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Dr. Cynthia J Luxford

  • Associate Professor - Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Lewis, Karen A (Principal), Luxford, Cynthia J (Co-Principal), Wheeler, Brittany Marie (Co-Principal), Webre, Whitney Ann (Co-Principal), Holland, Cory Lee (Co-Principal), Betancourt, Tania (Supporting), Brittain, William J (Supporting), Hudnall, Todd W (Supporting), Irvin, Jennifer A (Supporting), Kerwin, Sean Michael (Supporting), Kornienko, Alexander Vladimir (Supporting), Peterson, Ryan Loren (Supporting), Rhodes, Christopher Peter (Supporting). REU Site: A Chemistry REU on Molecular Innovation and Exploration (CheMIE), National Science Foundation, Federal, $378188. (Submitted: August 25, 2021, Funded: April 15, 2022 - Present). Grant.
  • Close, Eleanor W (Principal), Close, Hunter Garth (Co-Principal), Huling, Leslie L (Co-Principal), Ortiz, Araceli Martinez (Co-Principal), Luxford, Cynthia J (Co-Principal). Responsive, Attentive, Dialogic, and InterActive Noyce Scholars Project, National Science Foundation, Federal, $1254627. (Funded: June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2023). Grant.
  • Close, Eleanor W (Principal), Strickland, Sharon K (Co-Principal), Luxford, Cynthia J (Co-Principal), Van Overschelde, James P (Co-Principal), Collins, Kristina Henry (Co-Principal), Close, Hunter G (Supporting). Preparing Engaged STEM Teachers through Multi-level Peer Mentoring and Early Teaching Experiences, National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, Federal, $1200000. (Submitted: August 31, 2022, Funded: June 15, 2023 - June 14, 2028). Grant.
  • Galloway, Heather C, Close, Eleanor W, Olmstead, Alice R, Luxford, Cynthia J, Feng, Li. Building Capacity: Creating Faculty-Student Communities for Culturally Relevant Institutional Change, National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program), Federal, $2499933. (Submitted: March 6, 2019, Funded: October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2025). Grant.
  • Savelyev, Alexander, Daniel, Kristy Lynn, Roundtree, Aimee Kendall, Luxford, Cynthia J. Visual Education and Communication Across Science Domains, Texas State University, $2500. (Funded: June 2017 - August 2019). Grant.
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  • An, J., Guzman-Joyce, G., Brooks, A., To, K., Vu, L., & Luxford, C. J. (2022). Cluster Analysis of Learning Approaches and Course Achievement of General Chemistry Students at a Hispanic Serving Institution. Journal of Chemical Education, 99(2), 669–677. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00759
  • Murphy, K. L., Schreurs, D. G., Teichert, M. A., Luxford, C. J., Trate, J. M., Harshmann, J. T., & Schneider, J. L. (2024). Optimizing testing feedback in introductory chemistry: a multi-treatment study exploring varying levels of assessment feedback and subsequent performance. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 25(4), 1018–1029. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4rp00077c
  • Feng, L., Close, E. W., Luxford, C. J., Pierson, J. A., Olmstead, A. R., Shim, J., … Galloway, H. C. (2024). Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: The Learning Assistant Model and Student Retention and Graduation Rates. Research in Higher Education, 66(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-024-09823-5
  • Willoughby, D., Nassar, O., & Luxford, C. J. (2024). Texas State University CHEM 1341 Workbook. McGraw Hill.
  • Feng, L., Close, E. W., Luxford, C. J., Pierson, J. A., Olmstead, A. R., Shim, J., … Galloway, H. C. (2024). Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: The Learning Assistant Model and Student Retention and Graduation Rates. Research in Higher Education, 66(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-024-09823-5
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Award For Excellence in Teaching at the Professor/Associate Professor Ranking, Texas State University. 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Award, Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society, American Chemical Society. 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Commendable Award, Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society, American Chemical Society. 2022
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering, Texas State University. 2021
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  1. Member

    Experiential Majors Mapping (EMM) Task Force

  2. Co-Chair

    Chemistry and Biochemistry Curriculum Committee

  3. Member

    Tenure and Promotion Mentor for Carrie Jo Bucklin (Biology)

  4. Member

    University Curriculum Committee

  5. Member

    COSE Curriculum Committee

  6. Member

    Indoor Air Quality Committee

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