Research 

• Developing Higher Order Cognitive Skills

• Problem based learning

• Teaching Chemistry in Context

• Use of Case Studies to Teach Chemistry

Recent Research Highlights 

• I was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Tertiary Education Award and a National Teaching Fellowship during 2005.

• Visiting Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Buenos Aires.

• I organised the following national conferences: Variety in Chemistry Education, Physics Higher Education Conference, Science Learning and Teaching Conference.

• I was a member of the scientific committee for the European Variety in Chemistry Education conference in Krakow

Current Research Grants and Contracts 

• Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre
     Principal investigator: Professor Tina L. Overton
     Awarding body: HEA
     Amount awarded: 470139
  
  

• National Teaching Fellowship
     Principal investigator: Professor Tina L. Overton
     Awarding body: HEA
     Amount awarded: 50000
  
  

Conference Presentations 

• Invited lecture, ‘Context and Problem Based Learning’, European Workshop for Newly Appointed Lecturers, Malta, May 2005

• Invited lecture, ‘Using Games and Simulations in Teaching’, European Workshop for Newly Appointed Lecturers, Malta, May 2005

• Workshop, ‘Speed Dating for Scientists’, The Science Learning and Teaching Conference, Warwick, June 2005

• Invited lecture, ‘Forensic Science in HE’, Forensic Science Research and Teaching Conference, Lincoln 2005

• Oral, ‘Critical Thinking in Science’, HEA Conference, Nottingham 2005

• Workshop, ‘Developing physicists employability skills’, The Physics Higher Education Conference, Leicester, Sept 2005

• Oral, ‘Exploring models of independent learning in chemistry’, Variety in Chemistry Education, Keele, Sept 2005

• Oral, ‘The challenge to replace CFCs: a PBL case study’, Variety in Chemistry Education, Keele, Sept 2005

• Invited lecture, Context based learning’, Getting to Grips with Employability Conference, York, Nov 2005

Other Public Output 

• Seminar, ‘From Parrots to Professionals’, Imperial College, Jan 2005

• Away Day, ‘New Directions in Chemistry Education’, Dublin City University, May 2005

• Delivered postgraduate course, ‘Developing Skills and Competencies in Undergraduate Chemists’, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina, October 2005