The EP3 Initiative team is working to create the Effective Practices for Physics Programs Guide, to train physics program leaders and reviewers in how to use the Guide through workshops and online communities, to conduct research on the impact of the Guide, and to develop a plan for ongoing review and improvement of the Guide.
The EP3 Guide was developed by the APS Best Practices for Undergraduate Physics Programs (BPUPP) Task Force (2016-2022). The American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) established the EP3 Editorial Board (EP3 Board) to oversee ongoing development of the Effective Practices for Physics Programs (EP3) Guide. General oversight of the EP3 Board is provided by the APS Committee on Education (COE).
If you’d like to talk to us about the Initiative, please contact one of our co-chairs, David Craig or Mike Jackson.
Leadership Team, EP3 Editorial Board, Task Force Co-Chair, and Community Engagement
Oregon State University
David Craig is Associate Head of the Department of Physics at Oregon State University. Read More →
EP3 Editorial Board and AAPT Liaison
American Association of Physics Teachers
Robert C. Hilborn is Associate Executive Officer of the American Association of Physics Teachers. Read More →
EP3 Editorial Board
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Theodore (Ted) Hodapp, PhD, is Program Director for Science at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. Read More →
Leadership Team, EP3 Editorial Board, and Task Force Co-Chair
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Michael Jackson received his bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from the State University of New York-Oswego and a doctorate in physics from New Mexico State. Read More →
Task Force Member, Assistant Editorial Director, and Department Toolkit Consultant
Smith College and University of Massachusetts Amherst
Courtney Lannert is an Associate Professor of Physics in a position based at Smith College and shared with UMass Amherst through the Five-College Consortium. Read More →
Editorial Director, Leadership Team, EP3 Editorial Board, Community Engagement, and Website Design Team
McKagan Enterprises
Sam McKagan is the creator and director of PhysPort.org, a website that supports physics faculty in using research-based teaching and assessment in their classes. Read More →
EP3 Editorial Board
Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State Polytechnic University
Mary Mogge is a professor emerita of The Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Read More →
EP3 Editorial Board and Task Force Member
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Gubbi Sudhakaran currently serves as Professor of Physics and Interim Associate Dean of the College of Science and Health at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL). Read More →
EP3 Editorial Board and Task Force Member
Kettering University
Kathryn Svinarich is the Associate Provost for Assessment and Academic Support at Kettering University. Read More →
EP3 Editorial Board and Task Force Member
West Virginia University
Gay Stewart received her Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 1994. Read More →
Leadership Team and APS Liaison
American Physical Society
Michael C. Wittmann is the Head of Education at the American Physical Society. Read More →
EP3 Editorial Board and Task Force Member
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
Lawrence Woolf is a technical fellow at General Atomics (GA) Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in San Diego. Read More →
Department Toolkit Consultant
Juniata College
Jim Borgardt is a Professor of Physics at Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA. Read More →
Community Engagement and Researcher
University of Colorado Boulder
Joel C. Corbo is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Colorado Boulder. His work at CU focuses on implementing and studying mechanisms Read More →
External Evaluator
Chasteen Educational Consulting
Stephanie Chasteen is a physicist, education researcher, and experienced external evaluator with Chasteen Educational Consulting. Read More →
Project Specialist
American Physical Society
Sean M. Costello is the Education Programs Specialist at the American Physical Society. Read More →
Project Manager
American Physical Society
Christine O’Donnell is an Education Programs Manager at the American Physical Society. Read More →
Researcher
University of Maryland
Chandra Turpen is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park with the Physics Education Research Group. Read More →
Leadership Team, Project Manager, and Website Design Team
American Physical Society
Kathryne Sparks Woodle is a Senior Programs Manager at the American Physical Society (APS) in College Park, Maryland. Read More →
Task Force Member
University of Colorado Boulder
Noah Finkelstein is a Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder and conducts research is in physics education. Read More →
Task Force Member
University of Texas at Arlington
Ramon Lopez received his B.S. in Physics in 1980 from the University of Illinois, and his Ph.D. in Space Physics in 1986 from Rice University. Read More →
Task Force Member
Morgan State University
Willie S. Rockward received a B.S. degree in Physics, cum laude, from Grambling State University. Read More →
Task Force Member
Stanford University
Carl Wieman holds a joint appointment as Professor of Physics and of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. Read More →