Publications
Peer/Editor Reviewed Articles (42 at GGC, since 2007)
| 48. | “Professional Growth through Faculty Learning Communities: Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Vehicles for Faculty Development and Student Success,” David P. Pursell, Judy Awong-Taylor, Clay Runck, Allison R. D’Costa, Tirza Leader, Chantelle Anfuso, Cindy Achat-Mendes, Nathan Moon, Academic Leader, June 6, 2022. |
| 47. | “Developing the Professor-Student-Student Bond in Virtual Courses,” David P. Pursell, in Chapter 2 Strategies and Practical Advice of Remote Teaching and Learning: Reflections and Practical Advice, edited by Jon Crylen. 135 pp., Magna Publications, Madison, WI, April 2021 ISBN: 978-0-912150-78-9 |
| 46. | “Locally Sustainable Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil and Grease Using a Deep Eutectic Solvent: Characterization, Thermal Properties, and Blend Performance,” Neelam Khan, Sang H. Park, Lorraine Kadima, Carlove Bourdeau, Evelyn Calina, Charles Warren Edmunds, and David P. Pursell, ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 9204-9212. |
| 45. | “Developing the Professor-Student-Student Bond in Virtual Courses,” David P. Pursell, The Teaching Professor, Magna Publications, November 16, 2020. |
| 44. | “Insights and Initiatives While Teaching Organic Chemistry I and II with Laboratory Courses in the Time of COVID-19,” Mary Anzovino, Ajay Mallia, Michael Morton, Julia Paredes, Richard Pennington, David Pursell, Gillian Rudd, Benjamin Shepler, Omar Villanueva, Seungin Lee, Journal of Chemical Education, 2020, 97, 9, 3240-3245. |
| 43. | “Learning, Leaders, And STEM Skills: Adaptation Of The Supplemental Instruction Model To Improve STEM Success And Build Transferable Skills In Undergraduate Courses And Beyond,” Achat-Mendes, C., Anfuso, C., Johnson, C., Shepler, B., Hurst-Kennedy, J. Pinzon, K., Simmons, R., Dekhane, S., Savage, J., Sudduth, E., D’Costa, A., Leader, T., Pursell, D., Runck, C., Awong-Taylor, J. Journal of STEM Education, 2019, 20, 2, 1-14. |
| 42. | “Biodiesel Production from Locally-Sourced Restaurant Waste Cooking Oil and Grease: Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Evaluation,” Sang Hyuck Park, Neelam Khan, Seungjin Lee, Kathryn Zimmermann, Matthew DeRosa, Lennox Hamilton, Whitney Hudson, Syed Hyder, Marlyne Serratos, Evan Sheffield, Anirudh Veludhandi, David P. Pursell, ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 7775-7784. |
| 41. | “Engendering Faculty and Student Engagement in STEM Education: An Institutional Model,” Judy Awong-Taylor, Clay Runck, Thomas Mundie, Allison D’Costa, David Pursell, Tirza Leader, Cindy Achat-Mendes, Chantelle Anfuso, Nathan W. Moon, Scientia, December 2018, 1-5. |
| 40. | “Leveraging student interest in environmental topics for undergraduate research in an interdisciplinary environmental research cluster,” in Best Practices for Supporting and Expanding Undergraduate Research in Chemistry, Neelam Khan, Sang H. Park, David P. Pursell, Kathryn Zimmermann. American Chemical Society Symposium Series Books: Washington, DC. 2018 |
| 39. | “The Story of a Diverse Chemistry Faculty at a Public College,” C. Douglas Johnson, David Pursell, and Patrice Bell, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2017, 34(13), 33. |
| 38. | “Enhancing Research Skills and Attitudes in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry with a Course-embedded Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) via Green Organic Synthesis,” Richard Pennington, Julia Paredes, Sang H. Park, Gillian Rudd, David P. Pursell, Mai Yin Tsoi, Joseph C Sloop, Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education, 2017,5(3), 41-47. |
| 37. | “Enhancing Interdisciplinary Attitudes and Achievement via Integrated Biology and Chemistry Curriculum,” Ying Guo, Pat Uelmen Huey and David P. Pursell, Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference, 2017, 1, 19-33. |
| 36. | “Mathematics Competency for Beginning Chemistry Students through Dimensional Analysis,” David P. Pursell, Neville Forlemu, Leonard Anagho, Journal of Nursing Education, 2017, 56(1), 22-26. |
| 35. | “Institutional Impact of Scaling-up Course-Embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs),” J. Awong-Taylor, A.D. D’Costa, D.P. Pursell, T. Leader, C. Runck, T. Mundie, Network of STEM Education Centers (NSEC) STEM Education Innovation Database, June 2016. |
| 34. | “Nursing Chemistry Course Scheduling and Student Performance: Implications for administrators and students,” Neville Forlemu, Leonard Anagho, David P. Pursell, Journal of the League for Innovation in the Community College, 2016, 29(10). |
| 33. | “Undergraduate Research for All: Addressing the Elephant in the Room,” Judy Awong-Taylor, Allison D’Costa, Greta Giles, Tirza Leader, David Pursell, Clay Runck, Thomas Mundie, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Quarterly, 2016, 37(1), 11-19. |
| 32. | Book Review, Calculations in Chemistry; Dahm, Donald J., Nelson, Eric A; WW Norton: New York, NY; 2013; 542 pp., David P. Pursell, Journal of Chemical Education, 2015, 92, 1286-1287. |
| 31. | Book Review, The Physics of War; Parker, Barry; Prometheus Books: Amherst, NY; 2014; 340 pp., David P. Pursell, Journal of Chemical Education, 2014, 91, 1758-1759. |
| 30. | “Meeting Students’ Needs In-House: An Interdisciplinary Software Development Project,” Mai Yin Tsoi, Sonal Dekhane, David P. Pursell, Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Quarterly, 2013, 34(2), 47. |
| 29. | “Conformational Analysis, Modeling, Stereochemistry and Optical Activity of Cyclohexane Derivatives,” Joseph C. Sloop, Leonard Anagho, Patrick Coppock, Greta Giles, Sang Park, Richard Pennington, David Pursell, Gillian Rudd, Mai Yin Tsoi. Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education, 2013, 1(3), 39-44. |
| 28. | Book Review, A Life Scientist’s Guide to Physical Chemistry; Roussel, Marc R.; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK; 2012; 442 pp., David P. Pursell, Journal of Chemical Education, 2013, 90, 1263-1264. |
| 27. | Book Review, Ethics in Science and Engineering; Speight, James G. and Foote, Russell; Wiley-Scrivener: New York, NY; 2011; 318 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2013, 90, 17-18. |
| 26. | Book Review, Organic Chemistry: An Introductory Text Emphasizing Biological Connections, 2nd edition; Reingold, I. David; McGraw-Hill: New York, NY; 2011; 834 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2012, 89, 1487-1488. |
| 25. | “Enabling 21st Century Student Success in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry,” in Advances in Teaching Organic Chemistry, David P. Pursell, Joseph C. Sloop, Richard L. Pennington, Julia B. Paredes, Mai Yin Tsoi, Sonal Dekhane, Chapter 12, pp. 185-208, American Chemical Society Books: Washington, DC, 2012; 242 pp. |
| 24. | Book Review, Workbook for Organic Chemistry: Supplemental Problems and Solutions; Jenkins, Jerry; W.H. Freeman and Company: New York, NY; 2011; 436 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2012, 89, 582. |
| 23. | Book Review, Physical Organic Chemistry; Butler, Kelly; Pacific Crest: Lisle, IL; 2012; 136 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2012, 89, 582-583. |
| 22. | Book Review, Understanding Environmental Pollution, 3rd ed.; Hill, Marquita K.; Cambridge University Press: New York, NY; 2011; 585 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2011, 89, 188. |
| 21. | Book Review, Environmental Chemistry, A Global Perspective, 3rd ed.; vanLoon, Gary W. and Duffy, Stephen J; Oxford University Press: New York, NY; 2011; 545 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2011, 89, 189. |
| 20. | “The Turtle Quilt,” by David P. Pursell and Gabriel H. Pursell, pp. 26-29. Flip Your Way to Fabulous Quilts, Donna Lynn Thomas; Martingale & Co.: Bothell, WA, 2011. |
| 19. | Book Review, Organic Chemistry eBook, B. C. Sanctuary; MCH Multimedia: Montreal, Canada; 2010, David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2011, 88, 262-263. |
| 18. | “Engaging Science Students with Wireless Technology and Applications by Revisiting the Thayer Method of Teaching and Learning,” Richard Pennington, David Pursell, Joseph Sloop. Proceedings of the International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics, 2010, II, 303-308. |
| 17. | “Sustainable Development: Educational Programs Assessment as a Component of Simulation-Based Technology,” Anatoly Kurkovsky, Thomas Mundie, David Pursell. Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering, 2010, Las Vegas, NV. |
| 16. | “Engaging Science Students with Handheld Technology and Applications by Re-Visiting the Thayer Method of Teaching and Learning,” Julia Paredes, Richard L. Pennington, David P. Pursell, Joseph C. Sloop*, Mai Yin Tsoi, Georgia Journal of Science, 2010, 68, 186-195. |
| 15. | “Engaging Science Students with Wireless Technology and Applications by Re-Visiting the Thayer Method of Teaching and Learning,” Richard Pennington, David Pursell, Joseph Sloop. Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2010, 8, 1-5. |
| 14. | “Information Technology and Environmental Sustainability for a Higher Education Institution,” Anatoly Kurkovsky, David Pursell. Proceedings of the International Association of Science and Technology for Development, July 2010, 699-024. |
| 13. | Book Review, Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 9th ed.; Bettelheim, Frederick A.; Brown, William H.; Campbell, Mary K.; Farrell, Shawn O.; Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning: Belmont, CA; 2010; 839 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2009, 86, 1274-1275. |
| 12. | “Adapting to Student Learning Styles: Using Cell Phone Technology in Undergraduate Science Instruction,” Deborah G. Sauder, Candace Timpte, Richard Pennington, Mai Yin Tsoi, Julia Paredes, David P. Pursell. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Mulitmedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, 2009, 1, 3066-3071. |
| 11. | Book Review, General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, 5th ed.; Stoker, H. Stephen; Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning: Belmont, CA; 2010; 901 pp., David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2009, 86, 1274-1275. |
| 10. | “Adapting to student learning styles: using cell phone technology in undergraduate science instruction,” Richard Pennington, Deborah G. Sauder, Candace Timpte, Mai Yin Tsoi, Julia Paredes, David P. Pursell. Proceedings of International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technological Innovation, 2009, Engineering Concepts, Relations, and Methodologies, 3, 1-5. |
| 9. | “Adapting to student learning styles: using cell phone technology in organic chemistry instruction,” David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2009, 86, 1219-1222. |
| 8. | “Enhancing Interdisciplinary, Mathematics, and Physical Science in an Undergraduate Life Science Program through Physical Chemistry,” David P. Pursell. Cell Biology Education-Life Sciences Education, 2009, 8, 15-28. |
| 7. | “Predicted versus Actual Performance in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry and Implications for Student Advising,” David P. Pursell. Journal of Chemical Education, 2007, 84, 1448-1453. |
| 6. | “Chlorine Adsorption Induced Structure and Energetics Change of Vinyl Chloride Physisorbed on Ag(111)” David P. Pursell, John M. Vohs, and Hai-Lung Dai, Chemical Physics Letters, 2006, 432, 431-435. |
| 5. | “Photochemistry of Vinyl Chloride Physisorbed on Ag(111) through Molecular Anion Formation Induced by Substrate Electron Attachment,” David P. Pursell and Hai-Lung Dai, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110, 10374-10382. |
| 4. | “Well-Planned Student Affiliates Trips: Making the most of Professional Development and Social Opportunities,” David P. Pursell, In Chemistry: The Magazine for American Chemical Society Student Affiliates, 2005, 15 (2), 9-10. |
| 3. | “Adsorption Structure, Energetics, and Thermal Reactions of Vinyl Chloride on Ag(111),” David P. Pursell, Marie-Laure Bocque, John M. Vohs, Hai-Lung Dai, Surface Science, 2003, 522, 90-104. |
| 2. | “Layer-by-layer Structures in Ultra-thin films of Aniline and Pyridine on a Ag(111) Surface,” M.C. Yang, T.J. Rockey, D. Pursell, and H.L. Dai, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2001, 105, 11945-11948. |
| 1. | “Advanced Warfighting Experiments in Prairie Warrior Exercises,” Margaret A. Fratzel and David P. Pursell, Military Review, 1996, 76, 17-19. |