Scholars

Fowler, Debra

Director

Positions:

Graduate Faculty, Educational Psychology, College of Education and Human Development
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence

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dfowler@tamu.edu

1 979 845 0717

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overview

As Director for the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Texas A&M University since August 2016, Dr. Debra Fowler works closely with the Dean of Faculties Office as well as academic administrators and faculty to assess the organizational program needs in teaching. Her role also consists of handling the day-to-day operations of the CTE. The content areas for which she provides programming include: program design and (re)design, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, and promoting critical thinking and inquiry skills.

education and training

B.S. in Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - (Rapid City, South Dakota, United States)
Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

selected publications

Academic Articles14

Winkelmann, K., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., Fowler, D., Lazo Macik, M., Perez Guarda, P., & Joan Ahlborn, C. (2020). Learning gains and attitudes of students performing chemistry experiments in an immersive virtual world. Interactive Learning Environments. 28(5), 1-15.
Patterson, C. A., Chang, C., Lavadia, C. N., Pardo, M. L., Fowler, D. A., & Butler-Purry, K. (2019). Transforming doctoral education: preparing multidimensional and adaptive scholars. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education. 11(1), 17-34.
Arroyave, R., Shields, S., Chang, C., Fowler, D., Malak, R., & Allaire, D. (2018). Interdisciplinary Research on Designing Engineering Material Systems: Results from a National Science Foundation Workshop. Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME. 140(11), 110801-110801.
Winkelmann, K., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., Fowler, D., & Macik, M. (2017). Development, Implementation, and Assessment of General Chemistry Lab Experiments Performed in the Virtual World of Second Life. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION. 94(7), 849-858.
Cherrstrom, C. A., Richardson, R., Fowler, D., Autenrieth, R., & Zoran, M. J. (2017). Creating Teaching Opportunities for STEM Future Faculty Development. Journal of STEM Teacher Education. 52(1), 55-69.