{"id":300,"date":"2012-05-29T16:12:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T16:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.171.92.38\/~physics\/?page_id=300"},"modified":"2026-10-21T11:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:19:33","slug":"physics-education-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/research\/research-areas\/physics-education-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics Education Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/zhongzhou-chen'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Zhongzhou-Chen-225x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Zhongzhou Chen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Zhongzhou-Chen-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Zhongzhou-Chen.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/zhongzhou-chen'> Zhongzhou Chen <\/a><\/h3><h5>Associate Professor<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:Zhongzhou.Chen@ucf.edu'>Zhongzhou.Chen@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>321-236-8568<br\/>PSB 153<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/per\/\">Physics Education Research <\/a>at UCF is led by tenure-track assistant professor, Dr. Zhongzhou Chen who received his Ph.D in physics for research in physics education. He study issues relevant to the evolving landscape of higher education in physics and collaborate with colleagues in related disciplines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/per\/zhongzhou-chen\/\">Dr. Zhongzhou Chen <\/a>is interested in combining online education technology with learning science to shape the future of STEM education. Collaborating with the Center for Distributed Learning at UCF (online.ucf.edu), he designs and develops online learning modules based on the concept of deliberate practice. He is also interested in measuring and modeling th<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">e fundamental cognitive process behind physics problem solving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n<p>Many other faculty, including both tenure-line faculty and lecturers, work on physics education research projects and have interest in improving physics education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/enrique-del-barco'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Enrique-Del-Barco-x300-240x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Enrique Del Barco\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Enrique-Del-Barco-x300-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Enrique-Del-Barco-x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/enrique-del-barco'> Enrique Del Barco <\/a><\/h3><h5>Pegasus Professor<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:delbarco@ucf.edu'>delbarco@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>PSB 464<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Enrique Del Barco was an iSTEM Faculty Fellow in 2015-2016. He has recently led the creation of a service-learning nanoscience minor, a physics summer camp (PHySICOS), and a Physical Science capstone research program for undergraduates. His educational activities focus on increasing enrollment, reducing attrition and facilitating transition into the profession in STEM fields.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/archana-dubey'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Archana-Dubey-300x350-1-257x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Archana Dubey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Archana-Dubey-300x350-1-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Archana-Dubey-300x350-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/archana-dubey'> Archana Dubey <\/a><\/h3><h5>Senior Lecturer<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:Archana.Dubey@ucf.edu'>Archana.Dubey@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>407-823-2325<br\/>PSB 322<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Archana Dubey was part of the team that reinvigorated SCALE-UP\/studio physics at UCF. She is interested in improving student learning in introductory and modern physics. She has presented talks and posters about scaffolding students\u2019 problem solving with multi-part problems in Physics II.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/costas-efthimiou'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Costas-Efthimiou-600-240x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Costas Efthimiou\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Costas-Efthimiou-600-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/Costas-Efthimiou-600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/costas-efthimiou'> Costas Efthimiou <\/a><\/h3><h5>Associate Professor<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:costas@physics.ucf.edu'>costas@physics.ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>407-823-2325<br\/>PSB 131<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Costas Efthimiou was a co-PI on UCF\u2019s ICUBED (Innovations through Institutional Integration) NSF-funded project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/elena-flitsiyan'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Flitsiyan-Elena2-213x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elena Flitsiyan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Flitsiyan-Elena2-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Flitsiyan-Elena2-726x1024.jpg 726w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Flitsiyan-Elena2-768x1084.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Flitsiyan-Elena2-250x353.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/05\/Flitsiyan-Elena2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/elena-flitsiyan'> Elena Flitsiyan <\/a><\/h3><h5>Senior Lecturer \/ Undergraduate Program Director<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:Elena.Flitsiyan@ucf.edu'>Elena.Flitsiyan@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>407-823-1156<br\/>PSB 420<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Elena Flitsiyan is interested in incorporating service-learning in the physics curriculum and using technology to enhance learning. In first semester calculus-based physics, her students completed the service-learning project \u201cPhysics of the Car Accident: Building a Safe Campus by Solving Physics Problems\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/talat-s-rahman'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/Rahman-Talat-2-231x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Talat S Rahman\u00a0\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/Rahman-Talat-2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/Rahman-Talat-2-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/Rahman-Talat-2-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/Rahman-Talat-2-1184x1536.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/Rahman-Talat-2-250x324.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/Rahman-Talat-2.jpg 1481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/talat-s-rahman'> Talat S Rahman <\/a><\/h3><h5>Trustee Chair, Pegasus and Distinguished Professor<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:Talat.Rahman@ucf.edu'>Talat.Rahman@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>407-823-1480<br\/>PSB 462<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Talat Rahman was awarded an American Physical Society (APS) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phystec.org\/index.cfm\">Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC)<\/a> grant to improve physics teacher recruitment and education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><div class=\"person_card_vertical \"><div class='person_card_photo media-background-container person-photo rounded-circle'><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/christos-velissaris'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Velissaris-Christo-229x300.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover wp-post-image\" alt=\"Velissaris-Christos\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Velissaris-Christo-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Velissaris-Christo-250x327.jpg 250w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2012\/06\/Velissaris-Christo.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='person_card_info'> <h3><a href='https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/person\/christos-velissaris'> Christos Velissaris <\/a><\/h3><h5>Associate Lecturer<\/h5><p><a href='mailto:Chris.Velissaris@ucf.edu'>Chris.Velissaris@ucf.edu<\/a><br\/>PSB 130<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Christos\u00a0Velisarris is a member of PERL. 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