UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Faculty and Staff

Schneider, Jamie

Jamie Schneider

Jamie Schneider

Professor/Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Chemistry and Biotechnology
Office: 257 Centennial Science Hall
Phone: 715-425-4590

Email: jamie.schneider@uwrf.edu

Education:

Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Bioinorganic and Organic Chemistry, 1999 Graduate Advisor: William B. Tolman

Certificate of Completion, University of Minnesota, Preparing Future Faculty, 1998

B.S. Winona State University, Chemistry, 1994

Courses Taught:

Courses Taught at UWRF

Chem 111: General Chemistry I

Chem 116: General Chemistry I Lab

Past Courses Taught

Liberal Arts Chemistry; Preparatory Chemistry; General, Organic, Biochemistry; General Chemistry II; Organic Chemistry Survey; Organic Chemistry I & II; Guided Study in Teaching Chemistry; Investigative Science I & III for Elementary Education Majors; Chemical Information; and Introduction to Higher Education

Research Interests:

As a discipline-based chemistry education researcher, my researcher interests focus on adding to our knowledge of how we learn and teach chemistry. In addition, I help to evaluate other people’s educational research and reform projects.

  • Assessment of testing feedback practices in general chemistry
    • This project was funded through a 2016-2021 Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant (DUE 1625233), PI Jamie Schneider $498,483, titled ”Research on Optimizing Testing Feedback for Improved Student Learning”
    • This project was also funded through a 2012-16 Collaborative Type I Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES) National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant (DUE 1140914), Lead- PI Jamie Schneider, $149,063 and PI-Sara Hein, $50,849, titled, “Collaborative Action Research: Immediate Feedback Assessment in Chemistry Courses”
  • Evaluation of educational research and reform projects. Recent projects include the following:
    • 2013-2019 NSF Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Grant (DUE 1317149), PI-Michael Kahlow, Co-PI Jamie Schneider, & Co-PI Bradley Caskey, titled “The GREAT (Graduate-Retain-Engage-Advise-Team Learning) Falcon Project” $884,999
    • 2017-2021 UW System Math Initiative Project
    • 2008-2012 Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) NSF grant (DUE 0736504, PI Kahlow) $149,994, titled “Redesigning Introductory Chemistry: A Student-Driven Model Curriculum”
  • Development of laboratory and classroom materials for improved argumentation skills and understanding of chemistry at the particulate level

Professional Activities:

  • College of Arts & Sciences Assistant Dean for High School Outreach Initiatives (2022-2025)
  • Grants and Research Administrative Fellow (2021-2023)
  • UWRF WiscAMP Scholars Program Director and Faculty Mentor
    • This program is funded through a 2019-2024 Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program NSF grant (HRD 1911284), PI- John Karl Scholz (UW-Madison) and Sub-award PI Jamie Schneider, titled “STEM Pathways and Research Alliance: The Wisconsin LSAMP (WiscAMP)”
  • Student advisor for Chemistry Education

Publications:

  • Schneider, J; Warfa, A; Nyachwaya, J “Stoichiometry and Limiting Reactants Activity” POGIL Activity Clearing House, Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021).
  • Schneider, J; Warfa, A; Nyachwaya, J “Reaction Moles Activity” POGIL Activity Clearing House, Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021).
  • Schneider, J; Warfa, A; Nyachwaya, J “What Happens When Compounds are Added to Water?” POGIL Activity Clearing House, Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021).
  • Trate, J. M.; Teichert, M. A.; Murphy, K. L.; Srinivasan, S.; Luxford, C. J.; Schneider, J. L. “Remote Interview Methods in Chemical Education Research,” Journal of Chemical Education, 2020, 97, 2421–2429.
  • Schneider, J.L.; Harmon, C. W. Test Bank: Chemistry: The Science in Context, 6th Ed. W.W. Norton, 2020.
  • Schneider, J L; Ruder, S M; Bauer, C F “Student Perceptions of Immediate Feedback Testing in Student Centered Chemistry Classes,” Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018, 19, 442-451
  • Schneider, J L; Hein, S M; Murphy, K L Feedback in Testing, the Missing Link In Innovative Uses of Assessments for Teaching and Research; Kendhammer, L K and Murphy, K L, Eds; ACS Symposium Series 1182; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2014; pp 93-112.
  • Warfa, A; Roehrig, G; Schneider, J; Nyachwaya, J “Collaborative discourse and the modeling of solution chemistry with magnetic 3D physical models – impact and characterization” Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 2014, 15, 835-848
  • Warfa, A, Roehrig, G, Schneider, J L, Nyachwaya, J, “The Role of Teacher-Initiated Discourses in Students’ Development of Representational Fluency in Chemistry” Journal of Chemical Education, 2014, 91, 784-792
  • Nyachwaya, J M; Mahamed, A R; Roehrig, G H; Schneider, J L “'College chemistry students’ use of memorized algorithms in chemical reactions” Chemistry Education: Research and Practice, 2014,15, 81-93
  • Nyachwaya, J M; Mahamed, A R; Roehrig, G H; Wood, N B; Kern, A L; Schneider, J L “The Development of an Open-ended Drawing Tool: An Alternative Diagnostic Tool for Assessing Students’ Understanding of the Particulate Nature of Matter” Chemistry Education: Research and Practice 2011, 12, 121-132
  • Nyachwaya, J M; Mahamed, A R; Roehrig, G H; Wood, N B; Kern, A L; Schneider, J L “College Students’ Conceptual Understanding of the Particulate Nature of Mater” conference paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education 2011 International Conference
  • Nyachwaya, J M; Mahamed, A R; Roehrig, G H; Wood, N B; Kern, A L; Schneider, J L “College Students' Understanding of the Particulate Nature of Matter Across Reaction Types” conference paper to presented at the National Association for Research in Science Teaching 2011 International Conference
  • Schneider, J L; Matt, J Experiment 2: Introduction to Measurement and Excel and Experiment 3: Density and Graphing In Chemistry 120/121 General Chemistry Laboratory Manual, Chemistry Department, University of Wisconsin River Falls, 2014; pp 27-45
  • Schneider, J L Experiment 10: The Gas Laws In Experiments in First Semester General Chemistry, 15th Ed, Chemistry Department, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Cengage Learning: Mason, OH, 2008; pp 69-76
  • Ferstl, A D, Schneider, J L, “Film Canister Science” Science Teacher 2007, 74, 46-50
  • J L Schneider, V G Young, Jr, W B Tolman, "Copper(I) Chemistry of Bis(pyrazolyl)diphenylborate Ligands: Formation of a Heterocycle by Cu-Mediated Acetonitrile Addition," Inorg Chem 2001, 40, 165-168
  • J L Schneider, S M Carrier, C E Ruggiero, V G Young, Jr, W B Tolman, “Influences of Ligand Environment on the Spectroscopic Properties and Disproportionation Reactivity of Copper-Nitrosyl Complexes” J Am Chem Soc 1998, 120, 11408-11418
  • J L Schneider, J A Halfen, V G Young, Jr, W B Tolman, “Mono- vs Bidentate Coordination of the NONOate [Et2N(N2O2)]- to Copper(II) Complexes of Tetradentate Ligands” New J Chem 1998, 22, 459-466
  • J L Schneider, V G Young, Jr, W B Tolman, “Synthesis and Characterization of a Copper Complex of [Et2N(N2O2)]- Stabilized with Respect to NO Release in Aqueous Solution” Inorg Chem 1996, 35, 5410-5411

 

Professional Awards

  • 2021 Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers Excellence in Science Teaching Award
  • 2018 UWRF Paul B and Robert Dykstra Faculty Excellence Award
  • 2017 UWRF College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Service Award (Professional)
  • 2013 UWRF College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Award
  • 2013 Kinnickinnic Chapter of the National Residence Hall Honorary Apple Polisher for positive student impact
  • 2012 UWRF Dr Keith G Wurtz Award for outstanding and innovative teachers
  • 2009 UWRF Compass Award for positive impact on a first-year student