Director of STEPS (Strides Towards Encouraging Professions in Science) an NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Grant 1998-2013
Principal Investigator Denver Metro Chem Scholars NSF S-STEM Grant (2013-2018)
Research Interests
Interested in how new pedagogical methods (guided inquiry) impact student learning also how peers can be used to Assist learning in formats such as Supplemental Instruction
Teaching Interests
Inorganic Chemistry, General and Introductory Chemistry
Education
PhD in Inorganic Chemistry
University of Utah
BS in Chemistry
Arizona State University
Published Works
Walker, D. R., Bonham, J. A., London, M. J. (2016). NSF S-STEM Program Changes Student Outcomes and Departmental Culture. ,
Schelble, M. S., Elkins, M. K., Wieder, J. M., Walker, D. R. (2016). Creating Scholarship Opportunities for Undergraduate Students through Use of High Field NMR. (1225, pp 183-205). American Chemical Society. https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/a/acs-symposium-series-acss
Gabel, M. C., Politica, D., Walker, D. R. (2012). Use of Neural Scaffolding To Improve Comprehension of Organic Chemistry in a Supplemental Instruction Setting. (1108, pp pp 85 -113). ACS Symposium Series. https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1021/bk-2012-1108