MATH & SCIENCE FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

RAKHSHA NASSERIPOUR

Physics Instructor Dr. Rakhsha Nasseripour was in high school when she first fell in love with physics. Now, she makes it a point to share that positive learning experience with her students.

“We live in this amazing universe, and I wanted to know more about it,” Nasseripour said. “Teaching is a part of learning, something to pass on to the next generation. I love teaching physics, and I have been told that my students see that excitement in me.”

Nasseripour said one of her goals is to open the door for her students to see the enjoyment she does in the subject.

“My instruction is all about my students and stimulating their sense of wonder in the experiences,” Nasseripour said. “It’s about that ‘Ah-ha!’ moment when the lightbulb goes off and when students tell me they never thought they would love learning physics.”

Some of the biggest challenges Nasseripour faces are when students come in having already decided that physics is too difficult to learn.

“This is where I really get to make learning fun,” Nasseripour said. “I talk about friction force and how you can’t even hold a pencil without friction. When I make the information more interesting to the students, they get to the point where they are excited to learn it.”

To prepare her students for future careers, Nasseripour said she not only gives students the knowledge and analytical skills to prepare for a job, she also focuses on developing the critical thinking and broader perspectives students need to be successful.

“As a student, it is often hard to see the big picture,” Nasseripour said. “Students learn a lot of different things but sometimes are not able to see how they connect. I try to show them the logic behind these concepts and help them make those connections.”

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