Mailing address: 
630 E 21st St.
Merced, CA 95340
Email: cmenke@ucmerced.edu
Phone number: 949-533-2865
Current position: LPSOE
Institution: UC Merced (Physics)
Years at institution: 6
Courses taught: Physics 8: Intro I; mechanics, oscillations, fluids; 150
Physics 9: Intro II; E&M, AC/DC circuits, wave &ray optics; 150
Physics 18: Intro I for Bio; mechanics, oscillations, waves, fluids; 150
Physics 19: Intro II for Bio; E&M, DC circuits, wave &ray optics; 150
Physics 10: intro III, modern physics; 20
Physics 105: Classical Mechanics; 20
Physics 137: Intro Quantum Mechanics; 20
Meetings: American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 2011, 2012, 2014
Physics Education Research Conference (PERC), in conjunction with AAPT, 2011, 2012, 2014
American Physical Society (APS), 2014
Gordon Research Conference (GRC) Physics Education, 2014
Presentations: Poster: Assessing Learning Objectives to Improve Undergraduate Physics Program, (AAPT, 2014)
Poster & Talk: Assessing Program Learning Objectives, (AAPT, 2014, abstracts submitted)
Research interests: Assessment at the course and program levels, including use of concept inventories. Cultural influences in physics teaching & Learning (how students’, faculty’s, and scientific cultural backgrounds influence physics learning and teaching. UC Merced is a very diverse campus and I think some interactive methods conflict with students’ upbringing. For example, wanting students to question ideas and the instructor butting up against their belief that questioning those in authority is rude. This is something I’ve noticed with our first-generation Hispanic students.)