He received his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan in inorganic chemistry and chemistry education and completed his postdoctoral studies at Cornell University. He is a member of Michigan State University’s Center for Research on College Science Teaching and Learning (CRCSTL) and the Geocognition Research Laboratory. He and his research group explore gender inequity in science education, strategies to retain students in the sciences, and the impact of curricular interventions on student learning.