Full-Time Faculty: Jennifer K. Holtz

Jennifer Holtz is Assistant Professor. She returned to her native Chicago after spending the past decade teaching and conducting both medical and educational research. Her areas of particular interest are: the actual act of research and characteristics of researchers; research ethics; and how creativity affects teaching, learning and research capacity. Her doctorate is in Adult, Continuing and Occupational Education, emphasis research education, her Master's is in Gerontology with clinical emphasis, and her Bachelor's is in Biology with emphasis in human biology.

Degrees: BA Biology, emphasis human biology/Kansas Newman College (1981), MA Gerontology with clinical emphasis/Wichita State University (1991), PhD Adult and Continuing Education, emphasis medical education/Kansas State University (2002)

Area(s) of specialization and interest: Online science learning; online science learning assessment; the actual act of research; research ethics and how creativity affects both teaching and learning in the sciences and research

Professional organizations: Scientists and Engineers for America, International Mind, Brain, and Education Society, Generalists in Medical Education, American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, American Educational Research Association

Publications and Awards: Brake, D, Nasralla, C. A., Hagman, J.E. and Samarah, J. K. Impact of a major tornado on the radiology department of a large teaching hospital. Kansas Medicine. 1994 Jul; 95(7):167-9.

Brake, D., and Holtz, J. K. The role of imaging in diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Kansas Medicine. 1995 Fall; 96(3):130-2, 129.

Budler, M. W., McGuire C. W., and Holtz J. K. (1999). Call obligations in radiology residency: a survey. Academic Radiology, 6(9):535-8.

Cecil, H., Reed, D., and Holtz, J. (1995). Norplant removal facilitated by use of ultrasound for localization. Journal of Family Practice, 40(2):182-3.

Downing, K. F., Holtz, J.K. (in press; May 2008). Online Science Learning: Best Practices and Technologies. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing

Downing, K.F., Holtz, J.K. Virtual Inquiry in Science for Undergraduate Adult Learners (VISUAL); Quality of Instruction Council Department Academic Technology Grant, 2007.

Downing, K.F., Holtz, J.K. Benchmarking, Modeling, and Applying Best Practices to Web-based Science Course Design; Quality of Instruction Council Competitive Instructional Grant, 2006.

Holtz, J. K., Downing, K. F. (in press, 2008). Valuing Science and Science Learning as Global Capital.In International Adult Education Handbook: Challenges and Solutions in the Development and Delivery of International Adult Education Programs. Strohschen, G., Ed. New York: Springer.

Holtz, J.K. Bringing the NSF-Funded DANSER Consortium to DePaul University; Quality of Instruction Council Competitive Instructional Grant, 2008.

Holtz, J. (2006). Online Learners and Horrifying” Cognitive Dissonance: Exploring the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. International Forum of Teaching and Studies, 2(3): 23-29.

Holtz, J.K. Science Learning: A Book, Three Peer-Reviewed Articles and a Two-Year Plan; University Research Council Competitive Research Grant, 2006.

Holtz, J.K. Web-based Science Education: Trends, Concepts, Methods, and Best Practices; University Research Council Competitive Research Leave, 2006.

Holtz, J. (2005). Establishing Authentic Student Voice in Asynchronous Distance Learning: Outcomes Based Assessment. International Forum of Teaching and Studies, 1(2): 38-43.

Holtz, J. K., Radner, B. (2005). Assessment and College Progress: Capacity Building through Formative and Summative Program Evaluation.  In Online Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation: Emerging Practices. David D. Williams, Scott L. Howell and Mary Hricko, Eds. Hershey,PA: Information Science Publishing.

Holtz, J. K. (December 26, 2004). Review of Roth, Wolff-Michael & Barton, Angela Calabrese. (2004). Rethinking Scientific Literacy. N.Y. Routledge. http://edrev.asu.edu/reviews/rev337.htm


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Phone: 312-476-3612
E-mail: jholtz@depaul.edu