Manher Jariwala

Research

Our group works in the field of physics education research (PER) and is interested in the impact of student-centered, active-engagement, interactive learning environments on students, on instructors, and at the institutional level. Current research projects investigate the implementation of large-scale research-based assessments of student learning using the LASSO platform, the use of computer simulations in group-centered learning activities through the VIPER project, the development of communities of practice formed by undergraduate Learning Assistants working with graduate Teaching Fellows and faculty, and the self-efficacy beliefs of women and underrepresented minorities in physics classes.

Selected Publications

• Jayson M. Nissen, Ian Her Many Horses, Ben Van Dusen, Manher Jariwala, and Eleanor W. Close, Tools for identifying courses that support development of expertlike physics attitudes, Physical Review Physics Education Research 17, 013103 (2021), doi: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.013103.
• Ben Van Dusen, Mollee Shultz, Jayson M. Nissen, Bethany R. Wilcox, N.G. Holmes, Manher Jariwala, Eleanor W. Close, H.J. Lewandowski, and Steven Pollock, Online administration of research-based assessments, American Journal of Physics, 89, 7-8 (2021), published online: 23 Dec 2020, doi: 119/10.0002888.
• Alexa McQuade†, Jayson Nissen, and Manher Jariwala, Characteristics of institutions with Learning Assistant programs: An equity investigation, Proceedings of the 2020 Physics Education Research Conference, Virtual Conference, July 22-23, 2020, edited by Steven Wolf, Michael B. Bennett, and Brian W. Frank, doi:1119/perc.2020.pr.McQuade.

Awards

• Outstanding Research Mentor Award, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Boston University (2021)
• Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Office of the President, Boston University (2016)
• Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University (2015)
• Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology (with A. Duffy, B. Goldberg, and P. Mehta), Office of the Provost, Boston University (2014)