
Donna Chamely-Wiik, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Fellowships, Undergraduate Studies
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Boca Raton Campus | PS 216, GS 212E
Education
Ph.D. Chemistry, 麻豆女郎
Research and Professional Interests
Science Education: Addressing areas of national need in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) including: 1) Curricular reform, 2) Student and teacher preparation and 3) STEM pipeline and workforce development.
Undergraduate Research Experience
Synthesis of group IVB metallocene polymers designed to influence plant growth and seed germination.
Research Interests
My primary research interests are in Chemical and STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Education, including an assessment of the impact of pedagogical interventions on student learning, development and perception. Some research questions include:
- What is the impact of student engagement in undergraduate research and mentoring on retention and student success? Are there differences on impact within certain sub-populations? E.g. First generation, transfer students, under-represented minorities etc.;
- How does undergraduate research involvement (within and outside of the curriculum) affect changes in student learning outcomes?
Recent Publications
- Chamely-Wiik D., E. Frazier, D Meeroff, J Merritt, WR Kwochka, AI Morrison-Shetlar, M Aldarondo-Jeffries, J Johnson, KR Schneider. (2021). Undergraduate Research Communities for Transfer Students: Factors that Most Influence Student Success. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 21 (1): 193-224
- Chamely-Wiik D., Cooney B., DeDonno M. (2020) 鈥淲ho mentors undergraduate student researchers? An evaluation of faculty involvement at a four-year university.鈥澛犅燤entoring and Tutoring. 28 (1), 78-97.
- Meeroff, D., &聽聽Chamely-Wiik, D., & Kwochka, W. R., & Frazier, E. M., & Merritt, J., & Aldarondo-Jeffries, M., & Morrison-Shetlar, A. I., & Schneider, K. R. (2019) 鈥淲ork in Progress: A Transferable Model to Improve Retention and Student Success in STEM through Undergraduate Research (NSF LEARN Consortium)鈥� ( 2019) ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida.聽聽
- Chamely-Wiik, D., Louda, D., Romance, N., Goode A., Haky J.E., Vitale M.R. (2018) 鈥淭he effects of a University/Secondary school partnership on the communication skills of participating STEM graduate students.鈥澛犅營nternational Journal of Science Education: Part B. (pp 1-10) DOI: 10.1080/21548455.2018.1543978
- Chamely-Wiik, D., Haky, J., Louda, D., Romance, N. (2014) 鈥淪QER3: An Instructional Framework for Using Scientific Inquiry to Design Classroom Demonstrations.鈥澛犅燡ournal of Chemical Education, 91 (3), 329鈥�33, 2014.聽
Awards and Recognition
- Councilor for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), 2015-present
- Presidents Leadership Award, 麻豆女郎, 2013, 2018
- Women Leader in STEM, 麻豆女郎, 2019聽
- Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, 2019-present
- Legacy makers: 100 Women of Distinction, 麻豆女郎, 2016
Other Information
Recent Funding
- 鈥淐ollaborative GrantL: L.E.A.R.N.ing To Build STEM Research Communities 鈥� A Proposal to Strengthen, Expand, and Disseminate a Successful Retention Model鈥澛犅犅燚. Chamely-Wiik聽聽聽(PI), E. Frazier and D. Meeroff (Co-PI) National Science Foundation (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education IUSE (Phase 2) Grant# 15-210聽聽$619,708聽聽(2015-2022)
- 鈥淧roject ChemBOND: The Next Generation鈥澛犅犅燚. Chamely-Wiik (PI), JE Haky, D Louda and N Romance (Co-PI) National Science Foundation-GK-12 Grant, Division of Graduate Education Grant# 0638662 聽$2,558,552聽聽(2007-2015)