Research Interests for Dorian Canelas

Prof. Canelas has been active in implementation of student-centered pedagogies and developing programs to increase undergraduate retention in science tracks. Research interests include chemical education research and the scholarship of teaching and learning as well as macromolecules for industrial and biological applications, such as microelectronics, coatings, membranes, gene therapy delivery, and blood compatibility

Keywords:

Contrast Media, Diagnostic Imaging, Drug Carriers, Drug Delivery Systems, Drug Design, Macromolecules, Muser Mentor, Nanoparticles, Nanotechnology, Open learning, Particle Size

Recent Publications

1. Jones, DS; Gillette, DD; Cooper, PE; Salinas, RY; Hill, JL; Black, SJ; Lew, DJ; Canelas, DA, Cultivating PhD Aspirations during College., CBE Life Sci Educ, vol. 21 no. 2 (June, 2022), pp. ar22 [doi] [abs]
2. Li, K; Johnsen, J; Canelas, DA, Persistence, performance, and goal setting in massive open online courses, British Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 52 no. 3 (May, 2021), pp. 1215-1229 [doi] [abs]
3. Li, K; Canelas, D, Learners’ Perceptions and Experiences of Two Chemistry MOOCs: Implications for Teaching and Design, American Journal of Distance Education, vol. 33 no. 4 (October, 2019), pp. 245-261 [doi] [abs]
4. Cooke, BP; Canelas, DA, Transition of Mathematics Skills into Introductory Chemistry Problem Solving, in ACS Symposium Series, vol. 1316 (January, 2019), pp. 119-133, ISBN 9780841234352 [doi] [abs]
5. Canelas, DA; Hill, JL; Carden, RG, Cooperative Learning in Large Sections of Organic Chemistry: Transitioning to POGIL, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 1336 (January, 2019), pp. 199-215 [doi] [abs]