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Dr. Rebecca J. Weber

Clinical Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Chemistry

(940) 369-8433

Email: Rebecca.Weber@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2015
    Major: Chemistry - Physical Chemistry
    Dissertation: Computational Modeling of Small Molecules
  • BS, Southeastern Louisiana University, 2010
    Major: Chemistry

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2023 - Present).
  • Senior Lecturer, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2020 - 2023).
  • Lecturer, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - 2020).
  • Adjunct Instructor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2016 - 2016).
  • Graduate Student, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2010 - 2015).
  • Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2015 - 2015).

Professional Memberships

  • American Chemical Society. (2008 - Present).
  • Iota Sigma Pi. (2008 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Other (Diversity and inclusion training), Diversity and inclusion training, University of North Texas. Denton,TX,United States of America. (February 2022).
  • Other (Diversity and inclusion training), Diversity and inclusion training, University of North Texas. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 2021).
  • Workshop, Certification in Effective Teaching Practices Framework, Association of College and University Educators. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 2023 - April 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, American Chemical Society National Meeting, American Chemical Society. San Diego,CA,United States of America. (March 20, 2022 - March 24, 2022).
  • Other (Diversity and inclusion training), Diversity and inclusion training, University of North Texas. Denton,TX,United States of America. (September 2020 - May 2021).
  • Conference Attendance, American Chemical Society Joint SW/RM Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society. El Paso,Texas,United States of America. (November 13, 2019 - November 16, 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, American Chemical Society National Meeting, American Chemical Society. Orlando,Florida,United States of America. (March 31, 2019 - April 4, 2019).
  • Conference Attendance, Gateway Courses Initiative, John Gardener Institute. Atlanta,Georgia,United States of America. (March 16, 2019 - March 19, 2019).
  • Workshop, ALEKS (Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces) Workshop, McGraw-Hill Education. Nashville,Tennessee,United States of America. (February 7, 2019 - February 9, 2019).
  • Workshop, STEM Summit 6.0, Macmillan Learning. Austin,Texas,United States of America. (September 27, 2018 - September 28, 2018).
  • Conference Attendance, American Chemical Society National Meeting, American Chemical Society. Boston,Massachusetts,United States of America. (August 19, 2018 - August 21, 2018).
  • Conference Attendance, American Chemical Society National Meeting, American Chemical Society. New Orleans,Louisiana,United States of America. (March 18, 2018 - March 21, 2018).
  • Conference Attendance, Southwest Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society. Lubbock,Texas,United States of America. (October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017).
  • Workshop, Active Learning Workshop, Macmillan Learning. Dallas,Texas,United States of America. (October 27, 2017).
  • Conference Attendance, American Chemical Society National Meeting, American Chemical Society. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States of America. (August 21, 2016 - August 23, 2016).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CHEM 1210 - Problem Solving in Chemistry, 1 course.
  • CHEM 1410 - General Chemistry for Science Majors, 43 courses.
  • CHEM 1415 - General Chemistry for Engineering Majors, 10 courses.
  • CHEM 1440 - Laboratory Sequence for General Chemistry., 40 courses.
  • CHEM 1980 - Experimental Course, 3 courses.
  • CHEM 3230 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I, 18 courses.
  • CHEM 3240 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II, 17 courses.
  • CHEM 3510 - Physical Chemistry I, 17 courses.
  • CHEM 3520 - Physical Chemistry II, 12 courses.
  • CHEM 3530 - Physical Chemistry for Life Science, 7 courses.
  • CHEM 4900 - Special Problems, 3 courses.
  • CHEM 4910 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • CHEM 4920 - Cooperative Education in Chemistry, 6 courses.
  • CHEM 5200 - Physical Chemistry, 2 courses.
  • CHEM 5930 - Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, 1 course.
  • CHEM 6010 - Seminar for Doctoral Candidates, 1 course.
  • CHEM 6940 - Individual Research, 5 courses.

Non-Credit Instruction

  • Other (Summer book study for graduate students), (June 2019 - August 2019).

Directed Student Learning

  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Chemistry. (September 2024).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Chemistry. (August 2023).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Chemistry. (August 2023).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Chemistry. (January 2023).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, Chemistry. (January 2023).
  • Directed Individual/Independent Study, Chemistry. (January 2023 - August 2023).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (September 1, 2019 - July 2023).
  • Other (Volunteer student researcher), Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science. (February 2022 - May 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Co-Chair, Chemistry. (September 1, 2018 - May 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (September 1, 2018 - March 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (September 2021 - December 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (September 2021 - October 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Chemistry. (January 2019 - April 2020).
  • Dissertation Defense Committee Member, Chemistry. (March 2019).

Awards and Honors

  • Faculty Spotlight, UNT Athletics. (November 30, 2019).
  • Second Place, Graduate Research Expo, UNT. (2015).
  • Thesis/Dissertation Fellowship (TDF), UNT. (2014).
  • NSF GFRP Fellow, National Science Foundation. (2011).
  • First Place, Graduate Level, at the DFW ACS Meeting-in-Miniature, ACS. (2014).
  • First Place, Session Winner, Graduate Student Research Day, UNT Chemistry Department. (2014).
  • MDF Fellowship, University of North Texas. (2010).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Weber, R.J., Schoendorff, G., Wilson, A.K. (2014). The Importance of Orbital Analysis. Springer.

    • Journal Article

  • Collini, M.A., Miguel, K., Weber, R., Atkinson, M.A. (2024). Investigating changes in students' attitudes towards organic chemistry: a longitudinal study. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 25 613-624. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • Collini, M.A., Rocha, L.A., Ford, J.E., Weber, R.J., Atkinson, M.B. (2023). Characterizing and identifying influences on undergraduates' attitudes towards organic chemistry. Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 24 723-739. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • Mamiya, B., Powell, C.B., Shelton, G.R., Broadway, S., Weber, R., Mason, D. (2022). Influence of environmental factors on success of at-risk Hispanic students in first-semester general chemistry. Journal of College Science Teaching. 51 (4) 46-57.
  • Shelton, G.R., Walker, D.R., Weber, R., Powell, C.B., Mamiya, B., Villalta-Cerdas, A., Dubrovskiy, A.V., Jang, B., Mason, D. (2021). Early warning signals from automaticity diagnostic instruments for first- and second-semester general chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education. 98 3061-3072.
  • Dubrovskiy, D., Broadway, S., Jang, B., Powell, C.R., Shelton, G.R., Walker, D.R., Weber, R., Williamson, V., Villalta-Cerdas, A., Mason, D. (2021). Is the STEM gender gap closing?.
  • Weber, R., Powell, C.R., Williamson, V., Mamiya, B., Walker, D.R., Dubrovskiy, A., Shelton, G.R., Villalta-Cerdas, A., Jang, B., Broadway, S., Mason, D. (2020). Relationship between academic preparation in general chemistry and potential careers. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research.
  • Weber, R., Broadway, S., Chuu, E., Mamiya, B., Williamson, V., Walker, D.R., Powell, C.B., Shelton, G.R., Dabney, A.R., Mason, D. (2019). Impact of basic arithmetic skills on success in first-semester general chemistry. Other. Royal Society of Chemistry.
  • Albaladejo, J.D., Broadway, S., Mamiya, B., Petros, A.K., Powell, C.B., Shelton, G.R., Walker, D.R., Weber, R.J., Williamson, V.M., Mason, D. (2018). ConfChem Conference on Mathematics in Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction: MUST-Know Pilot Study - Math Preparation Study from Texas. Journal of Chemical Education. 95 1428-1429. American Chemical Society.
  • Weber, R.J., Hovda, B., Schoendorff, G., Wilson, A.K. (2015). Behavior of the Sapporo-nZP-2012 Basis Set Family. Chemical Physics Letters. 637 120-126. Elsevier.
  • Weber, R.J., Wilson, A.K. (2015). Do Composite Methods Reach Their Target Accuracy?. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1072 58-62. Elsevier.
  • Sommerfeld, T., Weber, R.J. (2011). Empirical Correlation Methods for Temporary Anions. Journal of Physical Chemistry A.
  • Ling, Y., Mills, C., Weber, R.J., Zhang, Y. (2010). NMR, IR/Raman, and Structural Properties for the HNO-Myoglobin Complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society.
  • Dolliver, D., Sommerfeld, T., Lanier, M., Dinser, J., Rucker, R., Weber, R.J., McKim, A. (2010). Synthesis of N-alkoxybenzimidoyl azides and their reaction in electrophillic media. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry.

Presentations Given

  • Do composite schemes achieve their target accuracy?, (2014 - 2014).
  • Impact of Density Functional Theory on Lanthanide Trifluorides, (2014 - 2014).
  • Lanthanide Trifluorides: the Effects of Density Functional Theory on Structures, (2014 - 2014).
  • Structural Properties of Lanthanide Trifluorides, (2014 - 2014).
  • Structure and Energetics of LnX3 (Ln=La-Lu, X=F, Cl, Br), (2014 - 2014).
  • Energetic Properties of Small Molecules, (2013 - 2013).
  • Hartree-Fock and Lanthanides: A Cautionary Tale, (2013 - 2013).
  • An Investigation of s-block Compounds via the Multireference correlation consistent Composite Approach (MR-ccCA), (2012 - 2012).
  • DFT Investigation of Diphosphine Rearrangements, (2012 - 2012).
  • Rearrangement of Disphosphine Ligands in Triosmium Clusters: A Computational Study, (2012 - 2012).
  • A Multireference Treatment of s-block Compounds with MR-ccCA, (2011 - 2011).
  • Application of MR-ccCA to s-block Compounds, (2011 - 2011).

    • Oral Presentation

  • England, J. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R.J. (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).
  • Weber, R.J. (Author & Presenter), Kitchen, J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National American Chemical Society Meeting, Why are you a chemistry major? An investigation into interest in chemistry, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Collini, M.A. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, 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).
  • Weber, R. (Author & Presenter), 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education - CANCELLED, What if I can't do this?: A multipronged approach to helping students overcome common barriers to success in General Chemistry., American Chemical Society, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Weber, R. (Author & Presenter), 2020 Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education - CANCELLED, When students feel like they are just a number: Strategies and failures for teaching large enrollments (200+) general chemistry courses, American Chemical Society, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America. (2020 - 2020).
  • Weber, R.J. (Author & Presenter), American Chemical Society National Meeting, Foundational Mathematics Knowledge and Persistence in General Chemistry, New Orleans, LA, USA, United States of America. (2018).

    • Other

  • Weber, R. (Author & Presenter), Petros, A. (Author & Presenter), Active Learning Workshop, Strengthening math skills for general chemistry: an interactive apporach, Macmillan Learning, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2017).

    • Poster

  • Martinez, M. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Juan, K. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R.J. (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.J. (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).
  • Garza-Lund, D. (Author & Presenter), Juan, K. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R.J. (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).
  • Juan, K. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National American Chemical Society Meeting, Actionable Steps to Equitably Improve Undergraduate STEM Student Transfer, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Martinez, M. (Author & Presenter), Juan, K. (Author), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), White, E. (Author), Acharya, S. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National American Chemical Society Meeting, Comparing Perspectives on Improving the STEM Transfer Process, 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.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National American Chemical Society Meeting, Exploring Undergraduate STEM Students’ Perspective on Support in Navigating the Transfer Process, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • England, J. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National American Chemical Society Meeting, Professors’ and Graduate Students’ Ideas About Entropy, American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Garza-Lund, D. (Author & Presenter), Martinez, M. (Author), Juan, K. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National Diversity in STEM Conference, Analyzing Equitable Pathways in the Community College Transfer Process, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Portland, OR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Juan, K. (Author & Presenter), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Martinez, M. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National Diversity in STEM Conference, Assessment of Current Support for Chemistry Students Transferring from Two- to Four-Year Institutions, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Portland, OR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Martinez, M. (Author & Presenter), Juan, K. (Author), Garza-Lund, D. (Author), Corrales, A. (Author), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National Diversity in STEM Conference, Investigating Existing Support in Chemistry Transfer Pathways from Two-to Four-Year Institutions, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), Portland, OR, United States of America. (2023).
  • Kitchen, J. (Author & Presenter), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National American Chemical Society Meeting, Why Chemistry? Investigating Initial and Maintained Interest Among Senior Chemistry Majors, American Chemical Society, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2023).
  • Weber, R.J. (Author & Presenter), American Chemical Society National Meeting, Co-requisite support for General Chemistry I, American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Collini, M.A. (Author & Presenter), Miguel, K. (Author), Ford, J. (Author), Rocha, L. (Author), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), National American Chemical Society Meeting, 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).
  • Collini, M.A. (Author & Presenter), Rocha, L. (Author), Ford, J. (Author), Weber, R.J. (Author), Atkinson, M.B. (Author), DFW Local Section Meeting-in-Miniature, Attitudes Towards Organic Chemistry (ATOC): An Instrument for Measuring Student Attitudes Related to Learning Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society, DFW Local Section, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2021).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • 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).
  • Oppong, J.R. (Principal), "Graduate Research Fellowship Award for Rebecca Weber," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2011 - 2016).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Petros, A.K., Weber, R.J., "Innovative Enrollment Initiative Grant," University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2017 - 2017).

Service

University Service

  • Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor for TF. (January 2025 - Present).
  • Chairperson, Mentoring subcommittee. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Other (Course coordinator, CHEM 1410), Course Coordinator. (September 2023 - Present).
  • Member, Chemical Education Research division. (December 9, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Career Readiness. (September 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Chair, Mentoring Subcommittee. (September 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Promotion subcommittee. (August 2021 - Present).
  • Other (Participant in PLTL program), PLTL Instructor. (September 2019 - Present).
  • Member, Physical Chemistry Division. (September 2016 - Present).
  • Student Org Advisor (Professional Org), Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS). (August 2016 - Present).
  • Other, Assessment Coordinator. (February 2016 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Ad hoc Committee for Faculty Evaluation. (April 2023 - August 2024).
  • Committee Member, Assistant Professor in Chemistry Education Search Committee. (September 2022 - April 2024).
  • Committee Member, Non-Tenure Track Faculty Promotion/Reappointment Committee for Lecturers. (September 2021 - August 2023).
  • Committee Chair, Promotion subcommittee. (September 2020 - August 2023).
  • Member, Council of Advisors. (September 2016 - August 2023).
  • Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Advisor. (August 2016 - August 2023).
  • Chairperson, Undergraduate Affairs Committee. (August 2016 - August 2023).
  • Committee Member, Ad hoc Committee for Administrator Evaluation. (January 2023 - May 2023).
  • Faculty Mentor, Teaching mentor. (January 2023 - May 2023).
  • Committee Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Evaluation of Teaching. (September 2021 - August 2022).
  • Co-Chair, Oversight Committee on the Core Curriculum. (February 2017 - August 2022).
  • Committee Chair, Lecturer Search Committee. (January 2022 - June 2022).
  • Faculty Mentor, Teaching mentor. (September 2021 - December 2021).
  • Chairperson, Lecturer Search Committee. (January 2021 - May 2021).
  • Committee Member, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemical Education Search Committee. (January 2021 - April 2021).
  • Committee Member, Chemistry Education Search Committee. (April 2019 - February 2020).
  • Chairperson, Ad Hoc Committee on Retention. (September 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019).
  • Chairperson, General Chemistry Textbook Selection Committee. (September 2018 - May 2019).
  • Member, Core Communal Assessment. (December 9, 2016 - December 9, 2016).
  • Member, Core Communal Assessment. (May 6, 2016 - May 6, 2016).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Chemistry Education. (January 2024 - Present).
  • Session Chair, American Chemical Society. Indianapolis, IN. (March 2023 - Present).
  • Officer, Other Officer (Local section councilor), American Chemical Society. (January 2022 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (January 2025).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (January 2024).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (January 2023).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (January 2022).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (January 2020).
  • Session Chair, American Chemical Society. Orlando, FL. (April 2019).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation. (January 2019).
  • Task Force Member, Macmillan Learning. (February 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation (NSF). (January 7, 2018 - January 14, 2018).