Jonathan Perry

Head and torso of Jonathan Perry, a white man with brown hair and a brown goatee, standing on front of a brick wall.

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Jonathan Perry is a Texas native who, after completing his BA and MS in physics at Baylor University and his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University, has managed to stick around the state. For his doctoral work he found himself with an unexpected passion for teaching and learning in his field, and so he focused on physics education research. He joined the faculty at UT Austin in 2019 as an Assistant Professor of Instruction. He primarily teaches large enrollment introductory physics courses to non-physics majors, and maintains a small research effort currently exploring how informal experiences impact identity and career skill development in physics.

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Enhancing Assessment Practices in Large Physics Courses

Cohort: 2022
Fellow: Jonathan Perry

There exists a gap between instruction and assessment in large introductory physics courses. Recent
projects supported by the PTFs and the Texas Mindset Initiative have focused on classroom instruction and