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Meet the Cooper Group


Dr. Melanie Cooper

Lappan-Phillips Professor of Science Education
Professor of Chemistry

Email: mmc@chemistry.msu.eduDoctor Melanie Cooper receiving a medal
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 and career below.

Research Description (PDF)

CV (PDF)

Cooper Group Members and Alumni


Graduate Students

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Amanda Becker

becke234@msu.edu

B.A. Bates College, 2022

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Veeda Scammahorn

scammaho@msu.edu

B.S. Ball State University, 2021

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Kriti Seth

sethkrit@msu.edu

M.S. Penn State University, 2019

M.Sc. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, 2015

B.Sc. University of Delhi, 2013

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