Christine O'Donnell Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, AZ, US

College Park, MD, US

Leading the development and implementation of programs and projects designed to advance physics and physics education, including writing grant proposals, facilitating collaboration meetings and conferences, managing budgets, designing program activities, and collaborating with marketing and web teams.My main projects are:1) The Physics Teacher Education.

College Park, MD, US

Tempe, AZ, US

Joint appointment with the Center for Gender Equity in Science & Technology (CGEST) and the School of Earth & Space Exploration (SESE) to develop, implement, and assess inclusive science education. Her new science curricula will explicitly include principles of cultural responsiveness and intersectionality in order to empower students to connect science.

Tucson, AZ, US

- Provided instructional assistance at glassworking classes and summer camps for local middle school students- Provided additional assistance managing the Flame Shop- Volunteered at the SGS booth at Science City at the 2019 Tucson Festival of Books to demonstrate flame-working techniques and describe the connections between glass art and science

Tucson, Arizona, US

- Conducting research on a general-education (200-level) cosmology course (Spring 2019) to assess the effectiveness of newly-designed curriculum on course goals of connecting science with society- Observed 6 sessions of courses participating in an NSF-funded project to promote active learning; used the Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM.

Tucson, Arizona, US

Publication list available on ADS (http://bit.ly/CODonnell_ADS) or Google Scholar (http://bit.ly/CODonnell_publications)- Independent research project on comparing theoretical simulations with observational data to study dark matter accretion rates of galaxy halos (advisor: Prof. Peter Behroozi; Fall 2018 – present)- Independent research projects on.

Tucson, Arizona, US

- Facilitated sessions at professional development workshops for high school (March 2019) & K-8 teachers (April 2019) on activities designed for Arizona science standards including Solar System distance scales, planetary motions, lunar phases, and seasons

Tucson, Arizona, US

- Worked as an instructor for the City Programs with local 3rd & 4th grade classes at 4 different schools- Facilitated groups of 6-8 students working on a scientific inquiry project over the course of 3 days; projects were motived by student observations and questions about the school’s environment (e.g., insect habitats and colors of different plants)

Tucson, Arizona, US

- Served as a representative from the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (Fall 2017 – present)- Elected to AGCCS Vice President (Fall 2017 – Spring 2018) and President (Fall 2018 – Spring 2019)- Organized two "Science Speakeasy" (informal science cafes at a local brewery); coordinated scientist registration and partnered with the March for Science of.

Tucson, Arizona, US

- Spring 2019: TA for ASTR 201 (general-education cosmology course; ~40 students). This role is part of a course-reform project to incorporate active learning and inclusive teaching strategies into classes. I am conducting education research on the course to determine the effectiveness of the newly designed curriculum on students’ views of science in.

Tucson, Arizona, US

- Participated in the STEM week of WSP, an academic “bootcamp” for veterans returning to school- Designed and led a new research lab activity on digital imaging concepts (June 2018)- Co-led a daily exoplanet research lab session (5 students) using conceptual activities, online interactive tools, and basic Python programming, including modules to model.

I work with the team creating science inquiry investigations for middle & high school teachers to implement that use data from the upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory (previously referred to as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope). These investigations are designed for NGSS standards, and my role is to focus on the equity & inclusiveness of the.

College Park, Maryland, US

- Creating advocacy resources and strategies for AAPT and its members to use- Presented these resources at the AAPT 2013 Summer Meeting (July 2013) to AAPT Section Chairs and at the American Astronomical Society 223rd Meeting (Jan. 2014)

Charlottesville, VA, US

- Preparing a paper on young stellar objects in NGC 3576- Wrote a senior thesis on identifying and classifying young stellar objects- Collaborating on the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Explorer (APOGEE) survey- Spring 2012 project: Verified target selection methods, with data included in a paper by Bovy et al. 2012.

Charlottesville, VA, US

- Edited the material to increase readability and created extra examples - Wrote qualitative and quantitative questions to include at the end of each chapter

New York, NY, US

- Independent project on characteristics and trends among a sample of 100,000 nearby stars- Presented a poster at the American Astronomical Society 221st Meeting (January 2013; Long Beach, CA)- Gave a talk at the 2nd Annual UVa Undergraduate Physics Research Symposium and won 1st place (November 2012)- Presented at the UVa Undergraduate Research Network.

- Led discussion sections (20 students each) for Classical and Modern Physics I & II (PHYS 2310) and Principles of Physics II (PHYS 2020)- Prepared lesson plans and example problems for each section and held office hours twice per week- Wrote and graded weekly quizzes to test student understanding

- Independent project on how planetary atmospheres refract light from host stars- Wrote computer simulated to model the effects of various atmospheres

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Astronomy And Astrophysics

Master Of Science - Ms, Astronomy And Astrophysics

Master Of Public Policy, Public Policy Analysis

Ba, Astronomy/Physics

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