Charles Henderson

Charles Henderson
Director of the Mallinson Institute for Science Education
University Distinguished Professor of Physics and Science Education
Location:
3245 Wood Hall, Mail Stop 5444
Mailing address:
Mallinson Institute for Science Education
Western 麻豆传媒应用 University
1903 W 麻豆传媒应用 Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5444 USA
Charles Henderson
Education:
  • Ph.D., M.S., University of Minnesota
  • B.A., Macalester College
Bio:

Dr. Charles Henderson is a professor of physics education research holding a joint appointment in the Department of Physics and as the Director of the Mallinson Institute for Science Education at Western 麻豆传媒应用 University. He is the co-founder and co-director of the WMU Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education.

Henderson has been trained in and has experience in qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods educational research, including survey and instrument development. His research program focuses on understanding and promoting instructional change in higher education, with much activity aimed at improving the slow incorporation of research-based instructional reforms into college-level STEM courses.

Henderson鈥檚 work has been supported by more than $7 million in external grants resulting in many publications. In spring 2010, he was a Fulbright Scholar with the Finnish Institute for Educational Research at the University of Jyv盲skyl盲, Finland. He is the senior editor for the journal Physical Review Special Topics鈥擯hysics Education Research and has served as a member of the National Research Council Committee on Undergraduate Physics Education Research and Implementation.