| Beverley A. P. Taylor |  |
B.S. Physics and Mathematics, East Tennessee State University
June, 1973 Summa cum laude
Ph.D. Physics, Clemson University, 1978
Dissertation Title
Solitary Waves in Relativistically Invariant Field Theories and Their Application to the Electromagnetic Interactions of Hadrons
Joined Miami faculty in 1984
Professor
513.785.3239 (Hamilton office)
513.529.5063 (Oxford office)
513.785.3145 (fax)
My scholarly work includes development of curriculum materials for middle school science and investigation of issues related to the success of females in science at both middle school and college levels. Recently my interests have turned to assessing student learning in university classes with particular emphasis on critical thinking.
Awards
First recipient of the Miami University Hamilton Distinguished Service Award, 2008
“Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities’ Celebration of Teaching Award,” 2001.
“Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology”, presented by Twelfth International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, 2001.
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1999, “For designing educational materials used effectively by K-12 science teachers, and particularly for developing and publicizing the physics of toys.”
Distinguished Service Citation from the American Association of Physics Teachers, Jan. 7, 1997. This award is presented to 4-6 physics teachers annually for their "exceptional contributions to the teaching of physics."
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