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Marcy H. Towns

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1992
Science Education and PedagogyVarious Chemistry Research TopicsInnovative Teaching MethodsInnovative Teaching and Learning MethodsEducational Strategies and Epistemologies

Publications

139

Citations

5,761

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

34

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Marcy H. Towns studies how students learn and reason about chemistry and biochemistry concepts, including topics like enzyme kinetics, thermodynamics, carbohydrate structures, and the use of mathematics in chemistry. Her work often examines how students interpret graphs, diagrams, and other visual representations, and how they transfer knowledge across science and engineering courses. This research aims to inform how chemistry courses and laboratory instruction are designed and assessed.

Chemistry education researchStudent reasoning and misconceptionsGraphical and visual representation interpretationKnowledge transfer across science/engineering disciplinesLaboratory instruction and assessment

Publication output peaked around 2018-2019 and has since declined and leveled off at a lower, steadier pace in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.6/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 13 publications182019: 16 publications16192020: 5 publications202021: 4 publications21222023: 4 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Chemical Education×29
  • Chemistry Education Research and Practice×10
  • ACS symposium series×5
  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching×2
  • Pure and Applied Chemistry×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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