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Molly B. Atkinson

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Chemistry

(940) 565-3550

Email: Molly.Atkinson@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Georgia, 2018
    Major: Chemistry
    Specialization: Bioinorganic Chemistry, Chemistry Education Research
    Dissertation: Assessing Undergraduate Explanation Construction and Affective Characteristics Towards Improving Success in General Chemistry
  • BS, Piedmont College, 2012
    Major: Biology
  • BS, Piedmont College, 2012
    Major: Chemistry

Professional Memberships

  • SEA Change Organization. (2023 - Present).
  • Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science. (2023 - Present).
  • UNT Faculty Writing Group. (2020 - Present).
  • UNT Women and Gender Equity Network (WGEN). (2020 - Present).
  • ACS Division of Chemical Education. (2019 - Present).
  • American Chemical Society. (2016 - Present).
  • Equitable Pathways Partnerships (EPP) Program. (2023 - 2024).

Development Activities

  • Faculty Fellowship, UNT Division of Research and Innovation D.C. Fellows Grant Proposal Program 2024-2025, UNT Division of Research and Innovation. United States of America. (September 2024 - May 2025).
  • Other (UNT Training), University of North Texas Training Activities, University of North Texas. United States of America. (2020 - 2024).
  • Faculty Fellowship, UNT Division of Research and Innovation Washington D.C. Fellows Program 2023, UNT Division of Research and Innovation. United States of America. (September 2022 - May 2023).
  • Workshop, NSF Division of Chemistry (CHE) Early Career Investigator Workshop, National Science Foundation. United States of America. (May 17, 2021 - May 18, 2021).
  • Workshop, Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals, AtKisson Training Group. United States of America. (November 30, 2020 - December 3, 2020).
  • Conference Attendance, NSF-Funded CER Grad Student and Post-Doc Professional Development Conference, National Science Foundation. Oxford,OH,United States of America. (July 2019 - July 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, NSF-Funded CER Grad Student and Post-Doc Professional Development Conference, National Science Foundation. Oxford,OH,United States of America. (July 2017 - July 2017).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry for Science Majors, 16 courses.
  • CHEM 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 1 course.
  • CHEM 4900 - Special Problems, 10 courses.
  • CHEM 4910 - Special Problems, 6 courses.
  • CHEM 4930 - Selected Topics in Chemistry, 2 courses.
  • CHEM 5880 - Learning Theories in Chemistry Education, 2 courses.
  • CHEM 6010 - Seminar for Doctoral Candidates, 2 courses.
  • CHEM 6940 - Individual Research, 7 courses.
  • CHEM 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 4 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (January 2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (January 2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (August 2024).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (2024).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (November 1, 2023).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (November 1, 2023).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (May 1, 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (March 2023).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (March 1, 2023).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (November 1, 2022).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (October 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Educational Psychology. (August 2022).
  • Major Professor, Chemistry. (October 1, 2021).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Chemistry. (April 2023 - May 2024).
  • Other (Co-Advisor), "Understanding Undergraduate STEM Identity through Structural Equation Modeling: The Significance of Informal STEM Experiences and the Interplay Between STEM Identity and Graphical Literacy," Biological Sciences. (October 2021 - March 2024).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Spectral, Electrochemical, and Photochemical Characterization of Donor-Acceptor Supramolecular Systems," Chemistry. (2021 - 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "β, β’-π-extended Porphyrins: Exploration of Functionalization and Aromatic Character," Chemistry. (2021 - 2023).
  • Postdoctoral Research Supervision, Chemistry. (September 1, 2021 - August 10, 2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "An Investigation into the Micromechanical and Corrosion Properties of Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel 316L," Chemistry. (2022 - October 2022).
  • Other (Co-Advisor), "When You "Get What You Pay for" vs When You Can "Alchemize": Investigating Discovery Research Experiences in Inorganic Chemistry/Chemistry Education via an Undergraduate Instructional Laboratory," Chemistry. (2021 - May 2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "The Role of Instructional Representation in Learning Chemical Diagrams," Educational Psychology. (2021 - May 2022).
  • Major Professor, "The Development of the Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry Instrument," Chemistry. (August 2020 - May 2022).

Awards and Honors

  • ACS YCC Leadership Development Award (2025), American Chemical Society (ACS) Younger Chemists Committee (YCC). (January 31, 2025).
  • Division of Chemical Education (DivCHED) International Activities Committee International Travel Award 2020, Division of Chemical Education (DivCHED). (January 13, 2020).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Ayeni, O.M., Migliaro, I., Omary, M.A., Atkinson, M.B. (2025). SymmSpec: An Interactive Python Tool for Predicting IR and Raman Activity for Undergraduate Inorganic Chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education. ASAP Article https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c01137
  • Hamilton, D., Castillo, A., Atkinson, M.B. (2024). Survey of Instrumentation Use in Industry: What Does Industry Want New Chemists to Know?. Journal of Chemical Education. 101 (5) 1883-1890. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00990
  • Collini, M.A., Miguel, K., Weber, R., Atkinson, M.B. (2024). Investigating changes in students’ attitudes towards organic chemistry: A longitudinal study. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 25 613-624. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/rp/d3rp00228d#!
  • Collini, M.A., Rocha, L.A., Ford, J.E., Weber, R., Atkinson, M.B. (2023). Characterizing and identifying influences on undergraduates' attitudes towards organic chemistry. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 24 723–739. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/rp/d2rp00256f
  • Bodenstedt, K., Fripp, J.L., Li, S., Lu, Z., Omary, M.A., Atkinson, M.B. (2023). Luminescence Screening of Copper and Gold Mixed Ligand Complexes with S-/P-Donor Atoms: An Advanced Multiweek Research Discovery Experiment for the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education. 100 (1) 289–297. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00288
  • Bodenstedt, K., Fripp, J.L., Li, S., Lu, Z., Omary, M.A., Atkinson, M.B. (2022). Luminescence Screening of Copper and Gold Mixed Ligand Complexes with S-/P-Donor Atoms: An Advanced Multiweek Research Discovery Experiment for the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education. 100 (1) 289–297. American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00288
  • Rosa, V., States, N.E., Corrales, A., Nguyen, Y., Atkinson, M. (2022). Relevance and Equity: Should Stoichiometry be the Cornerstone of Introductory Chemistry Courses?. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 23 662-685. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2022/RP/D1RP00333J
  • Atkinson, M.B., Lowery Bretz, S. (2021). Measuring Changes in Undergraduate Chemistry Students’ Reasoning with Reaction Coordinate Diagrams: A Longitudinal, Multi-institution Study. Journal of Chemical Education. 98 (4) 1064-1076. American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01419
  • Atkinson, M.B., Croisant, M., Lowery Bretz, S. (2020). Investigating first-year undergraduate chemistry students’ reasoning with reaction coordinate diagrams when choosing among particulate-level reaction mechanisms. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 22 199-213. Royal Society of Chemistry. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/RP/D0RP00193G
  • Atkinson, M.B., Popova, M., Croisant, M., Lowery Bretz, S. (2020). Development of the Reaction Coordinate Diagram Inventory: Measuring Student Thinking and Confidence. Journal of Chemical Education. 97 (7) 1841-1851. American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b01186
  • Atkinson, M.B., Krishnan, S., McNeil, L.A., Luft, J.A., Pienta, N.J. (2020). Constructing Explanations in an Active Learning Preparatory Chemistry Course. Journal of Chemical Education. 97 (3) 626-634. American Chemical Society. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00901
  • Tang, H., Day, E.L., Atkinson, M.B., Pienta, N.J. (2018). GrpString: An R Package for Analysis of Groups of Strings. The R Journal. 10 (1) 359-369. https://journal.r-project.org/archive/2018/RJ-2018-002/index.html

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at University of Texas at Dallas, Title TBD, University of Texas at Dallas, Hosted by University of Texas at Dallas, United States of America. (2025).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at Portland State University, Characterizing Student Understanding of Visual Chemistry Representations: Interpretation of Infrared Spectra, Portland State University, Hosted by Portland State University, United States of America. (2025).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at Texas Tech University, Measuring Student and Faculty Perceptions of Graduate Chemistry Education, Texas Tech University, Hosted by Texas Tech University, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at Texas Christian University, Examining Student Interpretation of Infrared Spectra, Texas Christian University, Hosted by Texas Christian University, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at University of Central Florida, Assessing Experiences in Graduate Chemistry Programs, University of Central Florida, Hosted by University of Central Florida, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at Texas State University, Examining Student Reasoning with Chemistry Representations, Texas State University, Hosted by Texas State University, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at University of North Texas, Department of Physics, Examining Student Reasoning with Representations using Eye Tracking, University of North Texas, Hosted by University of North Texas, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at University of South Florida, Examining How Student Reasoning Impacts IR Spectral Interpretation, University of South Florida, Hosted by University of South Florida, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at the University of Southern Mississippi, Research on Learning Organic Chemistry: Reputation and Cognitive Resources, University of Southern Mississippi, Virtual, Hosted by University of Southern Mississippi, United States of America. (2023).
  • Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Chemistry Graduate Orientation (Spring 2023), Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Training Workshop, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at Kennesaw State University, Research on Learning Organic Chemistry: Reputation and the Iceberg Model, Kennesaw State University, Virtual, Hosted by Kennesaw State University, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), UNT Chemistry Graduate Orientation (Fall 2022), Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Training Workshop, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science (TAMS) Summer Seminar Series, Using Eye Tracking Technology to Explore Students’ Understanding of Chemistry, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science (TAMS), Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Corrales, A. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2022, Investigating Undergraduate Students’ Cognitive Processes when Viewing Organic Chemistry Representations, American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at Texas Women’s University (TWU), Investigating Undergraduate Students’ Cognitive Processes and Affective Experiences in Organic Chemistry, Texas Women's University, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), ACS Project SEED (Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged) Virtual 2021 Program, Careers in STEM and STEM Education, American Chemical Society, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), UNT Girls SURGE into STEM Camp, UNT Girls SURGE into STEM Camp, University of North Texas, UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Seminar at the University of Giessen (Justus Liebig University Giessen), Investigating Organic Chemistry Students’ Cognitive Processes and Affective Experiences, University of Giessen (Justus Liebig University Giessen), Virtual, Hosted by University of Giessen in Germany, Germany. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), UniEngineering Week, Basics in STEM Educational Theory: Active Learning and Student-Centered Approaches, Universidad de Celaya, Virtual, Hosted by Universidad de Celaya in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, Mexico. (2021).

    • Lecture

  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 5010, Chemistry Education Research: How Undergraduate and Graduate Students Learn Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 5010, Chemistry Education Research: Investigating How Students Learn Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), UNT Chemistry REU Program (2023), Introduction to Scientific Ethics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 3010, Chemistry Education Research: Investigating How Students Learn Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 5010, Chemistry Education Research: Investigating How Students Learn Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), UNT Chemistry REU Program (2022), Introduction to Scientific Ethics, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 3010, Investigating Undergraduate Chemistry Students' Cognitive Processes and Perceptions, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 5010, Scientific Ethics in Human Subjects Research, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 5010, Investigating Student Understanding of Chemistry Representations, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), CHEM 5010, Uisng Eye Tracking as a Method to Investigate Students' Views of Chemistry Visualizations, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2020).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Chemistry Education Research and Practice – Gordon Research Conference (CERP-GRC) 2025, Title TBD, Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2025).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), American Chemical Society (ACS) Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Fall 2024, Examining Analytical Chemistry Student Interpretation of IR Spectra, American Chemical Society, Waco, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Fall 2024, Pathways to Chemistry Education, American Chemical Society, Denver, CO, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ayeni, O.M. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Characterizing Undergraduate Students’ Cognitive Resource Activation when Solving VSEPR Theory Problems, American Chemical Society, Lexington, KY, United States of America. (2024).
  • England, J. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Cognitive Resource Activation by Chemistry Graduate Students and Faculty when Discussing Entropy, American Chemical Society, Lexington, KY, United States of America. (2024).
  • Hamilton, D. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Considerations when Using Assessment Instruments, American Chemical Society, Lexington, KY, United States of America. (2024).
  • Guo, E. (Author & Presenter), Jacob, S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Understanding of Acid-Base Titrations: An Eye Tracking Study, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Dhameera Silva, S. (Author & Presenter), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), 10th Texas Universities’ Educational Statistics and Psychometrics (TUESAP) X 2024 Conference, Developing BioCheM-ID to Measure Undergraduate STEM Identity Across Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics and Exploring the Impacts of Informal STEM Experiences through Hierarchical Multiple Regression, UNT College of Education, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Juan, K. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Equitable Pathways for STEM Student Transfer from Two- to Four-Year Institutions, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Hamilton, D. (Author & Presenter), Hollingshead, K. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Examining How Student Reasoning Impacts IR Spectral Interpretation: An Eye Tracking Study, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Dhameera SIlva, S. (Author & Presenter), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT AERI Inaugural ESG (Environmental Social and Governance) Conference, 3 Minute Madness – STEM Identity, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Juan, K. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Chemistry Education Research and Practice Gordon Research Seminar (CERP-GRS), Equitable or Not? Assessment of the Current Pathways to Foster Transfer from Two- to Four-Year Institutions in Chemistry, Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2023).
  • Dhameera SIlva, S. (Author & Presenter), Eaves, T. (Author), Diwan, A. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT BGSA (Biology Grad Student Association) Symposium, Characterizing STEM Identity and Investigating Relationships Between Undergraduates’ STEM Identity and Introductory Level Biology Problem-Solving Processes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Weber, R. (Author & Presenter), Kitchen, J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2023, Why are you a chemistry major? An investigation into interest in chemistry, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Collini, M.A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2023, Evidence for the validity and reliability of data generated via the Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC) instrument, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), Rodriguez, R. (Author), Allen, A.S. (Author), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2023, Integrating undergraduate organic chemistry students’ use of cognitive resources during stereochemical tasks with eye tracking, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Silva, S.D. (Author & Presenter), Eaves, T. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), ACS SWRM, Investigating the Relationships Between Undergraduates' STEM Identity and STEM Problem Solving Processes, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Collini (Author & Presenter), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Evidence of validity and reliability when using the Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC) instrument in first-semester organic chemistry, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Dhameera Silva, S. (Author & Presenter), Eaves, T. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Investigating relationships between undergraduates’ STEM identity and STEM problem-solving processes, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), Rodriguez, R. (Author), Allen, A.S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Triangulating undergraduate organic chemistry students’ use of cognitive resources during stereochemical tasks with eye tracking, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), Allen, A.S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Investigating undergraduate organic chemistry students’ use of cognitive resources during stereochemical tasks through eye tracking, American Chemical Society, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Measuring Understanding with the Reaction Coordinate Diagram Inventory (RCDI), American Chemical Society, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Corrales, A. (Author), Allen, A.S. (Author), International Conference on Chemical Education (ICCE), Exploring undergraduate organic chemistry students’ understanding of stereochemistry concepts, American Chemical Society, Cape Town, South Africa, South Africa. (2022).
  • Collini, M. (Author & Presenter), Miguel, K. (Author), Ford, J. (Author), Rocha, L. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2022, Identifying influences on undergraduate attitudes related to learning using the Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC) instrument, American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Mathieu, K. (Author & Presenter), Lu, S. (Author), Frank, D. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2022, Role of Instructional Representation and Spatial Ability in Learning Organic Chemistry Diagrams Among High School Students, American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), Allen, A. (Author), Knowles, S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2022, Investigating undergraduate organic chemistry students’ representational competence during stereochemical tasks through eye tracking, American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Collini (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Chemistry for Your Life: Using popular media and context-based examples to teach chemistry, American Chemical Society, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Investigating Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Students’ Cognitive Processes when Viewing Stereochemical Representations, American Chemical Society, Austin, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Mathieu, K. (Author & Presenter), Lu, S. (Author), Frank, D. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), 29th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Society (ARMADILLO) Conference, The Role of Instructional Representation in Learning Chemical Diagrams, Southwest Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Virtual, Hosted by Texas A&M University - Commerce, United States of America. (2021).
  • Lowery Bretz, S. (Author & Presenter), Anderson-Wile, A. (Author), Anzovino, M. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Musolf (Author), Page (Author), 51st IUPAC General Assembly and 104th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition (CCCE), Measuring Students' Conceptions using the Nucleophile and Electrophile Concept Inventory, IUPAC, Virtual, Canada. (2021).
  • Collini, M. (Author & Presenter), Rocha (Author), Ford, J. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), ACS DFW Section Meeting in Miniature, Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC): An Instrument for Measuring Student Attitudes Related to Learning Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Virtual, Hosted by UT Dallas, United States of America. (2021).
  • Bodenstedt, K. (Author & Presenter), Omary, M. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), ACS DFW Section Meeting in Miniature, Research Discovery for Advanced Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory 2020: (O)LED Screening of Copper and Gold Mixed Ligand Complexes with S-/P-Donor Atoms, American Chemical Society, Virtual, Hosted by UT Dallas, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), 26th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) - CANCELLED, A Longitudinal, Multi-institution Research Study: Changes in Organic Chemistry Students’ Thinking and Confidence in the Contexts of Functional Group and Mechanisms Curricula, ACS, Corvallis, OR, United States of America. (2020).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), 103rd Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition - CANCELLED, Using the Reaction Coordinate Diagram Inventory (RCDI) to Measure Chemistry Student Thinking and Confidence when Interpreting Reaction Coordinate Diagrams, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Canada. (2020).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Popova, M. (Author), Croisant, M. (Author), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), American Chemical Society Fall 2019 National Meeting and Expo, The Reaction Coordinate Diagram Inventory: Measuring General and Organic Chemistry Student Thinking and Confidence, ACS, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2019).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Krishnan, S. (Author), McNeil, L.A. (Author), Luft, J.A. (Author), Pienta, N.J. (Author), 25th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Constructing Explanations During and Outside of a Non-Majors Chemistry Class: Which Improves Student Learning?, South Bend, IN, United States of America. (2018).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Pienta, N.J. (Author), American Chemical Society Spring 2018 National Meeting and Expo, Student Attitudes and Self-Concepts in an Active Learning Preparatory Chemistry Classroom Utilizing the Construction of Explanations to Promote Understanding, ACS, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2018).

    • Other

  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), The SW Podcast, Episode 18: The SW Pod: Professor Molly Atkinson, The SW Podcast, Virtual, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Analytically Speaking Podcast, Episode 28: What does industry want new chemists to know?, Analytically Speaking Podcast, Virtual, United States of America. (2024).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), Panel on Women in Engineering/Physical Sciences in Action, HSRU Panel on Women in Engineering/Physical Sciences in Action, Hispanic-Serving Research Universities (HSRU) Conference on Supporting Hispanic Women in Physical Sciences and Engineering, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), UNT CV Workshop for COS Graduate Students, UNT CV Workshop for COS Graduate Students, Invited Panel Speaker, UNT College of Science, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), UNT COS Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Symposium Panel, UNT COS Graduate Student and Postdoc Career Symposium, Invited Panel Speaker, UNT College of Science, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), UNT Developing Broader Impacts for HSI & MSI Universities, UNT Developing Broader Impacts for HSI & MSI Universities, Invited Panel Speaker, UNT Office of Research and Innovation, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), UNT Research in the Classroom, UNT Research in the Classroom, Invited Zoom Panel Speaker, UNT Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), UNT Women of STEM, Invited Panel Speaker, UNT Women of STEM, Invited Panel Speaker, UNT College of Science, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), UNT Honors College STEM Research Panel, STEM Research, UNT Honors College, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), American Chemical Society (ACS) Virtual Graduate School Workshop, The graduate school decision: What's right for you?, American Chemical Society, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science (TAMS) Research Symposium, Research Symposium Panel, Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science (TAMS), Denton, TX, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Panelist), CER Academic Career Paths Discussion Hour, CER Academic Career Paths Discussion Hour, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).

    • Poster

  • Castillo, C. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference, Characterizing Graduate Student Experiences within Chemistry and Physics Programs, SACNAS, Phoenix, AZ, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ayeni, O.M. (Author & Presenter), Omary, D.M. (Author), Migliaro, I. (Author), Omary, M.A. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Fall 2024, Development of a Web App for Characterizing Molecular Vibrations for Inorganic Chemistry Students, American Chemical Society, Waco, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • England, J. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), University Research Day, Instructional Decisions when Teaching Entropy: A Case Study, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Ayeni, O.M. (Author & Presenter), Migliaro, I. (Author), Omary, M.A. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), An Interactive, Inorganic Chemistry Python Notebook for Predicting IR and Raman Activity, American Chemical Society, Lexington, KY, United States of America. (2024).
  • Dhameera Silva, S. (Author & Presenter), Eaves, T. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Exploring the Relationships between Informal STEM Experiences, STEM Identity, and Problem-Solving Processes of Undergraduate Students, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Silva, S. (Author & Presenter), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, "Exploring the Relationships between Informal STEM Experiences, STEM Identity, and Problem-Solving Processes of Undergraduate Students, American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Martinez, M. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Juan, K. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Comparing Perspectives on Undergraduate STEM Student Transfer, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Juan, K. (Author & Presenter), Martinez, M. (Author), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Equitable Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Student Transfer, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Hollingshead, K. (Author & Presenter), Hamilton, D. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Interpretation of Infrared Spectral Data by Chemistry Students, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Garza-Lund, D. (Author & Presenter), Juan, K. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Undergraduate STEM Students’ Perspectives on Navigating the Transfer Process,, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Guo, E. (Author & Presenter), Jacob, S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Understanding of Acid-Base Titrations: An Eye Tracking Study, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2024).
  • Juan, K. (Author & Presenter), Martinez, M. (Author), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Actionable Steps to Equitably Improve Undergraduate STEM Student Transfer, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Martinez, M. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Juan, K. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Exploring Undergraduate STEM Students’ Perspectives on Support in Navigating the Transfer Process, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Garza-Lund, D. (Author & Presenter), Juan, K. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Exploring Undergraduate STEM Students’ Perspectives on Support in Navigating the Transfer Process, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Castillo, A. (Author & Presenter), Hamilton, D. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Undergraduate Instrumentation: Alignment with Chemical Industry, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • England, J. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Professors’ and Graduate Students’ Ideas About Entropy, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Stewart, N. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2024, Undergraduate Student Experiences in a Gamified Analysis Laboratory Experiment, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Garza-Lund, D. (Author & Presenter), Martinez, M. (Author), Juan, K. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference, Analyzing Equitable Pathways in the Community College Transfer Process, SACNAS, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Juan, K. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference, Assessment of the Current Support for Chemistry Students Transferring from Two- to Four-Year Institutions, SACNAS, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Martinez, M. (Author & Presenter), Juan, K. (Author), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference, Investigating Existing Support in Chemistry Transfer Pathways from Two- to Four-Year Institutions, SACNAS, Portland, OR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Dhameera Silva, S. (Author & Presenter), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT University Research Day, Development of the BioCheM-ID Instrument to Measure Undergraduate STEM Identity and Impacts of Informal STEM Experiences across Multiple STEM Domains, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Guo, E. (Author & Presenter), Jacob, S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT University Research Day, Using Eye Tracking to Explore Undergraduate General Chemistry Students’ Understanding of Acid-Base Titrations, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Corrales, A. (Author), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Chemistry Education Research and Practice Gordon Research Conference (CERP-GRC), Cognitive Resource Use and Confidence during Stereochemical Eye Tracking Tasks, Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2023).
  • Corrales, A. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Chemistry Education Research and Practice Gordon Research Conference (CERP-GRC), Equitable or Not? Assessment of the Current Pathways to Foster Transfer from Two- to Four-Year Institutions in Chemistry, Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2023).
  • Hamilton, D. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Chemistry Education Research and Practice Gordon Research Conference (CERP-GRC), Examining How Upper-Level Students Interpret IR Spectra: An Eye Tracking Study, Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2023).
  • Hamilton, D. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Chemistry Education Research and Practice Gordon Research Seminar (CERP-GRS), Survey of Instrumentation Use in Industry: What Does Industry Want New Chemists to Know?, Gordon Research Conference Seminar, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2023).
  • Dhameera Silva, S. (Author & Presenter), Diwan, A. (Author), Eaves, T. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), X-DBER Conference, Characterizing STEM identity: How do pre-college informal STEM experiences impact undergraduate STEM identity across multiple STEM domains?, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).
  • Allen, A.S. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), X-DBER Conference, Exploring students’ cognitive resource use during stereochemistry problems, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).
  • Eaves, T. (Author & Presenter), Dhameera Silva, S. (Author), Diwan, A. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), X-DBER Conference, Eye Tracking and Retrospective Interviewing to Explore Problem-Solving in Introductory STEM Courses, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).
  • Eaves, T. (Author & Presenter), Dhameera Silva, S. (Author), Diwan, A. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT BGSA (Biology Grad Student Association) Symposium, Eye Tracking and Interviewing to Investigate Introductory-Level Students’ Problem-Solving Across STEM Domains, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Garza-Lund, D. (Author & Presenter), Allen, A.S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Analyzing cognitive resources students use while solving stereochemistry problems, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Jacob, S. (Author & Presenter), Guo, E. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Evaluating undergraduate general chemistry students’ understanding of acid-base titrations via eye tracking, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Eaves, T. (Author & Presenter), Dhameera Silva, S. (Author), Diwan, A. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Exploring Problem-Solving Processes of Introductory-Level STEM Students with Eye Tracking and Retrospective Interviewing, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Kitchen, J. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day, Why chemistry? Investigating initial and maintained interest among senior chemistry majors, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2023).
  • Kitchen, J. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2023, Why chemistry? Investigating initial and maintained interest among senior chemistry majors, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Atiquzzaman, N. (Author & Presenter), Corrales, A. (Author), Wright Ward, L. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Popova, M. (Author), Roche Allred, Z. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2023, Characterizing the Types of Representations Subject to Research Studies and Interventions centered around the Representation Competence Framework within Chemistry Education, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Hamilton, D. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2023, Examining How Quantitative Analysis Students Interpret IR Spectra: An Eye Tracking Study, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Hamilton, D. (Author & Presenter), Gonzalez, J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Examining how students interpret IR spectra: An eye tracking study, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Gonzalez, J. (Author & Presenter), Hamilton, D. (Author), Gregory, M. (Author), Golden, T.D. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Investigating how undergraduate students interpret IR spectra, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Eaves, T. (Author & Presenter), Dhameera Silva, S. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Thompson, R. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Investigating introductory undergraduate STEM students’ problem-solving processes through eye tracking, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Jacob, S. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting (SWRM), Using eye tracking to explore undergraduate general chemistry students’ understanding of acid-base titrations, American Chemical Society, Baton Rouge, LA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Chicarelli, H.C. (Author & Presenter), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), University of North Texas Undergraduate Scholars Day 2022, Investigating Undergraduate General Chemistry Students’ Cognitive Processes when Solving Problems Related to Titrations, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, United States of America. (2022).
  • Bodenstedt (Author & Presenter), Omary, M. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Fall 2021, Undergraduate Chemistry Students’ Perceptions of the Impacts of Engaging in Authentic Research Experiences in an Inorganic Chemistry Course, American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2021).
  • Anderson-Wile, A. (Author & Presenter), Anzovino, M. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Musolf, N. (Author), Page, A. (Author), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2021, Measuring Students’ Conceptions using the Nucleophile and Electrophile Concept Inventory, American Chemical Society, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • Collini (Author & Presenter), Ford, J. (Author), Rocha, L. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Expo, Spring 2021, Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC): A Tool for Measuring the Affective Domain in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Courses, American Chemical Society, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • Collini, M. (Author & Presenter), Ford, J. (Author), Rocha, L. (Author), Weber, R. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), X-DBER 2021 Virtual Conference, Measuring Student Attitudes in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Courses using the Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC) Survey, Virtual, United States of America. (2021).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Popova, M. (Author), Croisant, M. (Author), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), American Chemical Society Spring 2020 National Meeting and Expo - CANCELLED, Longitudinal Study using the Reaction Coordinate Diagram Inventory (RCDI): Changes in Students’ Reasoning during Organic Chemistry, ACS, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2020).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Croisant, M. (Author), Popova, M. (Author), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), NSF-Funded CER Grad Student and Post-Doc Professional Development Conference, Development of the Reaction Coordinate Diagram Inventory: Measuring Student Thinking and Confidence with Reaction Coordinate Diagrams, NSF, Oxford, OH, United States of America. (2019).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Croisant, M. (Author), Popova, M. (Author), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), Chemistry Education Research and Practice (CERP) Gordon Research Conference (GRC), Development of the Reaction Coordinate Diagram Inventory: Measuring Student Thinking and Confidence with Reaction Coordinate Diagrams, Lewiston, ME, United States of America. (2019).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Croisant, M. (Author), Popova, M. (Author), Lowery Bretz, S. (Author), American Chemical Society Spring 2019 National Meeting and Expo, An Inventory to Measure Student Thinking about Reaction Coordinate Diagrams, ACS, Orlando, FL, United States of America. (2019).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Author & Presenter), Pienta, N.J. (Author), NSF-Funded CER Grad Student and Post-Doc Professional Development Conference, Tracking General Chemistry Student Misconceptions Using an Electronic Learning Tool, NSF, Oxford, OH, United States of America. (2017).

    • Symposium

  • Atkinson, M.B. (Coordinator/Organizer), Barbera, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) 2024, Assessment Instruments: Design, Development, and Evaluation, American Chemical Society, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Coordinator/Organizer), American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2024, Research in Chemistry Education, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Coordinator/Organizer), American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2023, Research in Chemistry Education, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Barbera, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Atkinson, M.B. (Coordinator/Organizer), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) 2022, Assessment Instruments: Design, Development, and Evaluation, American Chemical Society, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America. (2022).
  • Havanki, K. (Coordinator/Organizer), Graulich, N. (Coordinator/Organizer), Atkinson, M.B. (Coordinator/Organizer), Hansen, S. (Coordinator/Organizer), Weinrich, M. (Coordinator/Organizer), VandenPlas, J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) 2022, Using eye-tracking technology as a magnifying glass to investigate chemistry education, American Chemical Society, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America. (2022).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Coordinator/Organizer), Pienta, N.J. (Coordinator/Organizer), Pittcon Science Week 2022, Arguing to Understand: Using the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Approach in Science Education, Pittcon, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2022).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Slaughter, L.M. (Principal), Atkinson, M.B. (Co-Principal), "REU Site: Chemistry Research Experiences for Early-Stage Undergraduates through Collaborative HSI Partnerships," sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) REU (23-601), National, $464721 Funded. (2025 - 2028).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Principal), Corrales, A. (Co-Principal), Weber, R. (Co-Principal), "Equitable or Not? Assessment of the Current Pathways to Foster Transfer from Two-to Four-Year Institutions in Chemistry," sponsored by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Private, $74737 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Atkinson, M.B. (Principal), Corrales, A. (Co-Principal), Weber, R.J. (Co-Principal), "Creating equitable Pathways to STEM graduate Education," sponsored by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Private, $75000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Mentor, Invisible Mentoring. (October 2022 - Present).
  • Faculty Advisor, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) UNT Graduate and Undergraduate Student Chapter. (October 2022 - Present).
  • Chairperson, Division of Chemistry Education. (December 2021 - Present).
  • Faculty Mentor, Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) One-On-One Mentoring for Leaders in CHEM 1410. (August 2021 - Present).
  • Member, UNT Faculty Writing Group - Member. (2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Graduate Affairs Committee (GAC). (August 2020 - Present).
  • Member, Women and Gender Equity Network (WGEN) - Member. (2020 - Present).
  • Faculty Mentor, Mentor for Teaching Fellowship: David Hamilton. (August 2024 - December 2024).
  • Faculty Mentor, Mentor for Teaching Fellowship: Jennifer England. (August 2024 - December 2024).
  • Other (Graduate Student Recruiting), COS/UNT Graduate Student Recruiting at SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference 2022-2024. (2022 - 2024).
  • Other (Graduate Student Visit Weekend), Volunteer for Graduate Student Visit Weekend. (2022 - 2024).
  • Other (Virtual Graduate Preview Day), Volunteer for Virtual Graduate Preview Day. (2022 - 2024).
  • Guest Speaker, UNT Chemistry TA Training. (2021 - 2024).
  • Chairperson, Faculty Mentor for Chemistry Graduate Students (Cristina Castillo and Gabriel Re Calderon) to attend the HSRU-UC Santa Cruz Summit (HSRU Conference on Supporting Hispanic Women in Physical Sciences and Engineering. (August 6, 2024 - August 8, 2024).
  • Special Institutional Assignment, UNT Department of Chemistry Third Year Talks - Room Chair. (April 12, 2024).
  • Special Institutional Assignment, UNT Undergraduate Scholars Day - Moderator for Oral Presentations. (April 2, 2024).
  • Co-Chair, Search Committee - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry Education Research. (August 2023 - February 2024).
  • Chairperson, Mentor for Teaching: Dr. Adriana Corrales (Visiting Assistant Professor and Instructor of Record), CHEM 2370-2380. (2021 - 2023).
  • Chairperson, Mentoring Committee (and Lead of Research) for Dr. Adriana Corrales (VAP). (2021 - 2023).
  • Chairperson, Reappointment Committee for Dr. Adriana Corrales (VAP). (2021 - 2023).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee - UNT College of Science position of Graduate Student Recruiter. (May 2023 - August 2023).
  • Co-Chair, Search Committee - Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Chemistry Education Research. (August 2022 - February 2023).
  • Other (TAMS Fair Judge), Volunteer Judge for the 3rd Annual Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) Fair. (January 28, 2023).
  • Committee Member, Award Selection Committee (2022), Chemistry Staff Member of the Year Award. (January 2022 - March 2022).
  • Chairperson, Mentor for Teaching: Melissa Collini (Teaching Fellow and Instructor of Record) CHEM 2370-2380. (August 2021 - December 2021).
  • Program Coordinator, Chemistry Education Program. (September 2020 - November 2021).
  • Chairperson, Search Committee - Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Teaching Postdoc). (October 2020 - April 2021).
  • Special Institutional Assignment, UNT Department of Chemistry Third Year Talks - Judge. (April 16, 2021).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Journal of Chemical Education. (January 1, 2025 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Science Education and Technology. (May 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Other (Associate Director), CHIRAL (CHemistry Instrument Review and Assessment Library). (2024 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of STEM Education. (December 1, 2023 - Present).
  • Other (Seminar Host), Hosted External Seminar Speakers for the Field of Chemistry Education Research (CER). (August 2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Chemistry Education Research and Practice. (January 1, 2020 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Chemical Education. (January 1, 2019 - Present).
  • Committee Member, American Chemistry Society Division of Chemical Education (ACS DivCHED) Early Career Chemistry Education Scholars (ECCES) Committee Member. (January 2023 - December 2025).
  • Mentor, Mentor for 9th Annual 1on1 Mentoring Workshop, SACNAS NDiSTEM Conference 2024. (October 31, 2024).
  • Other (Invited Review Panel Member), CHIRAL (CHemistry Instrument Review and Assessment Library). (May 2022 - July 2022).