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Employment (3)

Texas State University: San Marcos, TX, US

2022-09-01 to present | Associate Professor (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
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Cynthia Luxford

Texas State University: San Marcos, TX, US

2015-07-01 to 2022-08-31 | Assistant Professor (Chemistry and Biochemistry)
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Cynthia Luxford

Iowa State University: Ames, IA, US

2008-06 to 2015-06 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Chemistry)
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Cynthia Luxford

Education and qualifications (2)

Miami University: Oxford, OH, US

2008 to 2013 | PhD in Chemistry
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Cynthia Luxford

Grand Valley State University: Allendale, MI, US

2003 to 2008 | BS in Chemistry
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Professional activities (3)

National Science Teachers Association: Arlington, Virginia, US

2012 to present
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Cynthia Luxford

American Chemical Society: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

2008 to present | DivCHED
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Cynthia Luxford

Center for Faculty Development and Excellence: GA, GA, US

2019-04 to 2023-03
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Funding (4)

Preparing Engaged STEM Teachers through Multi-level Peer Mentoring and Early Teaching Experiences

2023-06-15 to 2028-05-31 | Grant
Directorate for STEM Education (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2243458
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Creating Faculty-Student Communities for Culturally Relevant Institutional Change

2019-10-01 to 2024-09-30 | Grant
Directorate for STEM Education (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1928696
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Cynthia Luxford via DimensionsWizard

Research on Optimizing Testing Feedback for Improved Student Learning

2016-09-01 to 2021-08-31 | Grant
Directorate for STEM Education (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1625233
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Cynthia Luxford via DimensionsWizard

Responsive, Attentive, Dialogic, and InterActive Noyce Scholars

2016-06-01 to 2023-05-31 | Grant
Directorate for STEM Education (Alexandria, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1557405
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Cynthia Luxford via DimensionsWizard

Works (19)

Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: The Learning Assistant Model and Student Retention and Graduation Rates

Research in Higher Education
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Li Feng; Eleanor W. Close; Cynthia J. Luxford; Jiwoo An Pierson; Alice Olmstead; Jieon Shim; Venkata Sowjanya Koka; Heather C. Galloway
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Investigation into the intersection between response process validity and answer-until-correct validity: development of the repeated attempt processing issue detection (RAPID) method

Chemistry Education Research and Practice
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: David G. Schreurs; Jaclyn M. Trate; Shalini Srinivasan; Melonie A. Teichert; Cynthia J. Luxford; Jamie L. Schneider; Kristen L. Murphy
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Optimizing testing feedback in introductory chemistry: a multi-treatment study exploring varying levels of assessment feedback and subsequent performance

Chemistry Education Research and Practice
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Kristen L. Murphy; David G. Schreurs; Melonie A. Teichert; Cynthia J. Luxford; Jaclyn M. Trate; Jordan T. Harshmann; Jamie L. Schneider
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Building Your Personal Pitch Using a Message Framework

Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide
2023-04 | Other
Contributors: Kristy L. Daniel; Cynthia J. Luxford
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Cluster Analysis of Learning Approaches and Course Achievement of General Chemistry Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution

Journal of Chemical Education
2022-02-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jiwoo An; Gabriella Guzman-Joyce; Alexandra Brooks; Kailey To; Lisa Vu; Cynthia J. Luxford
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Remote Interview Methods in Chemical Education Research

Journal of Chemical Education
2020-09-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jaclyn M. Trate; Melonie A. Teichert; Kristen L. Murphy; Shalini Srinivasan; Cynthia J. Luxford; Jamie L. Schneider
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A Quantum Chemistry Concept Inventory for Physical Chemistry Classes

Journal of Chemical Education
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84964596265

Contributors: Dick-Perez, M.; Luxford, C.J.; Windus, T.L.; Holme, T.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

How Do Chemistry Educators View Items That Test Conceptual Understanding?

ACS Symposium Series
2016 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-84998636617

Contributors: Luxford, C.; Holme, T.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Using the ACS Anchoring Concepts Content Map (ACCM) to Aid in the Evaluation and Development of ACS General Chemistry Exam Items

ACS Symposium Series
2016 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-84998886279

Contributors: Reed, J.J.; Luxford, C.J.; Holme, T.A.; Raker, J.R.; Murphy, K.L.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Are Content Tests All the Assessment We Need?

ACS Symposium Series
2015 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-84949556651

Contributors: Holme, T.; Emenike, M.; Hughes, S.; Linenberger, K.; Luxford, C.; Raker, J.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Building a database for the historical analysis of the general chemistry curriculum using ACS general chemistry exams as artifacts

Journal of Chemical Education
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84923648684

Contributors: Luxford, C.J.; Linenberger, K.J.; Raker, J.R.; Baluyut, J.Y.; Reed, J.J.; De Silva, C.; Holme, T.A.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Defining Conceptual Understanding in General Chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84941098663

Contributors: Holme, T.A.; Luxford, C.J.; Brandriet, A.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Updating the General Chemistry Anchoring Concepts Content Map

Journal of Chemical Education
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84935882123

Contributors: Holme, T.; Luxford, C.; Murphy, K.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

What Do Conceptual Holes in Assessment Say about the Topics We Teach in General Chemistry?

Journal of Chemical Education
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84935858939

Contributors: Luxford, C.J.; Holme, T.A.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Development of the bonding representations inventory to identify student misconceptions about covalent and ionic bonding representations

Journal of Chemical Education
2014 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84897761272

Contributors: Luxford, C.J.; Bretz, S.L.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Moving beyond definitions: What student-generated models reveal about their understanding of covalent bonding and ionic bonding

Chemistry Education Research and Practice
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84876165132

Contributors: Luxford, C.J.; Bretz, S.L.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

A symmetry pogil activity for inorganic chemistry Cynthia J. Luxford

Journal of Chemical Education
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84856524206

Contributors: Luxford, C.J.; Crowder, M.W.; Bretz, S.L.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Target inquiry: Changing chemistry high school teachers' classroom practices and knowledge and beliefs about inquiry instruction

Chemistry Education Research and Practice
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80053994364

Contributors: Herrington, D.G.; Yezierski, E.J.; Luxford, K.M.; Luxford, C.J.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Aqueous-phase heterogeneous hydrogenolysis of cyclic diols as models of biomass-derived feedstock

ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
2005 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-22744434438

Contributors: Luxford, C.; Kavara, A.; Bailey, G.; Kovacs, D.G.
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Cynthia Luxford via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (14 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for Journal of chemical education. (14)