Dr. Mason was an Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department at the UNT until
her retirement in 2012. She co-authored 14 peer refereed research articles in the
area of chemistry education and 44 Journal of Chemical Education editorials during
the five year period that she served as the journal’s secondary school section editor.
In recognition of her many contributions to the chemistry profession, she was named
a 2011 Fellow of the American Chemical Society and was the recipient of the 2015 E
Ann Nalley Southwest Regional Award for Volunteer Service to the ACS.
Research
- Chemical Education
- Improvement of the teaching and learning strategies for general chemistry; misconception
in chemistry; science teacher preparation.
Research interests of the Mason group lie in the field of chemistry education specifically
highlighting high school preparation for freshmen chemistry and the improvement of
teaching general chemistry. Projects include the study of various teaching and learning
strategies for chemistry (including e-instruction) and in science teacher preparation.
Dr. Mason was the founder of the UNT Mean Green Chemistry Demo Team, which consisted
of a group of UNT chemistry graduate and undergraduate students who presented chemistry
shows and demonstrations at public and private schools in Texas and before professional/civic/scientific
organizations throughout the US.