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Fowler, Debra Director
Positions
- Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
- Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Graduate Faculty, Educational Psychology, School of Education and Human Development
As Director for the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at Texas A&M University since August 2016, Dr. Debra Fowler works closely with the Dean of Faculties Office as well as academic administrators and faculty to assess the organizational program needs in teaching. Her role also consists of handling the day-to-day operations of the CTE. The content areas for which she provides programming include: program design and (re)design, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, and promoting critical thinking and inquiry skills.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Zimmer, W. K., Chang, C., Semma, B. M., & Fowler, D.
(2022).
Developing Graduate Writing Habits and Skills: Establishing Writing Sessions with STEM Graduate Students. College Teaching.
70(2), 133-144.
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Patterson, C. A., Chang, C., Lavadia, C. N., Pardo, M. L., Fowler, D. A., & Butler-Purry, K.
(2020).
Transforming doctoral education: preparing multidimensional and adaptive scholars. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education.
11(1), 17-34.
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Winkelmann, K., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., Fowler, D., Macik, M. L., Guarda, P. P., & Ahlborn, C. J.
(2020).
Learning gains and attitudes of students performing chemistry experiments in an immersive virtual world. Interactive Learning Environments.
28(5), 620-634.
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Chang, C., Patterson, C. A., Harmon, W., Fowler, D. A., & Arroyave, R.
(2020).
Intellectual Community as a Bridge of Interdisciplinary Graduate Education in Materials Data Science. MRS Advances.
5(7), 355-362.
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Arroyave, R., Shields, S., Chang, C., Fowler, D., Malak, R., & Allaire, D.
(2018).
Interdisciplinary Research on Designing Engineering Material Systems: Results From a National Science Foundation Workshop. Journal of Mechanical Design - Transactions of the ASME.
140(11),
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Chaney, K. P., Macik, M. L., Turner, J. S., Korich, J. A., Rogers, K. S., Fowler, D., Scallan, E. M., & Keefe, L. M.
(2017).
Curriculum Redesign in Veterinary Medicine: Part I. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION.
44(3), 552-562.
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Macik, M. L., Chaney, K. P., Turner, J. S., Rogers, K. S., Scallan, E. M., Korich, J. A., Fowler, D., & Keefe, L. M.
(2017).
Curriculum Redesign in Veterinary Medicine: Part II. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION.
44(3), 563-569.
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Winkelmann, K., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., Fowler, D., & Macik, M.
(2017).
Development, Implementation, and Assessment of General Chemistry Lab Experiments Performed in the Virtual World of Second Life. Journal of Chemical Education.
94(7), 849-858.
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Cherrstrom, C. A., Richardson, R., Fowler, D., Autenrieth, R., & Zoran, M. J.
(2017).
Creating Teaching Opportunities for STEM Future Faculty Development. Journal of STEM Teacher Education.
52(1), 55-69.
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Rogers, K. S., Green, E. M., Chaney, K. P., Macik, M. L., Turner, J. S., Keefe, L. M., ... Fowler, D.
(2016).
Preparing veterinary students for entry-level practice by identifying new graduate outcomes. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
248(7), 751-753.
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Fowler, D., Macik, M. L., Sandoval, C. L., Bakenhus, C., & MacWillie, S.
(2016).
Program (re)design model: A sustainable, system-level approach to faculty development. Journal of Faculty Development.
30(2), 17-25.
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Cherrstrom, C. A., Raisor, C., & Fowler, D
(2015).
Student chemical engineering reflective ePortfolios: ChE student perceptions of learning from reflective ePortfolio creation. Chemical Engineering Education.
49(3), 157-166.
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Fowler, D., Lazo, M., Turner, J., & Hohenstein, J.
(2015).
Facilitating program, faculty, and student transformation: A framework for curriculum redesign. Journal of Transformative Learning.
3(1), 59-73.
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McWhorter, R. R., Delello, J. A., Roberts, P. B., Raisor, C. M., & Fowler, D. A.
(2013).
A Cross-Case Analysis of the Use of Web-Based ePortfolios in Higher Education. The Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice.
12, 253-286.
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Jarvis, H. D., Collett, R., Wingenbach, G., Heilman, J. L., & Fowler, D.
(2012).
Developing a Foundation for Constructing New Curricula in Soil, Crop, and Turfgrass Sciences. Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education: an international journal.
41(1), 7-14.
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Stitt-Bergh, M., Fowler, D., Donaldson, J. P., Richardson, R., Hunter, T., & Patterson, C. A.
Designing for impact: The center for teaching and learning as a cultivator of a faculty learner-leader praxis. To Improve the Academy.
42(2),
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Zimmer, W. K., Chang, C., Semma, B. M., & Fowler, D.
(2022).
Developing Graduate Writing Habits and Skills: Establishing Writing Sessions with STEM Graduate Students. College Teaching.
70(2), 133-144.
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chapter
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Winkelmann, K., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., Fowler, D., Lazo Macik, M., Perez Guarda, P., & Joan Ahlborn, C.
(2023).
Learning gains and attitudes of students performing chemistry experiments in an immersive virtual world. Cross Reality (XR) and Immersive Learning Environments (ILEs) in Education.
(pp. 82-96).
Taylor & Francis.
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Fowler, D. A., Arroyave, R., Ross, J., Malak, R., & Banerjee, S.
(2017).
Looking Outwards from the "Central Science": An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Graduate Education in Materials Chemistry. ACS Symposium Series.
EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROJECTS FROM THE COTTRELL SCHOLARS COLLABORATIVE: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION, VOL 1.
(pp. 65-89).
American Chemical Society (ACS).
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Fowler, D. A., Matthews, P. R., Schielack, J. F., Webb, R. C., & Wu, X. B.
(2012).
The power of inquiry as a way of learning in undergraduate education at a large research university. New Directions for Teaching and Learning.
New Directions for Teaching and Learning. Special Issue: InquiryGuided Learning.
(pp. 81-91).
Wiley.
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Winkelmann, K., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., Fowler, D., Lazo Macik, M., Perez Guarda, P., & Joan Ahlborn, C.
(2023).
Learning gains and attitudes of students performing chemistry experiments in an immersive virtual world. Cross Reality (XR) and Immersive Learning Environments (ILEs) in Education.
(pp. 82-96).
Taylor & Francis.
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conference paper
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Dunlap, K., Early, L., Fowler, D., & Wickersham, T.
(2019).
Developing foundational courses to support undergraduate student success in animal science departmental core curriculum. Journal of Animal Science.
179-180.
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Dunlap, K. A., Early, L., Fowler, D., & Wickersham, T. A.
(2019).
Developing foundational courses to support undergraduate student success in animal science departmental core curriculum. Journal of Animal Science.
79-80.
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Chang, C., Patterson, C., Lavadia, C., Fowler, D., & Arroyave, R.
(2019).
Showcasing Interdisciplinary Capabilities: Employers Perceptions on Reflective ePortfolios
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Early, N., Fowler, D., Dunlap, K., & Wickersham, T.
(2018).
Aligning Undergraduate Animal Science Curriculum with Current Disciplinary Vision. Journal of Animal Science.
499-500.
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Chang, C., Allaire, D., Fowler, D., Arryave, R., & Lavadia, C.
(2018).
Assessing Student Interdisciplinarity: Results from an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Science and Engineering Fields. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Brumbelow, K., Barroso, L. R., Fowler, D., Kaihatu, J. M., & Rodriguez, V. S.
(2018).
Lessons learned from the first round of course assessments after curriculum restructure based on ASCE BOK2. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Lavadia, C., Chang, C., & Fowler, D.
(2018).
Student and Faculty Perspectives on Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Graduate Engineering Program. Frontiers in Education Conference.
1-7.
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Chang, C. N., Semma, B., Fowler, D. A., & Arroyave, R
(2017).
An interdisciplinary graduate education model for the materials engineering field. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Chang, C., Semma, B., Pardo, M. L., Fowler, D., Shamberger, P., & Arroyave, R.
(2017).
Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials (D3EM): Structure of An Interdisciplinary Materials Design Graduate Program. MRS Advances.
1693-1698.
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Atif, M. R., Shields, S. M., Fowler, D. A., & Claridge, D. E.
(2017).
Industry-aligned interdisciplinary program design. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Valasek, J., Fowler, D., & Poling, N.
(2017).
Khan Academy Style Videos For Sophomore To Senior Aerospace Engineering Courses (Work in Progress Paper). ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Fowler, D., Macik, M., Kaihatu, J., & Bakenhus, C.
(2016).
Impact of Curriculum Transformation Committee Experience on Faculty Perspectives of their Teaching and its Influence on Student Learning
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Winkelmann, K., Keeney-Kennicutt, W., Ahlborn, C., & Fowler, D
(2015).
Student learning and attitudes in real world vs. virtual laboratories. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.
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Brumbelow, K., Fowler, D. A., Morgan, J. R., & Anthony, W. L.
(2015).
Transformation of a large civil engineering department curriculum using the ASCE BOK2. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Fowler, D., Anthony, W., Poling, N., Morgan, J., & Brumbelow, K.
(2014).
Data-driven Curriculum Redesign in Civil Engineering. Frontiers in Education Conference.
1-9.
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Fowler, D. A., Froyd, J. E., & Layne, J.
(2010).
Curriculum Redesign: Concurrently Addressing Content Mastery and Development of Cognitive Abilities. Frontiers in Education Conference.
t1h-1-t1h-5.
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Viall, K. E., Kim, J., & Fowler, D.
(2008).
The Graduate Teaching Academy: Implementing Graduate Learning Communities. Frontiers in Education Conference.
1060-1065.
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Froyd, J., Layne, J., Fowler, D., & Simpson, N.
(2007).
Design patterns for faculty development. Frontiers in Education Conference.
155-+.
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Froyd, J., Pchenitchnaia, L., Fowler, D., & Simpson, N.
(2007).
Systems thinking and integrative learning outcomes. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.
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Froyd, J., Fowler, D., Layne, J., & Simpson, N.
(2005).
Frameworks for faculty development. Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE.
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Maxwell, D. A., Morgan, J. R., & Fowler, D
(2003).
Developing a multi-author Web site to support large ACL engineering classes. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.
2871-2879.
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Fowler, D., Maxwell, D., & Froyd, J.
(2003).
Learning strategy growth not what expected after two years through engineering curriculum. ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.
2881-2886.
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Dunlap, K., Early, L., Fowler, D., & Wickersham, T.
(2019).
Developing foundational courses to support undergraduate student success in animal science departmental core curriculum. Journal of Animal Science.
179-180.
Research
co-principal investigator on
- Collaborative Research. The Texas A&M System AGEP Alliance: A Model to Advance Historically Underrepresented Minorities in the STEM Professoriate awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2017 - 2022
- NRT-DESE: Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy Materials awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2015 - 2021
- Workshop: Interdisciplinary Frontiers of Designing Engineering Material Systems; College Station, Texas; 18-19 July 2016 awarded by Directorate for Engineering - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2017
Teaching
teaching activities
- MSEN659 Matl Design Eportfolio Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Macik, Maria Lazo (2018-06). Go Big or Go Home: A Case Study of Creativity in Curriculum Redesign.
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Macik, Maria Lazo (2018-08). Go Big or Go Home: A Case Study of Creativity in Curriculum Redesign.
Background
education and training
- B.S. in Chemistry, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - (Rapid City, South Dakota, United States)
- Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)
Contact
first name
- Debra
has last name
- Fowler
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Center for Teaching Excellence
4246 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4246
USA
Other
- dfowler@tamu.edu