Dr. Walker’s Honors, Awards, Service, and Collaborations
Honors and Awards
2024 – New and Noteworthy Symposium at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society
2023 – Invited Presenter for Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice
2023 – Nominated for 5-year Research and Creative Activity Award
2020 – New and Noteworthy symposium for the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
2019 – Dean’s Early Career Award. Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University
2019 – American Chemical Society Editors’ Choice Award
2018 – Presenter at the 6th Annual Recognition of Faculty Grant and Contract Award Recipients. Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University.
Service
2023 – Present – Personnel Committee, Department of Chemistry
2021 – 2023 – Faculty Senate, Research and Creative Activity Committee (Chair)
2018 – Present – Learning Assistant Program Coordinator, Department of Chemistry
2016 – 2020 – Assessment Coordinator, Department of Chemistry
Professional Collaborations
2024 – 2029 – Advisory Board Member. Popova, M. [PI], Croatt, M. and Sparks, R. University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Collaborative Research: Broadening Instructional Innovation in the Chemistry Laboratory through Excellence in Curriculum Development. IUSE program, National Science Foundation.
2023 – 2025 – Advisory Board Member and Evaluator. Ables, E. [PI], Aileru, A., Tran, T. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Biomedical Sciences MARC, National Institute of Health.
2022 – 2024 – Advisory Board Member. Harvey, M. [PI] and Seitz, H. Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS. Building a Sustainable Community College CURE Program. (Funded) IUSE program, National Science Foundation.
2022 – 2024 – Advisory Board Member. Dauer, J. [PI], Moon, A. and Sparks, R. University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Supporting Students’ Science Literacy through Collaborative Critical Evaluation of Evidence. (Funded) IUSE program, National Science Foundation.
2020 – Chair, Chemistry Education Research Committee, Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society.
2019 – Co-Chair, Chemistry Education Research Committee, Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society.
2019 – 2023 – Advisory Board Member, Rushton, G. [PI], Talanquer, V. and Cole, R. Collaborative Research: Investigating Classroom Discourse in Active Learning Environments for Large Enrollment Chemistry Courses. (Funded) IUSE program, National Science Foundation.
2016 – 2021 – Committee Member, Chemistry Education Research Committee, Division of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society.