Articles:
Verma A, Ali MF. Impacting Career Choices of Historically Underserved Secondary Students by Designing Near-Peer Directed Acid-Base Thematic Laboratory Activities to Enhance STEM Interest. J Chem Educ. 2023 Aug 21;100(9):3434-3444. doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00434. PMID: 37720519; PMCID: PMC10501114.
Presentations:
1. Verma, A.; Mbea, M.; Brown, N.; Wallace, R.; Ali, M. F. Xavier University of Louisiana's mobile outreach for laboratory enrichment: Engaging the high-school community through STEM active-learning. National American Chemical Society Spring March 26-30, 2023, meeting. Indianapolis.
2. Verma, A. and Ali, M. F. Development of ‘Acid-Base’ instructional materials by students for students. NIH SEPA Sci-Ed 2023 (May 30-June 2). Washington, D.C.
3. Abha Verma and Mehnaaz F. Ali. Impacting STEM interests of historically underserved secondary students via near-peer directed acid-base laboratory exercises. National American Chemical Society Fall 2023 meeting. August 13, 2023, San Francisco.
4. Abha Verma; Adora Goodluck, Emilee Turner, Ethan Williams, Tinaya Ware, Tonya Chaney, Mehnaaz Ali. Student-led recruitment and retention initiatives of XULA MOLE undergraduate volunteers for high school STEM engagement. National American Chemical Society Spring 2024 meeting. March 18, 2024, New Orleans (Student poster)
5. Abha Verma; Adora Goodluck, Emilee Turner, Ethan Williams, Tinaya Ware, Tonya Chaney, Mehnaaz Ali. Near-peer mentorship as a tool for development of student skills. National American Chemical Society Spring 2024 meeting. March 18, 2024, New Orleans (Student poster)
6. Abha Verma; Adora Goodluck, Emilee Turner, Ethan Williams, Tinaya Ware, Tonya Chaney, Mehnaaz Ali. Enriching high-school laboratory outreach via peer led experiential activities. National American Chemical Society Spring 2024 meeting. March 18, 2024, New Orleans (Student Oral presentation)
7. Abha Verma and Mehnaaz F. Ali. Xavier University of Louisiana’s Mobile Outreach for Laboratory Enrichment. Sci Ed 2024, Salt Lake City, 30 May-2 June 2024.
8. Abha Verma and Mehnaaz F. Ali. Empowering underrepresented high school students in STEM through undergraduate near-peer mentorship: Insights from the XULA-mole project. National ACS Fall 2024 Conference, August 2024, Denver, CO. (Oral presentation)
Xula MOLE in the News
- https://www.mobilelabcoalition.com/connectstours
- https://www.mobilelabcoalition.com/2021conference
- https://www.xula.edu/news/2021/10/news-article-xavier-professors-receive-grant-to-launch-xula-mole.html
- https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2397378223810/xavier-professors-receive-grant-to-launch-mobile-outreach-for-laboratory-enrichment
- https://www.jbhe.com/2021/11/higher-education-grants-or-gifts-of-interest-to-african-americans-242/
- https://www.diversityprogramconsortium.org/newsletter/posting-view?digest_id=46514&posting_id=389954