Scholarly work
Featured work
Ngai, C., Corbo, J. C., Falkenberg, K., Geanious, C., Pawlak, A., Pilgrim, M. E., Quan, G. M., Reinholz, D. L., Smith, C., & Wise, S. B. (2020). Facilitating Change in Higher Education: The Departmental Action Team Model. Glitter Cannon Press. https://www.dat-project.org/resources/facilitating-change/
Publications
Dori, Y., Ngai, C., Szteinberg, G. (Eds.) (2023). Advances in Chemistry Education Series: Digital Learning and Teaching in Chemistry. Royal Society of Chemistry. DOI: 10.1039/9781839167942
Ngai, C., Pilgrim, M. E., Reinholz, D. L., Falkenberg, K., Geanious, C., Corbo, J. C., Wise, S. B., Smith, C. E., Stone-Johnstone, A. (2023). Guiding principles for change in undergraduate education: An analysis of a departmental team’s change effort. Physical Review Physics Education Research, 19. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.19.020107
Siegel, M. A., Bae, Y., Morton, T. R., Ngai, C., Khajeloo, M., Mahapatra, S. C., Sharma, R., Nilon, C., Schul, J. (2022). Ch. 22: Faculty learning communities as a route to inclusive excellence in STEM. In S. M. Linder, C. M. Lee, S. K. Stefl, & K. A. High’s (Eds.) Handbook of STEM Faculty Development. Information Age Publishing.
Cravens, A. E., Jones, M. S., Ngai, C., Zarestky, J., Love, H. B. (2022). Science facilitation: Navigating the intersection of intellectual and interpersonal expertise in scientific collaboration. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 9(1), 1-13, DOI: 10.1057/s41599-022-01217-1
Wise, S. B., Ngai, C., Corbo, J.C., Gammon, M.A., Rivard, J.K., & Smith, C.E. (2022). Toward Institutionalizing Successful Innovations in the Academy. To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, 41(1), DOI: 10.3998/tia.481
Reinholz, D. L., Pilgrim, M. E., Stone-Johnstone, A., Falkenberg, K., Geanious, C., Ngai, C., & Corbo, J. C. & Wise, S. B. (2021). Focus on outcomes: Fostering systemic departmental improvements. To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, 40(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/tia.154
Ngai, C.; Corbo, J. C.; Quan, G. M.; Falkenberg, K.; Geanious, C.; Pawlak, P.; Pilgrim, M. E.; Reinholz, D. L.; Smith, C.; Wise, S. (2020). Developing the Departmental Action Team Theory of Change. In K. White, A. Beach, N. Finkelstein, C. Henderson, S. Simkins, L. Slakey, M. Stains, G. Weaver, & L. Whitehead’s (Eds.) Transforming Institutions: Accelerating Systemic Change in Higher Education. Pressbooks. http://openbooks.library.umass.edu/ascnti2020/chapter/ngai-etal/
Ngai, C.; Corbo, J. C.; Quan, G. M.; Falkenberg, K.; Geanious, C.; Pawlak, P.; Pilgrim, M. E.; Reinholz, D.; Smith, C.; Wise, S. (Forthcoming 2020) Developing the DAT Theory of Change. In White, K., Beach, A., Finkelstein, N., Henderson, C., Simkins, S., Slakey, L., Stains, M., Weaver, G., & Whitehead, L. (Eds.). Transforming Institutions: Accelerating Systemic Change in Higher Education. Pressbooks.
Ngai, E., & Ngai, C. (2020). Compressed Gas Safety at the University. Journal of Chemical Education.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00138
Reinholz, D., Pawlak, A., Ngai, C., & Pilgrim, M. (2020). Departmental action teams: Empowering students as change agents in academic departments. International Journal for Students As Partners, 4(1), 128-137. https://doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v4i1.3869
Ngai, C.; Pilgrim, M. E.; Reinholz, D. L.; Corbo, J. C.; Quan, G. M. (2020). Developing the DELTA: Capturing cultural changes in STEM departments. CBE-Life Sciences, 19(2). DOI: 10.1187/cbe.19-09-0180
Quan, G. M.; Corbo, J. C.; Finkelstein, N. D.; Pawlak, A.; Falkenberg, K.; Geanious, C.; Ngai, C.; Smith, C.; Wise, S.; Pilgrim, M. E.; Reinholz, D. L. Designing for institutional transformation: Six principles for department-level interventions. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 2019. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.15.010141
Reinholz, D. L., Ngai, C., Quan, G., Pilgrim, M. E., Corbo, J. C., & Finkelstein, N. Fostering sustainable improvements in science education: An analysis through four frames. Science Education. 2018. DOI: 10.1002/sce.21526
Reinholz, D.; Pilgrim, M.E.; Falkenberg, K.; Ngai, C.; Quan, G.; Wise, S.; Geanious, C.; Corbo, J.; Finkelstein, N. Departmental Action Teams: A five-year update on a model for sustainable change. Reinvention Collaboration, 2018. link to full text
Ngai, C.; Sevian, H. Probing the relevance of chemical identity thinking in biochemical contexts. CBE-Life Sci. Educ. 2018, 17(4), ar58, 1-12. DOI: 10.1187/cbe.17-12-0271
Sevian, H.; Hugi-Cleary, D.; Ngai, C.; Wanjiku, F.; Baldoria, J.M. Comparison of Learning in Two Context-based University Chemistry Classes. Int. J. Sci. Educ. 2018, 40(10),1239-1262. DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2018.1470353
Ngai, C.; Sevian, H. Capturing Chemical Identity Thinking. J. Chem. Educ. 2017, 94(2), 137-148. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00387
Banks, G., Clinchot, M., Cullipher, S., Huie, R., Lambertz, J., Lewis, R., Ngai, C., Sevian, H., Szteinberg, G., Talanquer,V., Weinrich, M. Uncovering Chemical Thinking in Students’ Decision Making: A Fuel‐Choice Scenario. J. Chem. Educ., 2015, 92(10), 1610‐1618.
Sevian, H.; Ngai, C.; Szteinberg, G.; Brenes, P.; Arce, H. Concepción de la identidad química en estudiantes y profesores de química: Parte I‐La identidad química como base del concepto macroscópico de sustancia. Educación química, 2015, 26, 13‐20.
Ngai, C.; Sevian, H.; Talanquer, V. What is this substance? What makes it different? Mapping progression in students’ assumptions about chemical identity. Int. J. Sci. Educ., 2014, 36, 2438‐2461.
Szteinberg, G.; Balicki, S.; Banks, G.; Clinchot, M.; Cullipher, S.; Huie, R.; Lambertz, J.; Lewis, R.; Ngai, C.; Weinrich, M. Collaborative Professional Development in Chemistry Education Research: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice. J. Chem. Educ., 2014, 91, 1401‐1408.
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A paper about facilitation techniques to build psychological safety in teams!
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C. Ngai. “Managing our own assumptions and biases and ensuring that participants’ needs are met throughout the research process.” Learning Session webinar hosted by the Canadian Consortium of Science Equity Scholars (CCSES).
C. Ngai. “Increasing access to undergraduate research experiences: The OURA Lab.” Oral presentation. Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, Lafayette, IN.
C. Ngai. “Investigating chemistry culture from the perspective of PEERs.” Oral presentation, part of session: Moving towards anti-deficit framing in our research and practice. Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, Lafayette, IN.
C. Ngai, A. Stephens. “Creating Conditions for Compassionate and Resilient Community Work.” Part of a facilitation series hosted by INTEREACH.
C. Ngai, H. Love. "The Art & Science Behind Facilitation: Series Introduction." Introductory webinar of a facilitation series hosted by INTEREACH.
C. Ngai, J. Corbo, S. Wise. "Utilizing a Principles-Focused Approach for Change Efforts." 60-minute webinar hosted by AAAS-IUSE.
C. Ngai, J. Corbo, G. Quan S. Wise. "Facilitating change through the Departmental Action Team model." 90-minute webinar hosted by the Accelerating Systemic Change Network.
C. Ngai, J. Corbo, G. Quan, S. Wise. "Facilitating change through the Departmental Action Team model." 60-minute webinar hosted by AAPT Sea Change project.
C. Ngai et al. Incubators Spaces for the International Network for the Science of Team Science: Facilitation Panel. Invited panelist.
C. Ngai, K. Falkenberg, J. Corbo, D. Reinholz. “DATs: Facilitated teams supporting change in departmental structures and culture.” Interactive workshop. Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education annual conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
C. Ngai, D. Reinholz. “Characterizing departmental culture and assessing change with the DELTA survey.” Oral presentation. Transforming Institutions, Pittsburgh, PA.
C. Ngai, H. Sevian. “Examining the link between chemical identity thinking and biochemical contexts.” Oral presentation. ECRICE, Barcelona, Spain.
C. Ngai, H. Sevian. “How students classify and differentiate substances: characterizing chemical identity thinking.” Oral keynote presentation. EuCheMS, Seville, Spain.
C. Ngai, H. Sevian. “Exploring the relevance of chemical identity in biochemical contexts.” Oral presentation. ACS Fall National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
C. Ngai, H. Sevian. “Understanding how students identify and distinguish substances: Development of the Chemical Substance Identification (CSI) Survey.” Poster presentation. Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry, Education, Research and Practice, Lewiston, ME.
C. Ngai, H. Sevian. “Chemical Identity: What is this substance?” Poster presentation. Gordon Research Conference on Green Chemistry, Hong Kong, China.
C. Ngai, H. Sevian and V. Talanquer. “This Substance vs. That Substance: Exploring Chemical Identity,” Oral presentation. International Conference on Chemistry Education, Toronto, ON, Canada.