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Dr. Carina Rebello

Carina Rebello
Assistant Professor
416-979-5000 ext. 552996
https://sites.google.com/view/carinarebello/home (external link) 

Research Interests

Curriculum Development

Evidence Based Reasoning & Scientific Argumentation

Pedagogy Professional Development

Physics Education Research (PER)

Science Education & Educational Technologies

Scientific Inquiry and Engineering Design

Course Code Course Name
PCS 211 Physics: Mechanics

  • Pedagogy (Physics Education Research)

Publications on Google Scholar  (external link, opens in new window) 
  • Munsell, J., Rebello, N. S., & Rebello, C. M. (2021). Using natural language processing to predict student problem solving performance. In M. Bennett, B.W. Frank, & R.E. Vieyra (Eds.), 2021 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings [Virtual Conference, August 4-5, 2021]. AAPT PERTG.
  • Rebello C. M., Asunda P. A., & Wang H. H. (2020). Infusing evidence-based reasoning in integrated STEM (external link, opens in new window) . In C. Johnson, M. Mohr-Schroeder, T. Moore & L. English, (Eds.). Handbook of Research on STEM Education (pp. 184-495). Routledge/Taylor & Francis. 
  • Fennell, H.W., Lyon, J.A., Magana, A.J., Rebello, S., Rebello, C., and Piedrahita, Y. (2019) Designing hybrid physics labs: Combining simulation and experiment for teaching computational thinking in first-year engineering (external link, opens in new window) . In Proceedings of the 49th IEEE-ERM Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Cincinnatti, OH, USA. October 16-19, 2019. 
  • Uruena, Y. P., Rebello, C. M., Dasgupta, C., Magana, A. J., & Rebello, N. S. (2017). Impact of contrasting designs and argumentation scaffolds on elementary pre-service teachers’ use of science ideas in engineering design tasks. In D. L. Jones, L. Ding, & A. Traxler (Eds.), 2017 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings. Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics. 
  • Rebello, C. M. (2016). Argumentation prompts mediating student resource use on conceptual problems. In D. L. Jones, L. Ding, & A. Traxler (Eds.), 2016 Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings. Melville, NY: American Institute of Physics. 

  • College of Science Outstanding Teacher Award, Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN), 2018 – 2019. On behalf of the Purdue Science Student Council.
  • SPIRA Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN), 2019.

  • Canadian Association of Physics (CAP), member
  • European Science Education Research Association (ESERA), member
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Practice, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN), 2022 – Present.
  • National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST), member, 2022-Present: Elections Committee member, 2018–2021: Research Committee member, 2016–2018: Co-Strand Coordinator – Strand 5: College Science Teaching
  • American Association for Physics Teachers (AAPT), member, 2019-2020: Nominating Committee Member

Year Degree University
2012 PhD University of Missouri (Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum – Science Education)
2007 MSc Ball State University (Physics)
2005 Hons. BSc Kansas State University (Physics)

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