Since 2002, Clarissa (Rissa) Sorensen-Unruh has been full-time Chemistry faculty at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) in Albuquerque, NM. After earning her M.S. in Statistics from the University of New Mexico (UNM) in May 2020, she is now focused on finishing her Ph.D. In Learning Sciences from UNM, where she is also a statistician and ABET accreditation manager for UNM’s Computer Science department.
Her first book, Communicating Chemistry through Social Media, in which she’s both the main editor and a chapter writer, was published by ACS Books in 2018, and she contributed a chapter on her experiences with ungrading in the classroom to Susan Blum’s upcoming Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead) by West Virginia University Press.
Rissa’s STEM educational research blends practitioner, researcher, & evaluator roles & focuses on assessment & evaluation, specifically ungrading & ethics in educational technology & assessment, using qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Rissa regularly serves as faculty for #MYFest (https://myfest.equityunbound.org/), gives national and international talks on ungrading, and serves in several committee roles in the American Chemical Society. Her Mastodon handle is @csoren1 and her web page is: https://clarissasorensenunruh.com/.
Super Short Social Media Bio: Since 2002, Clarissa (Rissa) Sorensen-Unruh has been full-time Chemistry faculty @CNMsuncats in Albuquerque, NM. She is also currently earning her Learning Sciences Ph.D. @UNM. Her #STEMEd research blends practitioner, researcher, & evaluator roles & focuses on assessment & evaluation, specifically #Ungrading & ethics in #EdTech & assessment, using mixed methods methodologies. She regularly serves as faculty for #MYFest & in several roles in the @AmerChemSociety.