Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Dr. Gina M. Quan is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University. Dr. Quan specializes in Physics Education Research (PER). Her research focuses on the design of sustainable, supportive learning environments and how these environments impact students’ long-term engagement in physics. In particular, she focuses on the relationships and processes which shape students' involvement within undergraduate physics research experiences. Additionally, Dr. Quan studies how STEM departments can develop sustainable change to undergraduate education through facilitated Departmental Action Teams (DATs). Dr. Quan is a co-founder of the Access Network, an NSF funded research-practice community dedicated to fostering community and supporting inclusion efforts in undergraduate physical science programs.
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About Gina Quan
Dr. Gina M. Quan is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at San Jose State University. Dr. Quan specializes in Physics Education Research (PER). Her research focuses on the design of sustainable, supportive learning environments and how these environments impact students’ long-term engagement in physics. In particular, she focuses on the relationships and processes which shape students' involvement within undergraduate physics research experiences. Additionally, Dr. Quan studies how STEM departments can develop sustainable change to undergraduate education through facilitated Departmental Action Teams (DATs). Dr. Quan is a co-founder of the Access Network, an NSF funded research-practice community dedicated to fostering community and supporting inclusion efforts in undergraduate physical science programs.
| Present | Assistant Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Department of Physics and Astronomy | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2018 | Collaborative Research: Expanding Access: Furthering a Network of Diversity-Focused Programs in the Physical Sciences |
| National Science Foundation - 1806566 | |
| Colleague(s): Joel Corbo | |
| $168,463 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2015 - Present | Member, American Educational Research Association | 2015 - Present | Founding Member, The Access Network | 2015 - Present | Core Organize, The Access Network | 2011 - Present | Member, American Association of Physics Teachers | 2011 - Present | Member, American Physical Society | 2015 - 2017 | Elected Representative, PERLOC | 2013 - 2016 | Mentor, UMD Women in Physics | 2014 - 2015 | Committee Member (Elected), UMD Physics Graduate Committee | 2013 - 2015 | Publicist (Elected), PER Consortium of Graduate Students | 2011 - 2012 | President, Society of Physics Students at Berkeley | 2009 - 2011 | Student Leader, The Compass Project | 2009 - 2011 | Academic Activities Chair, The Compass Project |
Honors and Awards
- UMD Graduate Student Distinguished Service Award - Finalist (Spring 2017)
- UMD Outstanding Graduate Assistant- Department of Physics (Spring 2016)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program- Honorable Mention (Spring 2014)
- UC Berkeley Physics Department Service Award- Recipient (May 2012)
- UC Berkeley Dean's List - Recipient (Fall 2011)
- IBM Thomas J. Watson Scholarship - Recipient (Fall 2008-Spring 2012)
Courses
- Engineering Learning Assistant Pedagogy Course
- PHYS299B: Developing a Physics Toolbox
- UNIV100: The Physics Student in the University
| 2017 | Ph.D., Physics, University of Maryland at Baltimore ‐ College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences | |
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| 2012 | B.A., Physics with High Honors, University of California - Berkeley ‐ Physics Department | |
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