Charlie T. Cox
Associate Professor of the Practice of Chemistry
Prof. Cox’s research interest lie within the field of chemical education and focus predominantly upon general and organic chemistry. The first area of interest analyzes the longitudinal progression of students across the two year sequence and beyond. Specific research questions have probed central topics such as acid-base chemistry, thermodynamics, and kinetics to analyze alternate conceptions and challenges students face in general chemistry and how those challenges translate and impact performance in organic chemistry and beyond. The central goal is to identify deficiencies across the curriculum to inform evidence-based teaching practices in general chemistry. The second area of interest in the longitudinal study focuses upon safety training and students’ understanding not only of the policies but their abilities to recognize and address safety hazards. This research analyzes the safety training protocols from high school to industry. The central question focuses upon identifying the best practices for teaching and training students with respect to chemical safety. Finally, a recent project is in works to analyze practices for developing inclusive classrooms in chemistry with a specific interest in how can we better design course materials and formative assessments.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2020
- Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021
Contact Information
- 1222 French Science Center, 124 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708
- 124 Science Drive, 1222 French Science Center, Durham, NC 27708
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charlie.cox@duke.edu
(919) 660-1539
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Clemson University 2006
- B.S., North Carolina State University 2001
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in Chemistry, Chemistry, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2020 - 2021
- Recognition
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In the News
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
- Research
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Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- Building a Chemical Education Research Community in North Carolina, awarded by Intellectual Community Planning Grant (ICPG) - Duke University 2022
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External Relationships
- Cognella Publishing
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Books
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Cox, Charlie, and Wendy E. Schatzberg. International Perspectives on Chemistry Education, Research, and Practice, 2019.
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Academic Articles
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Nguyen, A. T. H., X. D. Antoine-Goeas, M. Sulman, L. L. V. Tra, C. T. Cox, and O. Gulacar. “A qualitative investigation of the interactions of students with graduate and undergraduate tas in general chemistry laboratories.” Education Sciences 11, no. 10 (October 1, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11100655.Full Text
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Cox, Charlie, Nicole Stepovich, Alexandra Bennion, Jessie Fauconier, and Nicole Izquierdo. “Motivation and Sense of Belonging in the Large Enrollment Introductory General and Organic Chemistry Remote Courses (Accepted).” Education Sciences, September 13, 2021.Open Access Copy
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Karayilan, M., J. Vakil, D. Fowler, M. L. Becker, and C. T. Cox. “Zooming in on polymer chemistry and designing synthesis of high sulfur-content polymers for virtual undergraduate laboratory experiment.” Journal of Chemical Education 98, no. 6 (June 8, 2021): 2062–73. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00105.Full Text
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Gulacar, O., C. Cox, E. Tribble, N. Rothbart, and R. Cohen-Sandler. “Investigation of the correlation between college students’ success with stoichiometry subproblems and metacognitive awareness.” Canadian Journal of Chemistry 98, no. 11 (January 1, 2020): 676–82. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2019-0384.Full Text Open Access Copy
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Gulacar, Ozcan, Alexandra Tan, Charles T. Cox, Jennifer Bloomquist, Okechukwu Jimmy, and Nguyen Cao. “Analyzing Characteristics of Experts in the Context of Stoichiometric Problem-Solving.” Education Sciences 9, no. 3 (August 15, 2019): 219–219. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9030219.Full Text
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Mack, J. B. C., T. A. Bedell, R. J. Deluca, G. A. B. Hone, J. L. Roizen, C. T. Cox, E. J. Sorensen, and J. Du Bois. “Rhodium-Catalyzed C-H Amination: A Case Study of Selectivity in C-H Functionalization Reactions.” Journal of Chemical Education 95, no. 12 (December 11, 2018): 2243–48. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00697.Full Text
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Cox, C. T., J. S. Poehlmann, C. Ortega, and J. C. Lopez. “Using Writing Assignments as an Intervention to Strengthen Acid-Base Skills.” Journal of Chemical Education 95, no. 8 (August 14, 2018): 1276–83. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00018.Full Text
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Zare, Richard. “Implementation of Peer-Reviewed Homework Assignments.” Journal of College Science Teaching 046, no. 03 (2017). https://doi.org/10.2505/4/jcst17_046_03_40.Full Text
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Cox, Charles. “Incorporating More Individual Accountability in Group Activities in General Chemistry.” Journal of College Science Teaching 044, no. 03 (2015). https://doi.org/10.2505/4/jcst15_044_03_30.Full Text
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Cooper, Melanie M., Charles T. Cox, Minory Nammouz, Edward Case, and Ronald Stevens. “An Assessment of the Effect of Collaborative Groups on Students' Problem-Solving Strategies and Abilities.” Journal of Chemical Education 85, no. 6 (June 2008): 866–866. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed085p866.Full Text
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Cox Jr., Charles T., Melanie M. Cooper, Rebecca Pease, Krystal Buchanan, Laura Hernandez-Cruz, Ron Stevens, John Picione, and Thomas Holme. “Advancements in curriculum and assessment by the use of IMMEX technology in the organic laboratory.” Chem. Educ. Res. Pract. 9, no. 2 (2008): 163–68. https://doi.org/10.1039/b806233c.Full Text
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Cooper, Melanie M., Charles T. Cox, Minory Nammouz, and Ronald H. Stevens. “Improving Problem Solving with Simple Interventions.” New Directions, no. 3 (October 2007): 64–68. https://doi.org/10.11120/ndir.2007.00030064.Full Text
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Cox, Charles T., and Melanie M. Cooper. “Derivatization of Fullerenes: An Organic Chemistry Laboratory.” Journal of Chemical Education 83, no. 1 (January 2006): 99–99. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed083p99.Full Text
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Cox, Charlie, and Joni Jordan. “Assessing Student UnDerstanDIng with Technology.” The Science Teacher 73, no. 4 (2006): 56–60.
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Ortiz, Javier, Fernando Fernández-Lázaro, Ángela Sastre-Santos, Jose A. Quintana, Jose M. Villalvilla, Pedro Boj, María A. Díaz-García, et al. “Synthesis and Electrochemical and Photorefractive Properties of New Trinitrofluorenone−C60 Photosensitizers.” Chemistry of Materials 16, no. 24 (November 1, 2004): 5021–26. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm0491577.Full Text
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Herranz, M Angeles, Charles T. Cox, and Luis Echegoyen. “Retrocyclopropanation reactions of fullerenes: complete product analyses.” The Journal of Organic Chemistry 68, no. 12 (June 2003): 5009–12. https://doi.org/10.1021/jo034102u.Full Text
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Book Sections
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Gao, Sean, Taylor Outlaw, Jason Liang-Lin, Alina Feng, Jennifer Roizen, Colton Melnick, and Charles Cox. “Students’ Identification and Application of Models to Rationalize Organic Acid-Base Trends.” edited by Iztok Devetak, 40–67, 2022. https://doi.org/10.26529/9789612532970/ch3.Full Text Link to Item
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Gao, Sean, Taylor Outlaw, Jason Liang-Lin, Alina Feng, Jennifer Roizen, Colton Melnick, and Charles Cox. “Students’ Identification and Application of Models to Rationalize Organic Acid-Base Trends.” edited by Iztok Devetak, 40–67, 2022. https://doi.org/10.26529/9789612532970/ch3.Full Text Link to Item
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Cox, Charlie, Ozcan Gulacar, and Herb Fynewever. “Deconstructing the Problem-solving Process: Beneath Assigned Points and Beyond Traditional Assessment.” In Problems and Problem Solving in Chemistry Education Analysing Data, Looking for Patterns and Making Deductions, edited by Georgios Tsaparlis. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021.
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Cox, Charlie. “Designing a New Safety Training Program.” In International Perspectives on Chemistry Education, Research, and Practice, 2019.
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Schwartz Poehlmann, J., C. T. Cox, and B. Pretlow. “Building a Chemistry Community through the Leland Scholars Program.” In Active Learning in General Chemistry: Specific Interventions, 99–116. American Chemical Society, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2019-1340.ch008.Full Text Link to Item
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Digital Publications
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Cox, Charles. “Diels-Alder Reaction.” McGraw Hill, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.193000.Full Text Link to Item
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Cox, Charlie. “Aldol Addition and Condensation.” McGraw Hill, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.021801.Full Text Link to Item
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Conference Papers
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Stevens, R., A. Soller, A. Giordani, L. Gerosa, M. Cooper, and C. Cox. “Developing a Framework for Integrating Prior Problem Solving and Knowledge Sharing Histories of a Group to Predict Future Group Performance (Accepted).” In 2005 International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing. IEEE, n.d. https://doi.org/10.1109/colcom.2005.1651209.Full Text
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- CHEM 201DL: Organic Chemistry I 2023
- CHEM 202D: Organic Chemistry II 2023
- CHEM 202L: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2023
- CHEM 210D: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles 2023
- CHEM 393: Research Independent Study 2023
- CHEM 394: Research Independent Study 2023
- CHEM 493: Research Independent Study 2023
- CHEM 494: Research Independent Study 2023
- CHEM 590: Special Topics in Chemistry 2023
- CHEM 701S: Research Orientation Seminar 2023
- HOUSECS 59: House Course 2023
- CHEM 101L9: Core Concepts in Chemistry (Lab) 2022
- CHEM 110DL: Honors Chemistry: Core Concepts in Context 2022
- CHEM 201DL: Organic Chemistry I 2022
- CHEM 201L9: Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2022
- CHEM 202D: Organic Chemistry II 2022
- CHEM 202L: Organic Chemistry II Laboratory 2022
- CHEM 210D: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles 2022
- CHEM 210L: Modern Applications of Chemical Principles Laboratory 2022
- CHEM 393: Research Independent Study 2022
- CHEM 394: Research Independent Study 2022
- CHEM 493: Research Independent Study 2022
- CHEM 494: Research Independent Study 2022
- CHEM 701S: Research Orientation Seminar 2022
- HOUSECS 59: House Course 2022
- CHEM 101DL: Core Concepts in Chemistry 2021
- CHEM 201DL: Organic Chemistry I 2021
- CHEM 202D: Organic Chemistry II 2021
- CHEM 310L: Physical Chemistry I Laboratory 2021
- CHEM 393: Research Independent Study 2021
- CHEM 394: Research Independent Study 2021
- CHEM 493: Research Independent Study 2021
- CHEM 494: Research Independent Study 2021
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Teaching Activities
- CHEM 101DL, CHEM 110DL, CHEM 201DL, CHEM 202D, CHEM 210D, CHEM 310L
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- Zooming in on polymer chemistry and designing a polymer synthesis experiment for virtual undergraduate laboratory. American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting. March 23, 2022 2022
- Performance in Stereochemistry through the Lens of Spatial Reasoning and Creativity,. American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting. March 15, 2022 - March 23, 2022 2022
- Kinetics and Thermodynamics: A Longitudinal Study in Chemical Education . American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting. August 23, 2021 2021
- Plenary Lecture. Eurovariety 2021. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Education. July 8, 2021 2021
- Impacts of online learning -- Lessons learned and future directions. Proceedings of the American Chemical Society. April 2021 2021
- Transitioning from in Person to Online Learning in STEM --Impacts of Learning, Study Strategies, and Community. American Association of Colleges and Universities . January 2021 2021
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Service to the Profession
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Service to Duke
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Academic & Administrative Activities
- Director of Undergraduate Studies
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