Dr. Heather Rave is an associate professor of physics at St. Thomas Aquinas College where she teaches undergraduate courses including General Physics I, General Physics II, Astronomy, and Applied Calculus. Dr. Rave earned a B.S. in Natural Science, Specialization in Physics as well as a B.S in Mathematics at St. Thomas Aquinas College in 1998, a M.S. in Astrophysics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2001, and her Ed.D. in Science Education, Specialization in Astrophysics at Rutgers University in 2018. Dr. Rave was hired as a Post-Master’s researcher at Drexel University from 2002-2004. She has been teaching at St. Thomas Aquinas College since 2006.
Publications
Mathematical sophistication and conceptual understanding in astrophysics: 2018, Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University
Improving Student Understanding of Astrophysics Concepts, 2012, AAPT Conference
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Catalog of Stars in the Draco Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy, 2003, ApJ, 145, 245
Photometric Separation of Physical Properties of Stars, 2002, AAS, 201, 1612
The Ghost of Sagittarius and Lumps in the Halo of the Milky Way, 2002, ApJ, 569, 245
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Standard Star Network, 2000, AAS, 197, 1311
HI Observations of Low Mass Dwarf Galaxies, 1998, APPP, 71, 23
Broadband Optical Observations of BL Lacertae during the 1997 Outburst, 1998, AJ, 115, 2244
Multifrequency Observations of BL Lacertae in 1997, 1998, APPP, 71, 13
Multifrequency Observations of BL Lacertae in 1997, 1997, AAS, 191, 10312
Matching the Content of Learning and Assessment in 2012, AAPT, Presentation, PERC, Poster
PHY 201, PHY 211, PHY 202, PHY 212, ASTR 101, MATH 109