Melanie L. Good
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- School: Westmoreland County Community College
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- Department: Science
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1150 5th Ave
New Kensington, PA - 15068 - Dates at Westmoreland County Community College: April 2014 - April 2016
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Biography
Westmoreland County Community College - Science
Lecturer at University of Pittsburgh
Higher Education
Melanie
Good
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
I am a Lecturer in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. I have extensive teaching experience, both with introductory and advanced level course instruction. My research has focused more recently on Physics Education Research, and prior to this, in the subfield of observational astronomy. Dr. Michael Wood-Vasey and I founded an undergraduate astronomy research program in 2009, which we dubbed Survey of Extrasolar Planets at the University of Pittsburgh (STEPUP), and this research group has successfully published findings in the Astrophysical Journal. I am currently involved in efforts to improve the professional development of Graduate Teaching Assistants, and to understand the unique challenges facing underrepresented groups in physics and astronomy classes. To that end, I work with Dr. Chandralekha Singh and graduate student Zeynep Yasemin Kalender in conducting survey research and facilitating interventions meant to promote a sense of belonging among introductory students.
Experience
University of Pittsburgh
Lecturer
Melanie worked at University of Pittsburgh as a Lecturer
University of Pittsburgh
Adjunct Professor
Melanie worked at University of Pittsburgh as a Adjunct Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate Student Researcher and Teaching Fellow
Melanie worked at University of Pittsburgh as a Graduate Student Researcher and Teaching Fellow
Westmoreland County Community College
Adjunct Instructor
Melanie worked at Westmoreland County Community College as a Adjunct Instructor
Point Park University
Adjunct Professor
Melanie worked at Point Park University as a Adjunct Professor
Education
University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor's Degree
Physics and Astronomy
University of Pittsburgh
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Physics Education Research
TA professional development improvement. Understanding student perceptions about problem-solving. Please see dissertation belowUniversity of Pittsburgh
Master's Degree
Physics
Please see thesis belowUniversity of Pittsburgh
Lecturer
University of Pittsburgh
Adjunct Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate Student Researcher and Teaching Fellow
Publications
Ground-based multisite observations of two transits of HD 80606b
Astrophysical Journal
Ground-based multisite observations of two transits of HD 80606b
Astrophysical Journal
Graduate teaching assistants' perceptions of a context-rich introductory physics problem
Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings
Ground-based multisite observations of two transits of HD 80606b
Astrophysical Journal
Graduate teaching assistants' perceptions of a context-rich introductory physics problem
Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings
Very Low-mass Stellar and Substellar Companions to Solar-like Stars from MARVELS II: A Short-period Companion Orbiting an F Star with Evidence of a Stellar Tertiary And Significant Mutual Inclination
Astrophysical Journal
