry courses. Read more about her research description in the pdf below.
Cooper Group Members and Alumni
Post-doctoral Researchers
Dr. Kinsey Bain
kbain@chemistry.msu.edu
- Ph.D. Purdue University, 2017
- B.S. Bethel University, 2012
Dr. Paul Bergeron
berger82@msu.edu
- Ph.D. University of Utah, 2019
- B.S. & B.A. UC Santa Cruz, 2013
Dr. Elizabeth Day
dayeliz2@msu.edu
- Ph.D. University of Georgia, 2018
- B.S. University of South Dakota, 2012
Dr. Paul Nelson
paulnelson@chemistry.msu.edu
- Ph.D. Syracuse University, 2006
- B.S. Boston University, 2001
Graduate Students
Sewwandi Abeywardana
abeyward@chemistry.msu.edu
- M.S. California State University Long Beach, 2015
- B.S. Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 2009
Olivia Crandell
crande48@chemistry.msu.edu
- B.S. Alma College, 2015
Samantha Houchlei
houchle1@chemistry.msu.edu
- B.S. Aquinas College, 2016
Keenan Noyes
noyeskee@msu.edu
- B.S. Michigan State University, 2016
Post-baccalaureate Research Assistants
Rozzie Bloch
blochros@msu.edu
- B.S. Michigan State University, 2019
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Quinn Babcock
babco130@msu.edu
- Chemistry Major
- Michigan State University
August Jarzambek
- Chemistry Major
- Michigan State University
Robby Mckay
mckayrob@msu.edu
- Physical Science Interdepartmental Major
- Michigan State University
