Jacqueline Maximillian

Interests

Teaching

My teaching interests center on providing students with practical, real-life problem-solving, and relatable learning experiences in learning the earth’s natural systems and the science behind contemporary environmental problems and solutions. I demonstrate the interconnectedness of ecological, social, and economic dimensions of human actions and the importance integrating them into decision-making processes. In teaching general education courses, I advance students’ skills and abilities to integrate environmental science and in their own field of studies, that allows them to envision their role in tackling complex and persistent environmental issues regardless of their majors. The integration allows students to view the scientific method and evidence-based research as relevant and an integral part of the college and daily life rather than a complicated subject of study. I currently teach, ENVS 170A Introduction to Environmental Science (both in class and online), ENVS 195A Careers in Environmental Science, ENVS 210 Fundamentals of Environmental Science and SustainabilityENVS 480/580 Environmental Assessment, and ENVS 498 Undergraduate Research.

Research

I am interested in uncovering: 1) How to teach students to become lifelong learners; 2)Effective ways to increase underrepresented populations in natural sciences; 3)Effective ways to increase the participation of pollution affected communities in environmental clean-up; 4) How to increase undergraduate participation in problem-solving, decision making, and scientific discussions; and, 5) How to teach science in simple and culturally relatable manner.

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Maximillian, J., Matthias, A., Glenn, E., & Brusseau, M. L. (2019). Pollution and Environmental Perturbations in the Global System. In Environmental and Pollution Science 3rd Edition. Elsevier.
• Ramirez, M., Brusseau, M. L., Pepper, I. L., & Maximillian, J. (2019). Chapter 26 Environmental Human Health. In Environmental and Pollution Science 3rd Edition. Elsevier.
• Brusseau, M. L., Ramirez, M. D., & Maximillian, J. (2019). Chapter 26 Environmental Impacts on Human Health and Well-Being.. In Environmental and Pollution Science. Elsevier.
• Maximillian, J., Brusseau, M. L., Glenn, E. P., & Matthias, A. D. (2019). Pollution and Environmental Perturbations in the Global System. In Environmental and Pollution Science, 3rd Edition(pp 457 - 476). United States of America: Academic Press. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/C2017-0-00480-9
  More info

  Environmental and Pollution Science, Third Edition, continues its tradition on providing readers with the scientific basis to understand, manage, mitigate, and prevent pollution across the environment, be it air, land, or water. Pollution originates from a wide variety of sources, both natural and man-made, and occurs in a wide variety of forms including, biological, chemical, particulate or even energy, making a multivariate approach to assessment and mitigation essential for success. This third edition has been updated and revised to include topics that are critical to addressing pollution issues, from human-health impacts to environmental justice to developing sustainable solutions. Environmental and Pollution Science, Third Edition is designed to give readers the tools to be able to understand and implement multi-disciplinary approaches to help solve current and future environmental pollution problems.
• Maximillian, J., Pepper, I. L., Brusseau, M. L., & Ramirez, M. (2019). Chapter 26 Environmental Human Health. In Environmental and Pollution Science 3rd Edition. Elsevier.

Journals/Publications

• Blowers, P., Elfring, L. K., Talanquer, V. A., Rezende, L. F., Eadie, E. C., Maximillian, J., Kim, Y. A., & Southard, K. M. (2021). Responsive Teaching in Online Learning Environments: Using an Instructional Team to Promote Formative Assessment and Sense of Community. Journal of College Science Teaching, 50(4).