Dr. Leah Williams

Lecturer Office: Statesboro Chemistry & Nursing Bldg. Rm. 2234 Phone: (912) 478-5968 Email: lcwilliams@georgiasouthern.edu.

Education

• B. S.  Georgia College, Milledgeville
• Ph.D, Chemistry Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2015)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Emory University (2015-2018)

Courses Taught

• CHEM 1151 Survey of Chemistry I
• CHEM 1211 Principles of Chemistry I

Selected Publications

• McGill, T. L.; Williams, L. C.; Mulford, D. R.; Blakey, S. B.; Harris, R. J.; Kindt, J. T.; Lynn, D. G.; Marsteller, P. A.; McDonald, F. E.; Powell, N. L. “Chemistry Unbound: Designing a New Four-Year Undergraduate Curriculum.” Journal of Chemical Education, 2018, Submitted.
• Williams, L.C.; Reddish, M. “Integrating Primary Research in the Teaching Lab: Benefits and Impacts of a One-Semester CURE for Physical Chemistry.” Journal of Chemical Education, 2018, 95, 928-938.
• Williams, L. C.; Underwood, S. M.; Klymkowsky, M. W.; Cooper, M. M. “Are non-covalent interactions an Achilles heel in chemistry education? A comparison of instructional approaches,” Journal of Chemical Education, 2015, 92, 1979-1987.
• Cooper, M. M.; Williams, L. C.; Underwood, S. M. “Student Understanding of Intermolecular Forces: A Multimodal Study,” Journal of Chemical Education. 2015, 92, 1288-1298.
• Cooper, M. M.; Corley, L. M.; Underwood, S. M. “An Investigation of College Chemistry Students Understanding of Structure-Property Relationships,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013, 50, 699-721.

Last updated: 4/15/2024