Elise M. Heiss, Ph.D. joined the Chemistry and Physics Department at King’s College in 2014. She earned her B.S. in Chemistry from Loyola University Maryland in 2009 and her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Boston University in 2014. Her graduate work was funded by an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and focused on the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen in marine environments. She has investigated nitrogen cycling in freshwater systems while at King’s College and engaged several undergraduate students in her research.
Her passion for teaching has helped her transition her research to focus on pedagogy and recently has coauthored a journal article and a book chapter on her use of active learning in her chemistry classes. She served as the Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at King’s College from 2021 to 2024. Since 2024, she has been working in collaboration with King's Math and Education faculty as co-PI for the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Program (NSF 23-586) Award ID: 2344886, Preparing and Retaining Inclusive and Mentored Educators in STEM (PRIMES): Universal, Flexible, and Collaborative Practices to Improve Teacher Self-Efficacy.
Preparing and Retaining Inclusive and Mentored Educators in STEM: Universal, Flexible, and Collaborative Practices to Improve Teacher Self-Efficacy. Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF 23-586), Award ID: 2344886, June 2024
Heiss, E.M., Liu, Y. 2022. Use of Primary Literature in the Classroom: Quantitative and Instrumental Analysis Topics. Active Learning in the Analytical Chemistry Curriculum, ACS Symposium Series 1409, Ed. Wenzel, T.J., Kovarik, M.L., Robinson, J.K.
Heiss, E.M., Oxley, S.P. 2021. Implementing a Flipped Classroom Approach in Remote Instruction. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 413, 1245-1250.
